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Dillian Whyte unhappy with Tyson Fury fight undercard because protege Alen Babic is not on it

, Dillian Whyte unhappy with Tyson Fury fight undercard because protege Alen Babic is not on it

DILLIAN WHYTE has slammed the undercard for his fight against Tyson Fury after it was confirmed his protege Alen Babic will not feature on the show.

The 33-year-old will challenge WBC champion Fury at Wembley Stadium on April 23 in the first world title shot of his professional career.

Whyte is not happy with the Wembley undercard

He vented his frustration on his Instagram story

, Dillian Whyte unhappy with Tyson Fury fight undercard because protege Alen Babic is not on it
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But Whyte, who has so far abstained from any promotional events for the fight, aired his frustrations surrounding the undercard – which was announced on Tuesday.

He had hoped heavyweight prospect Babic – who is 10-0 and promoted by Whyte – would be able to secure himself a slot.

This was not the case, with Whyte taking to social media to condemn the decision.

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Reacting to a screenshot of the undercard on his Instagram story, he said: “Where’s the @alenthesavagebabic?”

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Last time out at the end of 2021, Babic beat 11-7-1 heavyweight David Spilmont in Manchester.

Meanwhile, Tyson‘s younger brother Tommy Fury was confirmed to on the undercard of the Wembley showdown.

The Love Island star will take on Polish fighter Daniel Bocianski in his eighth professional contest.

The rest of the undercard is as follows:

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  • Isaac Lowe vs Nick Ball
  • David Adeleye vs Chris Healey

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Whyte’s lawyer Jeffrey Benz recently became embroiled in a heated argument with Fury’s promoter Frank Warren as the pair furiously debated the treatment of the challenger since the fight was announced.

Benz said: “I had a total of a three-minute conversation with Frank, he called me.

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“Everything we’ve asked for is normal, standard, commercial; it’s not outlandish or outrageous. [Their behaviour is] like nothing I’ve ever seen.” 

To which Warren responded: “This contract, I’ve abided by everything. It took them nearly four weeks to sign a contract. They signed it an hour before it was due to be signed.”

He then added: “We couldn’t agree terms, we went to a purse bid.

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“I don’t want to own him, I just want him to do what he’s signed for. He has refused to do any filming for BT.

“He said he didn’t show up because he didn’t get a private plane. We’re not obliged to do this. He wanted a choice of what plane to fly on and he didn’t want any strangers to film him.”

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