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It won’t be long until the Gypsy King returns to the ring.
Tyson Fury co-promoter Bob Arum has said the latest Fury to rematch will be in late February or early March, according to a report from the Manchester Evening News. The only question will be who Fury faces.
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And that question has been further complicated by recent events. Fury wanted a reunification with Oleksandr Usyk, but Anthony Joshua makes his rematch clause forced to fight against Usyk next spring.
It is thought Fury’s next opponent could be Dillian Whyte, the WBC’s interim champion, in a mandatory title fight. However, Whyte is in a legal battle with the WBC over the regulator’s refusal to place him in a title fight earlier.
While the lawsuit is preventing the WBC from designating Whyte as a required challenger, that doesn’t mean a fight between him and Fury won’t happen. Arum told BoxingScene that he and co-promoter Frank Warren will speak to Whyte’s team about a possible fight in March at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales.
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“Frank and I were looking for the best possible opponent,” Arum told BoxingScene. “Obviously, number one, we want Usyk if Joshua steps aside. Number two, if that’s not possible, then Whyte is probably as attractive a competitor for Tyson as anyone else out there. So, again, we’ll sit down with [Whyte’s] people and see if we can find a deal. “
Talk to IFL TV, Arum said that a fight with Whyte was not required and that it would be a good match for Fury to make, and noted that if the two were combined, Fury would “ow” the UK a fight. war on British soil. He also said Joe Joyce would be an option if Whyte or Usyk weren’t available to fight.
Arum notes that if a fight between Fury and Whyte does happen, the split should be 80/20 in favor of Fury based on the previous amount between the two fighters. Whyte promoter Eddie Hearn called the split “outrageous”.
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Fury is on a straight streak of wins against Deontay Wilder, first by TKO in seven rounds in February 2020 and most recently by knockout on October 9, 2021. The first of the two submitted. WBC and The Ring heavyweight titles for Fury.
