Tyson Fury vs Dillian Whyte 23rd April 2022

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Anthony Joshua’s rematch with Oleksandr Usyk could be fought in the Middle East as well as Dillian Whyte’s fight against Tyson Fury, according to Eddie Hearn.

Joshua triggered the rematch clause in his contract after Usyk defeated him in September with the bout thought to be taking place in the spring. And Fury will take on Whyte before a potential unification fight against either Joshua or Usyk.

Hearn, who looks after Joshua and Whyte, has said both fights could either take place in Britain or the Middle East.

“This week we’re getting ready to have discussions in different countries about a few upcoming heavyweight contests,” Hearn told iFL TV at an event in Dubai.

“I found myself in the Middle East - I’m going to be here and then go back to Manchester for a massive end to the year. We have to do our work now across this territory to look at potential site deals for AJ-Usyk and Fury against Whyte and all kinds of different heavyweight fights.

“Obviously Prince Khalid is here as well so that’s the predominant reason for my trip - it was good to see Oleksandr Usyk who’s very chilled and getting ready for talks to progress regarding an Anthony Joshua rematch.”

Fury wanted to see if Joshua would step aside and allow him to have a unification fight against Usyk before the two fought but Hearn added that is looking unlikely.

“The news that the WBC were ordering the Tyson Fury vs Dillian Whyte fight kind of put the end to the step aside discussion,” Hearn continued.

“Unless that evolves over the next week or so, which doesn’t look to be the case. Right now it looks very likely that the two fights will be in play between Whyte and Fury and Joshua and Usyk.

“Obviously on one hand we have a situation where we have Dillian Whyte fighting Tyson Fury, there’s negotiations that have been ordered now and that could go to a purse bid. “Then there’s Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk where we have to work collectively with K2 to ensure that we deliver the best opportunity for the fighters.

“We’ll have meetings here [in Dubai] and other countries in the Middle East to look at the potential for where those fights may take place.”

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Tyson Fury willing to give up world title if he can't reach deal with Dillian Whyte

Tyson Fury would be wiling to give up his world heavyweight title if a deal can't be made for him to defend the belt against Dillian Whyte.

Fury is eager to remain active after being kept out of the ring for close to two years by the coronavirus pandemic and contractual issues that caused his trilogy with Deontay Wilder to be delayed for months.

And his promoter Bob Arum has insisted that he will be fighting by the end of February or start of March, regardless of whether or not Whyte is the opponent.

But with Fury's fellow Brit now the official mandatory challenger for the Gypsy King's WBC belt, deciding to take on another opponent would mean he would be stripped of the title.

Talks are ongoing for a UK homecoming to take place at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff in March, with issues arising around the purse split.

“If we can’t come to a deal with Dillian Whyte, we’ll do a fight for the Ring Magazine belt and the ‘lineal’ title and we’ll pick another opponent," Arum told TalkSPORT.

“We’ve got to get Tyson back in the ring by the end of March - Frank [Warren] and I are determined to come to him with an opponent that’s acceptable and we’d love to do that fight in Cardiff."

And they are eyeing up potential opponents for that bout, which would be Fury's first in his homeland since 2018, with former world champions Andy Ruiz and Joseph Parker listed as possibilities.

Parker defeated Derek Chisora in a war of attrition at the AO Arena in Manchester last night, while Ruiz, who beat Anthony Joshua for the world titles in 2019, has been nursing an injury after returning against Chris Arreola.

“Andy Ruiz Jr is a possibility," Arum teased. “Joseph Parker I see had a good victory over Derek Chisora – that could be a possibility.

“And we’re looking at a couple of other names that might be appropriate.”

Fury and Whyte have known each other for a number of years, and a fight between the two is still the favoured option.

It had been reported during the week that the pair wouldn't have a rematch clause, which Anthony Joshua did insist upon when he fought Oleksandr Usyk last year.

There had been brief efforts to organise a step aside deal for Joshua to allow Usyk to face Fury, but it wasn't a feasible option given a number of contractual obligations.

Fury has a mandatory challenger in Whyte, so it would be impossible to guarantee Joshua the next shot at the undisputed title.

Joshua is expected to rematch Usyk in the early part of next year, with the winners of both bouts finally able to fight for the undisputed title.

Fury and Joshua had seemed set to finally unify the division with an August fight date, but when Wilder won an arbitration case Fury was forced to give him a trilogy.

But with no rematch clause in place for the Whyte bout, and Usyk and Joshua set for a final meeting, there would be no obligations in the way of finally crowning an undisputed heavyweight champion.

Fury holds the WBC belt, while Usyk is the unified WBA, WBO and IBF world champion, as well as laying claim to the less prestigious IBO belt.

