Dillian Whyte is demanding a £10million purse to struggle Tyson Fury, in response to Bob Arum.
Fury was this month ordered to defend his WBC heavyweight title in opposition to fellow Briton Whyte, who’s interim champion and obligatory challenger to the “Gypsy King”.
It appeared the struggle would come collectively rapidly, with Fury having just lately expressed his need to struggle by March on the newest, although the 33-year-old’s US promoter Arum has revealed a possible setback in negotiations over a struggle with Whyte.
Arum informed iFL TV that Whyte is demanding a £10m purse, and stated: “I imagine from what I do know in regards to the case that he doesn’t have a lot of a case.
“He ought to come to the desk and make a deal for the struggle to occur.
“If he thinks he can win and take the WBC title, cease cr*****g round with the arbitration and trying to push for the most important greenback. Tyson is the larger attraction, nobody has heard of Dillian Whyte in america actually.
“We’ve got supplied him a take care of 25 per cent and a assure and let him negotiate from that, however once more he says he needs eight figures – over £10m – which is out of the query. I don’t know what he’s speaking about.
Undefeated WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury
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“The WBC shall be speaking about 25 per cent and 75 per cent from the champion, however he wants to return to the desk with a standard kind of negotiation.”
Whyte final fought in March, stopping Alexander Povetkin to avenge a knockout loss to the Russian final August.
Fury, in the meantime, most just lately competed in October, knocking out Deontay Wilder of their trilogy bout to stay undefeated.
Arum went on to say that various opponents to Whyte are being sought out.
“Frank Warren and I are searching for one other opponent to do Fury’s struggle in Manchester or Las Vegas, relying on who the opponent is,” he stated.
“So we’re taking a look at Andy Ruiz as a risk, he’s accessible. This massive Finnish child, who regarded superb on the Fury vs Wilder 3 card, [Robert] Helenius. These are the 2 principal guys.
“I suppose if it’s Helenius, we do it within the UK. If it was Ruiz, we do the struggle in Las Vegas.”
Kaynak: briturkish.com
