Tyson Fury ‘doesn’t know what to do’ as Dillian Whyte lays low – Eddie Hearn

Dillian Whyte’s radio silence will be unnerving world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, according to promoter Eddie Hearn.

The two Britons face off at Wembley on April 23 for a fight described as the biggest domestically since Lennox Lewis and Frank Bruno came to blows in 1993.

Whyte (28-2) has in the past been vocal on social media about WBC belt-holder Fury (31-0-1) but refused to turn up for this month’s press conference and has not even acknowledged the bout is going to take place on his Twitter or Instagram pages.

The no-show sparked speculation over whether the contest will indeed go ahead but a world title shot has been the Brixton boxer’s long-term aim and Hearn, who is not officially involved after rival promoter Frank Warren won a record £30million purse bid to stage the fight, feels Whyte has got under the skin of the ‘Gypsy King’ who has been synonymous with winding up his opponents.

“It is non-stop arguments between the camps on so many different points, so I just hope they get in the ring and hopefully Dillian gets a shot,” Hearn told the PA news agency.

“I don’t think Tyson Fury knows where he is with it all. He normally likes to be in control.

“But Dillian is working hard and just taking the control away from Tyson Fury and he doesn’t know what to do, I guess.

“Dillian is cut from a different cloth and Tyson will know how tough this fight is because they’ve sparred many rounds.”

Dillian (Whyte) is working hard and just taking the control away from Tyson Fury and he doesn’t know what to do, I guess.- Eddie Hearn

Hearn was speaking from Courthouse Hotel Shoreditch, where his Matchroom agency hosted a press conference to announce a light-heavyweight fight between south London duo Joshua Buatsi and Craig