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World Boxing Council president Mauricio Sulaiman says Dillian Whyte has the right to enforce his mandatory shot. Whyte recently took legal action against the WBC to ensure that his mandatory shot will remain on course.
WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury believes Mark Breland saved Deontay Wilder's career back in February. Breland made the decision to throw in the towel as Wilder was being battered in the seventh round of his rematch with Fury at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury is not concerned with Dillian Whyte's recent decision to initiate a legal action against the World Boxing Council. Whyte, who holds the WBC interim-title and is currently the mandatory challenger, is looking to enforce the sanctioning body's order which mandates his world title shot by February 2021.
WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury believes Deontay Wilder should be thankful that his corner stopped him from taking further damage in their February sequel by throwing in the towel in the seventh round.
IBF, WBC welterweight champion Errol Spence is not happy about American fans and fighters who are backing Tyson Fury instead of the homegrown boxer, Deontay Wilder. Fury, who is from the UK but had his last four fights in the United States, stopped Wilder in seven rounds back in February to capture the WBC heavyweight title.
Former world champion Andre Ward believes Tyson Fury is making a big mistake by announcing that he's negotiating the terms for a two fight series with Anthony Joshua in 2021. Fury is scheduled to defend his WBC heavyweight title against Deontay Wilder in a trilogy fight, which promoters hope to schedule by the end of the year.
Barry Hearn, founder of Matchroom, has serious doubts that a Tyson Fury vs. Deontay Wilder trilogy fight will come off as planned. Fury captured the WBC heavyweight title back in February, after stopping Wilder in seven rounds at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. After that defeat, Wilder exercised an immediate rematch clause -forcing a trilogy fight in the matter.
Tyson Fury was inspired to fight, and stop, Deontay Wilder - after the big puncher made statements about blasting out Mike Tyson. Fury's father named him after the retired heavyweight great. After his shocker over Wladimir Klitschko in November of 2015, Fury gained a lot of weight as he fought depression and substance abuse issues.
Dillian Whyte estimates that he wore a 50-pound outfit into the ring for his victory over Oscar Rivas last July. It had no negative impact on his performance, which is why Whyte doubts Deontay Wilder’s explanation of how his 45-pound costume weakened his legs during his loss to Tyson Fury. Wilder contends that wearing a bulky, heavy outfit during a long ring walk hurt his performance against Fury, who stopped Wilder in the seventh round of their WBC heavyweight championship rematch February 22 in Las Vegas.
WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury still views Deontay Wilder as the second best heavyweight in the weight class. Back in February, Fury stopped Wilder in seven rounds to capture the WBC world title at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. There is a contract trilogy fight, which is being targeted to take place before the year is over.