Tyson Fury has no intention of fighting Dillian Whyte anytime soon
Dillian Whyte evidently will have to wait even longer for his shot.
The heavyweight contender was the mandatory challenger for Deontay Wilder’s WBC title when the Londoner was suspended after a positive drug test following his victory Oscar Rivas last July, which resulted in his suspension.
Whyte was cleared by U.K. officials in December but it was too late for him; the sanctioning body had already handed his mandatory position to Tyson Fury, who proceeded to stop Wilder and win the title in February.
Whyte, who is due a title challenge next February, called out Fury on Twitter. In response, Fury made clear he has no plans to fight Whyte anytime soon.
Fury said on Instagram: “Funny how everyone wants to fight during COVID-19 when there’s no sports events happening. Also, I have a contracted fight with Deontay Wilder first, then when I win that I’ll have the fight with Joshua.
“Undisputed comes before mandatory, happy hunting.”
Whyte first became the WBC’s mandatory challenge late in 2017 but has yet to fight for the title. He obviously intends to continue pushing for it.
He Tweeted to Fury: “Come on Tyson Fury, you stole my mandatory, fight me. Are you a king or a coward like Deontay Wilder? Let’s fight, I’m ready, let’s go.”
He’ll have to wait until Fury is ready.