Tyson Fury Has His Next Fight Set- Officially Ordered by the WBC

Following his enthralling win over Deontay Wilder in October, Tyson Fury was on the lookout for his next opponent. Initially, the WBC ordered Fury to fight Dillian Whyte, the WBC interim champion. However, due to legal hassles, the WBC canceled the fight.

After weeks of deliberation, the WBC has officially ordered Tyson Fury’s next fight. He will take on Dillian Whyte for his WBC title defense. The fight is currently in a period of free negotiations. If both sides cannot reach an agreement for the fight, the WBC will order a purse bid.

The one thing that is clear is that ‘The Body Snatcher’ will finally get his long-awaited title shot and it could take place in England/Wales.

Per Keith Idec: “Been told that sometime in March either in Cardiff or Manchester for Fury-Whyte, if the 2 sides can come to an agreement before forcing a purse bid.” 

The fight will be an all-English battle for the WBC heavyweight title. As the former training partners are not on the best of terms, there will be a lot of animosity going into the fight.

Fans know Fury for his relentless trash-talking, as a way of getting into his opponent’s head. However, the social media trash talk between the two began way before the fight was officially announced.

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Let’s take a look at what happened between Fury and Whyte

Tyson Fury takes shots at Dillian Whyte 

Tyson Fury and Dillian Whyte were good friends and would often work out together. However, soon after the WBC announced their fight for the first time, Fury posted photos of himself and Whyte on his Instagram story and then on Twitter. He captioned the story, “Funny how people treat you when you are good to them.” 

Even before this, Fury tweeted out earlier this year, “@DillianWhyte ‘The Can Man’. More like, ‘The Can Get Knocked Out By A 41 Year Old Man’ #BUM.” 

Whyte replied, saying, “Calm down Gypsy Coward you’re no king @Tyson_Fury if you thought I was a bum Luke you would have fought me years ago when ordered by the @wbcboxing keep conning the public #anytime #anywhere.” 

What do you think about this WBC heavyweight showdown?

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