Tyson Fury ORDERED to fight Dillian Whyte if he wins against Wilder in the trilogy bout
- Fury has been ordered by WBC to fight mandatory challenger Dillian Whyte if he beats Wilder
- Whyte is preparing for a fight against Alexander Povetkin later this month
- Mental Health and Psychosocial considerations during the COVID-19 pandemic
Tyson Fury ordered to fight Dillian Whyte if he beats Deontay Wilder.
Dillian Whyte sought court reprieve to demand a bout against the WBC Champion.
Fury is set to take on Wilder in their trilogy bout, with the winner mandated to take on the ‘Body Snatcher’.
Fury defeated Wilder in February of this year, with the pair set for another high-profile bout in December.
Speaking to Sky Sports, WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman said:
‘The WBC has reviewed every single weight category, considering the pandemic.
‘We have had the flexibility with our champions and the WBC has approved Fury to fight by the end of the year, if it’s announced that it might be December 19, and the winner must make the mandatory defence early next year.
‘When the (Fury-Wilder) fight takes place, we will order the pre-negotiations, so it’s a process that the promoters negotiate the fight and a date.
‘It makes no sense to speculate on a date, but it’s going to be early next year when they are able to negotiate, or it goes to a purse bid.’
A Fury-Whyte contest could mean several all-British bouts for the ‘Gypsy King’ in 2021, after the undefeated WBC champion agreed a two-fight deal with Watford-born boxer Joshua earlier this year.
While the date for the mandatory defence has not been confirmed, promoter Hearn claimed that February or March is a realistic estimate for the mandatory defence, one which Whyte could not turn down, thereby pushing back the Fury-Joshua bout.
