Tyson could make a voluntary title defense
WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman said the organization could not schedule a fight between the heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and British Anthony Joshua.
Fury made his mandatory title defense in April. The organization will be able to appoint a new contender for the WBC title no earlier than November.
The WBC is proposing an option in which the fight between Fury and Joshua will take place, but will have the status of Tyson’s voluntary title defense.
Recently, Fury reached out to Anthony Joshua twice via social media and offered him a fight. Tyson also stressed that he was ready to provide a chance for Anthony to take possession of the WBC belt.
Joshua accepted Tyson Fury’s offer. The boxer also agrees to the distribution of the fee 60 to 40 in favor of the current world champion. Boxers are considering three dates for the fight – November 26, December 3 and December 17.
In August, Joshua lost by split decision to Ukrainian boxer, WBA/WBO/IBF/IBO heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk.
Fury defeated Dillian Whyte ahead of schedule in April of this year, after which he announced his retirement twice. At the same time, Tyson has not yet vacated the WBC championship belt.
Source: Sportarena
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