Dillian Whyte signs to fight Tyson Fury with April date at Wembley planned

Dillian Whyte broke his silence to confirm in a roundabout way that he had signed a £6m contract to fight Tyson Fury when he posted a picture of himself in training on Tuesday to social media, captioned “work”.

Fury had earlier revealed Whyte signed his side of the contract only hours before the 6am deadline which paves the way for a world heavyweight title contest between the British rivals.

Whyte, a mandatory challenger for the WBC title for several years, put pen to paper after Fury’s co-promoter Frank Warren won the purse bids with an offer of £30m. The 33-year-old Londoner is entitled to only 20% of the purse and it was rumoured he was seeking a renegotiation to increase his side of the split, but he has now agreed to forge ahead.

Fury, who won the WBC title by stopping Deontay Wilder in February 2020 and made his first defence by knocking out the American last October, has been goading Whyte on social media ever since the purse bids came to light.

The 33-year-old champion said in an Instagram story on Tuesday morning: “Oh my God. Dillian Whyte’s signed his contract for $8m. What a surprise! An absolute idiot. Should this even be a talking point? The man signed, for the biggest payday he’s ever going to get in his life.”

Fury suspects the reason for Whyte’s delay may have been some mental ploy to delay the self-styled Gypsy King’s training camp ahead of a blockbuster bout that has been reported to be pencilled in for 23 April at Wembley.

Fury added in a sarcastic American accent: “My head hurts from all the mind games that Dillian Whyte’s been playing on me … I’m so sore. I don’t know whether I’m coming or going. My training camp’s a mess.”

Fury, who has not fought on UK soil since outpointing Francesco Pianeta at