Today, WBC (World Boxing Council) President Mauricio Suleiman officially stated that heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Furie must next implement mandatory defending, against WBC transition champion Dillian White. Suleiman's statement means that the battle between Furi and White is a foregone conclusion, which is a late "gift" for White, who has been waiting for many years.
Earlier last month, Fury won again in a three-pronged battle with the "Bronze Bomber" Deonte Verde, in which he knocked down his opponent three times and defended his WBC heavyweight boxing champion Gold Belt.
According to WBC's previous plan, After defeating Wilder, Fury had 30 days to fight with WBA, IBF, and WBO heavyweight Oreksand Uzik to determine the undisputed overlord of his class, but Usik signed a rematch agreement with his old rival Anthony Joshua, so he could not fight Fury at all.
In view of The Difficulty for Fury to carry out the Boxing Unity War, in this case, the WBC decided to arrange for him to carry out a mandatory defense. It is understood that Fury's next match will be played in the Uk, and White is the ideal opponent for him to return home to defend his title, knowing that since 2018, Fu Li has not appeared in his hometown of England.
In an interview with Talk Sports, Suleiman said: "The WBC's order is very clear, Fury vs Wilder triple victors, will have a month to ensure that the heavyweight boxers unite the war, because Usik defeated Joshua. If they weren't in a position to do so, the WBC would mandate to defend their title against the holder of the transitional title. ”
White was scheduled to fight Swedish boxer Otto Wallin at the end of October, but suddenly withdrew from the game with a shoulder injury, and many people felt that White's so-called injury was more like a pretense, because he knew that he was expected to force Fury, so he did not want to risk fighting Againn, so he found an excuse to withdraw from the game. At first, it was feared that after White withdrew from the game against Wallin, the WBC would harass him, but based on the current situation, the WBC still preferred White to force Fury.
White has been a WBC forced challenger since March 2018, but unfortunately has not been approved to fight against the king of boxing, and now he can finally get his wish. White's promoter Eddie Hearne said he lost 6 figures of £200,000 to his exit from the war against Wallin due to injury, but Hearne admitted that if he qualified to challenge Fury, the loss would be worth it, and he was convinced that White could cause trouble for Fury.
Since White was "injured," Suleiman said there would be no problem with the battle against Fury as long as they provided the corresponding medical certificate. Suleiman said: "We need to receive a medical certificate from the British Boxing Commission that White really can't play against Wallin due to injury, and also need to receive a certificate of white's recovery, if everything is in place, we will fulfill our commitments so that we can move forward." ”