Co-promoter of the WBC World Heavyweight Champion Tyson Fury (31-0-1, 22 KOs) Frank Warren annoyed by position as mandatory challenger for WBC title Dillian Whyte (28-2, 19 KOs), who will have to enter the ring on April 23 in London.
“White signed a contract for the fight, which obliges him to advertise it. But today Dillian is disappointing. Fortunately, the fact that Tyson Fury will fight his first fight in the UK in four years makes the public interest in this fight very high, ”said Warren.
“Dillian doesn't run social media, he doesn't give interviews. Where is he? He signed the contract and he has obligations. All I want from White and his lawyer is to comply with the terms of the contract. White gets millions for doing nothing? I'm not going to give in to pressure and never have. He must begin to obey the contract, otherwise he will have problems. Do I have anyone who could replace White if he pulled out of the fight? We are all set,” added the head of Queensberry Promotions.
“We started with an approval of 85,000, then we got 90,000, and in the end we will sell 94,000 tickets, which is an absolute record in the UK,” Warren also said.
The amount put up in the January tender for organizing the fight, won by the Fury side - $ 41 million - was divided by the federation in a specific way. Fury will receive $29.5 million, White will receive $7.4 million, and the winner will receive a bonus of exactly 10 percent of $41 million (4.1 million).
The winner of the Fury-White fight this year could face the winner of Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk scheduled for June for the IBF, WBA and WBO titles.
