As Dillian Whyte (26-1, 18 KOs) said in an interview with Sky Sports, he intends to file a lawsuit against the WBC in order to guarantee himself a heavyweight championship fight on a previously announced date.
Since July, the Briton has been a mandatory contender for the title, currently owned by Tyson Fury (30-0-1, 21 KOs), and according to the latest resolution of the World Boxing Council, he should be given the opportunity to fight for the belt no later than February 2021.
Meanwhile, Fury, who will meet Deontay Wilder (42-1-1, 41 KOs) for the third time at the end of the year, would like to cross his gloves in the unification fight with WBO, WBA and IBF champion Anthony Joshua (23-1, 21 KO). These are the plans for Top Rank, representing Fury's interests, which may delay Whyte's plans for another year.
WBC head Mauricio Sulaiman, on the advice of his lawyers, has so far refused to comment on the case of Whyte. A few days earlier, he announced that Fury would not receive the WBC franchise champion belt, which would have allowed him to avoid mandatory defence with The Body Snatcher.