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WHat a history fight could be made if Usyk fights Fury, wins -moves down to CW faces Canelo and wins. Not sure he could make Tyson uncomfortable, let alone win, just considering since I am no fan of Fury-Whyte.

That would be a case for GOAT in 20 fights!

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Dillian Whyte could fight Deontay Wilder for world title if Tyson Fury vacates WBC belt


Dillian Whyte could be left to face Deontay Wilder for the WBC heavyweight title - if Tyson Fury vacates the belt in order to face Oleksandr Usyk next year.

Fury’s US promoter Bob Arum has said that the ‘Gypsy King’ has been left frustrated by the delay in setting up the defence of his WBC title against mandatory challenger Whyte.

“If we can’t come to a deal with Dillian Whyte, we’ll do a fight for the Ring Magazine belt and the ‘lineal’ title and we’ll pick another opponent,” Arum told talkSPORT. “We’ve got to get Tyson back in the ring by the end of March.”

Fury was ordered to face WBC interim title holder Whyte after he knocked out Wilder in October to defend his championship and complete the pair’s trilogy.

Whyte has been seeking a title shot for years but has not fought since March, where he avenged his defeat to Alexander Povetkin. He was scheduled to face Otto Wallin but withdrew from the late October bout due to injury.

Wilder, meanwhile, has retained his No. 1 ranking with the WBC despite being knocked out by Fury in each of his last two fights. The American has yet to announce his next fight and has hinted at retirement, but a shot at reclaiming his title could appeal to the 36-year-old.

Fury would be tempted to walk away from his WBC title defence if he had a chance of facing WBA, WBO and IBF champion Usyk next year. The undefeated Ukrainian is set to face Anthony Joshua in a rematch, but ‘AJ’ has revealed that he could step aside to allow Usyk and Fury to meet in an undisputed world title fight.

If Usyk's rematch with Joshua goes ahead as planned, Fury could be left defending his Ring Magazine and lineal titles against the likes of Joseph Parker or Andy Ruiz Jr next March while he waits for his shot.

That could leave Whyte and Wilder free to face each other for the WBC title as the top two ranked contenders in the division.

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Frank Warren reveals there are four possible opponents for Tyson Fury’s next fight – but one of them isn’t Dillian Whyte due to disagreement over split of fight purse

Promoter Frank Warren Tyson Fury’s next fight won’t be against Dillian Whyte due to contention over the split of the fight purse.

The WBC have ordered a fight between Fury and Whyte, however, a number of issues mean that that fight will not happen anytime soon.

This is mainly due to disagreements about the split of the fight purse, with Fury’s camp said to be wanting 80-20 and Whyte and Eddie Hearn pushing for a split closer to 55-45.

Warren does not expect it to be resolved any time soon and is looking to find another opponent for Fury to fight first.

“I’m pretty confident one of those shows [in March] will feature [Fury],” Warren, Fury’s promoter, told iFL TV.

“He won’t be defending his WBC title, there is a problem there, not of his making or our making.

“The WBC and Dillian Whyte are in arbitration and that hearing is not set to be heard until March. We can’t negotiate.

“It’s all very well Eddie Hearn saying this nonsense about negotiating, how can you negotiate when the WBC hasn’t said what the splits are?

“In his mind, he thinks he’s getting 45 percent, in our mind, it’s 20 percent based on the previous purses that were lodged under WBC regulations. They won’t determine what the percentages are until after the arbitration.

“That doesn’t mean the fight will take place in April. We have to negotiate, book a venue, and that could go until June.

“So, Tyson will fight, but not for the WBC title.”

Warren added: “He can’t be inactive because of the problems caused by this arbitration between the WBC and Whyte.”

Warren didn’t name any of the possible opponents who could face Fury, but did say that there are four currently under consideration.

“We have got to sort out an opponent first before we can move further forward,” he continued.

“I‘m not going to go into that because we have got to get things done first.

“But we are working quite hard on it and there are about four in the frame, and we will make a decision on that, subject to their availability too.”

https://talksport.com/sport/boxing/1...n-eddie-hearn/

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Tyson Fury's promoter names Andy Ruiz Jr or Robert Helenius as next likely opponent


Tyson Fury is likely to face either Andy Ruiz Jr or Robert Helenius in a non-title bout after his fight with Dillian Whyte fell through.

WBC heavyweight champion Fury was ordered to face Whyte next, but the mandatory challenger's ongoing arbitration case meant the fight was called off.

Fury's promoter Bob Arum has since revealed the WBC will allow Fury to compete in a non-title bout next and keep hold of his belt.

