WBC: Tyson Fury can pursue undisputed fight with Anthony Joshua
Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury
Seems like nothing can stop an all-British blockbuster now...
The WBC has confirmed that Tyson Fury will have "no restrictions" for an undisputed fight against Anthony Joshua in 2021.
Dillian Whyte had held the WBC interim heavyweight championship, and was positioned to face Fury or Deontay Wilder for the title next but his loss on the weekend has seen the green light given to a unification between Fury and Anthony Joshua.
"We don't speculate, but the time limitations which were put by the WBC board, which had Dillian Whyte won, the winner of the third Fury-Wilder fight has to fight without an intervening bout against Dillian Whyte," WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman told Sky Sports.
"That now has changed. Dillian has lost, so there are no limitations at the moment for the winner of Fury-Wilder to do any fight whatsoever."
Sulaiman intimated that his organisation were as eager as everyone else to see a massive unification bout between the two top heavyweights.
"Yes, that includes the [Joshua's title] defence, and what is the tactics of Anthony Joshua and his position to commit to the fight," Sulaiman added.
"In the WBC, there will be no restrictions whatsoever right now.
"An ultimate unification would be something that everyone would like to see. It's a matter that brings boxing to the highest level."
WBC approve Povetkin-Whyte 2
The WBC has not ruled out Whyte regaining the right to face Fury but said that they would not force the Gypsy King to face Povetkin or Whyte before the proposed unification bout.
"That is a matter to be determined," said Sulaiman. "The WBC will analyse the situation.
"Povetkin is the interim champion now. That's a position in the rules that he is mandatory, so the timing of the enforcement of the mandatory has of course changed from the ruling what the WBC in the past months have ratified at the convention."
The WBC is seemingly open to Povetkin putting the interim title on the line if Whyte activates a rematch clause from his fight deal with the White Wolf.
"Most likely so. This is a fight that created a great interest. This fight might have been underestimated, underrated in the world scene and maybe also in the UK," Sulaiman said.
"Povetkin is a former champion, a fighter who has fought some of the best in the division in the last decade, and he showed it in the ring."
