Fury makes the second defence of the belt that he won from Deontay Wilder in the pair’s 2020 rematch, which followed a controversial split draw in 2018. Fury stopped Wilder in their second bout to claim the gold, before knocking out the American again last October to retain it.
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Frank Warren’s Queensbury Promotions and Bob Arum’s Top Rank landed a record-breaking £31million purse bid for the fight in January. The bid means Fury will earn £22m while Whyte will take home £6m as of the 80/20 split ordered by the WBC. Whyte stands to make another £3m if he can hand Fury his first professional loss.
The Gypsy King is set to defend his WBC heavyweight title at Wembley Stadium on Saturday, which will be the first time he’s fought in England for four years.
The two meet in the ring next Saturday at Wembley Stadium as Fury defends his heavyweight championship.
Speaking to IFL TV, the promoter shed some light on the relationship he had with Joshua before he turned professional.
Britain’s heavyweight world champion, 33, said last week he will call it a day after the defence of his WBC title against Dillian Whyte.
Fury announced on Tuesday that his world title defence against Whyte at Wembley on April 23 will be his retirement fight.
“This is the final fight of my career, I’m retiring after this,” Fury said speaking at the first press conference for his upcoming bout against Whyte.
The all-British bout has finally been confirmed after the pair struck an agreement earlier this week.
The battle of the Brits is yet to be rubber stamped and remains in danger.
Fury is the reigning WBC heavyweight champion after back-to-back victories over Deontay Wilder in Las Vegas.
Fury, who shared an epic trilogy series with Wilder, posted a mocked up poster of the American and AJ.
Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn has confirmed that he will still consider the multiple deals despite Fury declaring that he has tired of the endless negotiations and will defend his WBC title against Dillian Whyte in a UK homecoming fight on March 26.
The Gypsy King’s trans-Atlantic promotional partners Frank Warren and Bob Arum won Friday’s purse bid in Mexico City with a £30 million offer.
After a complicated week for boxing’s blue-riband division, two huge fights are beginning to shift into focus with Fury seemingly set to defend his title against mandatory challenger Whyte.
As things stand, the Gypsy King has been ordered to defend his WBC heavyweight title against Whyte next, while AJ has activated his contractual clause for a rematch with WBA, IBF and WBO champion Usyk.
Fury has been ordered to defend his WBC heavyweight title against interim champion and mandatory challenger Whyte, and it was recently revealed by the governing body that the “Gypsy King” is set to receive 80 per cent of the total purse for the bout.
Joshua is expected to face Usyk later this year for the unified WBA, WBO and IBF belts, after losing them to the Ukrainian.
Fury took to his Instagram after a gym session to update his fans on his next step after last fighting in October.
Fury is eager to remain active after being kept out of the ring for close to two years by the coronavirus pandemic and contractual issues that caused his trilogy with Deontay Wilder to be delayed for months.