And Arum said if Fury fights Helenius it will take place in the UK, but if Ruiz is his opponent it will take place in the US.

"Frank Warren and I are looking for another opponent to do Fury's fight in Manchester or Las Vegas, depending on who the opponent is," he told iFL TV.

"So we're looking at Andy Ruiz as a possibility, he's available. This big Finnish kid, who looked very good on the Fury vs Wilder 3 card, Helenius.

"Those are the two principal guys. I guess if it's Helenius we do it in the UK and if it was Ruiz, we do the fight in Las Vegas.

"Fury has endured himself so much to the American fanbase, this Christmas I was up in Aspen and everyone was talking about Tyson Fury and what a character is."

Ruiz is mostly known for handing Anthony Joshua a shock loss in 2019 to win the unified heavyweight titles.

'The Destroyer' was unprepared in his rematch with Joshua and lost the titles just six months after winning them.

Six-foot seven-inch giant Helenius impressed on the undercard of Fury's trilogy with Deontay Wilder in October, stopping Adam Kownacki for the second time.

And Arum said the location of Fury's next fight will ultimately be decided by Covid-19 restrictions.

"I'd love to do his next fight in the United States, Frank wants to do a fight for him in the UK and I'm all in with that," he continued.

"Tyson I think prefers to do his next fight in Manchester, but I really think that we're gonna have to take a look at the whole situation, the pandemic is the big actor here.

"If it continues, I know [the UK] has shut down all [boxing] in the month of January, and that continue into February and March.

"If that looks like it's going to happen, I think we're not gonna shut down in the United States, particularly not Nevada which has a big tourist economy.

"We're just pressing everybody to get vaccinated so I'll be talking to Frank and Tyson later this week and we'll figure out what we're gonna be doing."

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WHYTE OFF Tyson Fury told by WBC he IS allowed to skip Dillian Whyte mandatory after ‘greedy’ rival demands £7.5MILLION for fight

TYSON FURY has permission to ditch 'greedy' Dillian Whyte after his rival allegedly demanded £7.5million for their potential showdown.

The 33-year-old Brixton Body Snatcher is the mandatory challenger for the Gypsy King’s WBC heavyweight world title.

But he is locked in arbitration with the Mexico-based sanctioning body over his cut of their potential mega-money purse.

And Fury’s US promoter Bob Arum claims WBC boss Mauricio Sulaiman has told them to forget Whyte for now and focus on two alternative opponents for March 2022.

The Top Rank legend told IFL: “They want $10million (£7.5m) but we want to guarantee them $5.5m (£4.1m) plus a percentage.

“But they said ‘you have to start at eight figures, you have to start at ten million’.

“They are being very greedy, especially in the age of the pandemic where you don’t really know how many fans or what gate you are going to get.

“We spoke to Mauricio Sulaiman at the WBC and he said ‘it breaks my heart but go and find another opponent, fight without the WBC title - we will not take it away from you'.

“Dillian Whyte’s people should come to the table and make the deal to fight Tyson Fury but that is not likely to happen.

“It looks like they are going to play out the arbitration and Frank Warren (Fury’s UK promoter) and I are going to find another opponent".

British fight fans will be gutted at the news, especially after the British Boxing Board of Control took the decision to cancel all January bouts to help beat covid-19.

Whyte fans especially will be floored by the news after he missed out on a 2019 shot at Anthony Joshua’s three world titles over another fight-deal disagreement.

Team AJ insist Whyte refused a £5million offer to face Joshua at Wembley after the undisputed Deontay Wilder decider fell through.

But Whyte reckons it was a dummy offer and the plan was always to go to America to fight Jarrell Miller, whose idiotic doping bust then gifted the chance to Andy Ruiz Jr.

FURY VS HELENIUS MOST LIKELY

Mexican slugger Ruiz is now the man Arum believes Fury will face, if any new UK lockdown rules mean he has to go to Las Vegas to fight again in the Spring.

But, if coronavirus restrictions allow, Warren wants to host a UK homecoming for the 6ft 9in icon, likely against fellow giant Robert Helenius.

SunSport understands Ruiz - backed by US boxing powerhouse Al Haymon and PBC - is unlikely to take the Fury fight without the WBC world title on the line.

Leaving a bout with 37-year-old Finnish Viking Helenius the most likely outcome.

The 6ft 7in veteran will be familiar to English fans after getting a disgraceful home decision over Derek Chisora in Helsinki in 2011 and being outpointed by Whyte in 2017.

But he has rebuilt his reputation and record with three consecutive stoppage wins, the most recent on the undercard of Fury’s magnificent trilogy triumph over Wilder in October.

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