Deontay vs Andy: The WBC has yet to name a new mandatory opponent for their heavyweight champion, Tyson Fury.
Fury last fought in December, when he easily defeated Derek Chisora in London. However, he has not fought this year and has no opponent or bout date booked for 2023.
“Usyk, (Anthony) Joshua, and even (Andy) Ruiz did not appear.” WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman told Sky Sports that Fury wants the best bout imaginable.
So far in 2023, the heavyweight championship division has been inactive. The unified WBO, WBA, and IBF champion, Oleksandr Usyk, has not competed since defeating Joshua in their rematch in August.
His talks to face Fury for the undisputed heavyweight title in April fell through, and Usyk will instead defend his title against WBA mandatory Daniel Dubois in Poland in August.
The WBC may have to revisit its existing strategy on choosing a mandatory challenger for Fury in the future, but it will stick to the policy stated last year, which states that Deontay Wilder may fight Andy Ruiz in a final eliminator for a crack at Tyson Fury and the WBC championship.
“My meeting with Frank Warren was informal,” Sulaiman stated, “But we discussed the heavyweight division and how unfortunate it has been that Tyson Fury has been left out of the fights they have attempted to make.”
“The WBC still has the Wilder vs. Ruiz final elimination in the administrative process,” he added. “This procedure is not complete. The World Boxing Council is not contemplating any alternatives.”
Fury has promised a “big announcement coming soon.”
“I know I’ve said it a few times now, but I’m very excited,” he stated on social media. It’s finally here.
“We’re on our way, and we’re bringing pain with us. We’re carrying a lot of misery with us. Stay tuned.”
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