Tyson Fury and Dillian Whyte set for April 23 grudge match with official announcement to be made next week
TYSON FURY and Dillian Whyte are on course to settle their long-running feud in April after finally agreeing their grudge match.
Queensbury Promotions chief Frank Warren won the purse bid for the Battle of Britain on Friday with a whopping £30.6million offer.
And the veteran promoter - along with partner in crime Bob Arum - has pencilled April 23 as the date for the former sparring partners' domestic dust-up.
A stadium show in the UK is the current plan, with Cardiff's Principality Stadium the most likely venue as it has a retractable roof.
SunSport, however, understands other venues are also in consideration to host the bout.
Fury's clash with Whyte almost made way for an undisputed bout with Oleksandr Usyk, who is set to rematch former unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua in May.
But an eleventh-hour bid to make the fight collapsed before Friday's purse bids.
WBC king Fury will take a whopping 80 PER CENT of the purse, with mandatory challenger Whyte pocketing a meagre 20 per cent.
That means the already mega-rich Gypsy King will bank a whopping £24.5million while Whyte will pocket a guaranteed £6.1m.
Fan favourite Fury, 33, is relishing the opportunity to get his hands on Whyte and has vowed to annihilate his former training partner.
After confirmation of Warren winning the purse bid, Fury said: “Very happy, guys.
"Purse bids! Big GK (Gypsy King) is coming home.
“Coming home! I’m coming home! I cannot wait. Me and Dillian are gonna put it on the line.”
He added: “I’m coming home baby.
“Get ready for the biggest British dust-up since Lennox Lewis vs Frank Bruno. History in the making.”
Ahead of the purse bid, an excited Fury roared: “I can't wait to punch Dillian Whyte's face right in, mate.
“I’m going to give him the best hiding he's ever had in his life, boy!
"Dillian Whyte, train hard, sucker because you're getting annihilated, bum!”
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