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Tyson Fury demands NO British referee or judges for Dillian Whyte fight after Jack Catterall is robbed by Josh Taylor

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TYSON FURY has declared he wants NO British judges for his grudge match against Dillian Whyte next month.

The Gypsy King, 33, defends his WBC heavyweight title against his domestic rival at Wembley on April 23.

Tyson Fury wants no British judges to score his heavyweight title fight against Dillian WhyteCredit: Rex
Fury’s comments come after Jack Catterall was robbed of beating Josh Taylor on SaturdayCredit: Reuters

But unbeaten Fury is demanding there to be no officiating from his compatriots following Josh Taylor’s controversial win over Jack Catterall.

Catterall outclassed the Scottish southpaw on Saturday in Glasgow, but was cruelly robbed of becoming the new undisputed super-lightweight world champion.

Fans instantly took to social media to express their anger at the scoring, as they labelled it as ‘one of boxing’s worst ever decisions’.

The result led to the British Boxing Board of Control to investigate the outcome, with the ringside judges to be asked to explain their cards.

Fury’s promoter Frank Warren then stated that if he had it his way, no British judges would score the upcoming heavyweight title fight.

And Fury then told talkSPORT: “I’ve seen an article recently where Frank Warren said there would be no British judges for this fight and I reiterate that as well.

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“Those words echo around my training camp. We don’t want British judges for this fight. We want proper, experienced, judges who will do the right thing.

“If Dillian Whyte beats me, give him the decision. Do not try and rob anybody of this fight, give the man the decision, give the man what he deserves.

“If I win, do the same for me. In boxing, these fighters don’t want any gifts, they don’t want robbery decisions.

“People want to win if they win, and lose if they lose. In the game, we’ve seen so many boxing decisions go the opposite way and I’m just thinking ‘what are they watching’.

“As for the fight that happened the other night, both fighters tried their best and done what they could do best.

“It’s not for me to say who won or lost, because I know both guys, but it was a good fight, I watched it and it was a great fight for the fans.

“Both fighters did their best.”

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