Dillian Whyte might be left to face Deontay Wilder for the WBC heavyweight title – if Tyson Fury vacates the belt so as to face Oleksandr Usyk subsequent yr.
Fury’s US promoter Bob Arum has stated that the ‘Gypsy King’ has been left pissed off by the delay in establishing the defence of his WBC title towards necessary challenger Whyte.
“If we will’t come to a take care of Dillian Whyte, we’ll do a combat for the Ring Journal belt and the ‘lineal’ title and we’ll choose one other opponent,” Arum instructed talkSPORT. “We’ve acquired to get Tyson again within the ring by the top of March.”
Fury was ordered to face WBC interim title holder Whyte after he knocked out Wilder in October to defend his championship and full the pair’s trilogy.
Whyte has been searching for a title shot for years however has not fought since March, the place he avenged his defeat to Alexander Povetkin. He was scheduled to face Otto Wallin however withdrew from the late October bout as a result of harm.
Wilder, in the meantime, has retained his No. 1 rating with the WBC regardless of being knocked out by Fury in every of his final two fights. The American has but to announce his subsequent combat and has hinted at retirement, however a shot at reclaiming his title may attraction to the 36-year-old.
Fury could be tempted to stroll away from his WBC title defence if he had an opportunity of going through WBA, WBO and IBF champion Usyk subsequent yr. The undefeated Ukrainian is about to face Anthony Joshua in a rematch, however ‘AJ’ has revealed that he may step apart to permit Usyk and Fury to satisfy in an undisputed world title combat.
If Usyk’s rematch with Joshua goes forward as deliberate, Fury might be left defending his Ring Journal and lineal titles towards the likes of Joseph Parker or Andy Ruiz Jr subsequent March whereas he waits for his shot.
That might go away Whyte and Wilder free to face one another for the WBC title as the highest two ranked contenders within the division.
Kaynak: briturkish.com
