‘There wasn’t a lot in it’
Dillian Whyte has spoken out for the first time since his sixth round stoppage defeat to Tyson Fury at Wembley Stadium on Saturday night.
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The ‘Body Snatcher’, who had waited since 2017 to challenge for the world title, was caught by a stiff uppercut from Fury in the sixth round, which sent him to the canvas. He was unable to recover and Fury secured the victory.
Whyte says it was a ‘close fight’
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However, Whyte has since admitted that he believes the rounds were close before the stoppage and that it was one big slip that led to the brutal fight-ending uppercut.
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He told BBC Radio: “There wasn’t a lot in it – it was a close fight and I didn’t feel like I was outclassed in there. My game plan was to press him and start moving forward. I was trying to attack but one slip and I got caught wi …