Fury and Whyte set for April 23 showdown with announcement to be made next week

TYSON FURY and Dillian Whyte are heading in the right direction to settle their long-running feud in April after lastly agreeing their grudge match.

Queensbury Promotions chief Frank Warren gained the purse bid for the Battle of Britain on Friday with a whopping £30.6million supply.

And the veteran promoter – together with accomplice in crime Bob Arum – has pencilled April 23 because the date for the previous sparring companions’ home dust-up.

A stadium present within the UK is the present plan, with Cardiff’s Principality Stadium the almost certainly venue because it has a retractable roof.

SunSport, nonetheless, understands different venues are additionally in consideration to host the bout.

Fury’s conflict with Whyte nearly made approach for an undisputed bout with Oleksandr Usyk, who is about to rematch former unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua in Could.

However an eleventh-hour bid to make the battle collapsed earlier than Friday’s purse bids.

WBC king Fury will take a whopping 80 PER CENT of the purse, with necessary challenger Whyte pocketing a meagre 20 per cent.

Which means the already mega-rich Gypsy King will financial institution a whopping £24.5million whereas Whyte will pocket a assured £6.1m.

Fan favorite Fury, 33, is relishing the chance to get his fingers on Whyte and has vowed to annihilate his former coaching accomplice.

After affirmation of Warren profitable the purse bid, Fury mentioned: “Very completely satisfied, guys.

“Purse bids! Huge GK (Gypsy King) is coming house.

“Coming house! I’m coming house! I can’t wait. Me and Dillian are gonna put it on the road.”

He added: “I’m coming house child.

“Prepare for the most important British dust-up since Lennox Lewis vs Frank Bruno. Historical past within the making.”

Forward of the purse bid, an excited Fury roared: “I can’t wait to punch Dillian Whyte’s face proper in, mate.

“I’m going to present him the very best hiding he’s ever had in his life, boy!

“Dillian Whyte, prepare laborious, sucker since you’re getting annihilated, bum!”

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