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‘Disgraceful and not professional’ – Frank Warren slams Dillian Whyte for not turning up to Tyson Fury press conference

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DILLIAN WHYTE has been slammed as ‘disgraceful and unprofessional’ for not attending a first press conference with Tyson Fury.

The two Brits will fight on April 23 at Wembley, with Fury’s WBC heavyweight title on the line.

Tyson Fury held a press conference in London today – but his opponent Dillian Whyte didn’t bother to show upCredit: PA
Whyte has decided to stay out training in PortugalCredit: PA

The first presser for the mouthwatering scrap took place at the national stadium today – but with one notable exception.

Whyte, 33, has chosen not break from his gruelling Portugal training camp to be at today’s event.

And his lawyer has claimed his big-fight silence is in response to his treatment from rival promoter Warren, who won the £30million purse bid and right to hold the fight.

But Warren has slammed the Brixton brawler’s actions, describing his behaviour as ‘madness’.

Warren said: “I don’t want to bore everybody, the WBC made the fight, we went to purse bids and won.

“We fulfilled criteria, which we did, he signed a contract last minute and now he is trying to renegotiate, we had a period to agree terms.

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“They didn’t even want us to use his photo on a poster, I have never heard anything like it.

“I have never heard of a fighter not turning up for a presser this big. He is getting eight times more than Tyson did versus Klitschko.

“It’s disgraceful and not professional to not show up, Tyson would have done it, he has done it in the past. It is madness.”

Lawyer and business adviser, Jeffrey Benz recently told SunSport: “Dillian Whyte would have been more than happy to attend the ticket launch event but was not able to reach agreement with Frank Warren’s Queensberry Promotions on even his very basic requirements which are normal in the sport of boxing.

“But they didn’t even given us notice of where and when this one-sided shindig will occur. It really is incredible. 

“We are dealing with dinosaurs here. They bid $41m for a fight but are all over the place. They haven’t even met Dillian’s basic requirements which are entirely usual and nothing out of the ordinary.”

Fury found it more hilarious than anything else that Whyte wasn’t in attendanceCredit: PA

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