Bob Arum Reveals Venue and Timeline for Tyson Fury vs. Dillian Whyte

Published 11/19/2021, 5:00 AM EST

Tyson Fury put on the performance of his life against Deontay Wilder last month. In what was his maiden world title defense, ‘The Gypsy King’ maintained his unbeaten streak and handed ‘The Bronze Bomber’ his second consecutive defeat. After such an impressive performance, the only thing everyone wanted to know about Fury’s stint was, whom will he face next?

For now, Dillian Whyte is next for Tyson Fury. As Whyte holds the WBC interim heavyweight strap, he has been eager to get his hands on the shot for the gold.

Recently, Fury’s US promoter, Bob Arum, spoke to Boxing Scene on the same. He said, “We’re gonna sit down with [Whyte’s] people and see if we can work out a deal.” (h/t Michael Benson)

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Bob Arum has declared that they will try to make Tyson Fury vs Dillian Whyte as a voluntary defence for March at Cardiff's Principality Stadium, if Oleksandr Usyk is not an option: "We're gonna sit down with [Whyte's] people and see if we can work out a deal." [@BoxingScene]
— Michael Benson (@MichaelBensonn) November 18, 2021

Whyte was supposed to face Otto Wallin for his WBC interim title defense. However, as ‘The Body Snatcher’ injured himself, he pulled out of this contest. Since then, the only fight he’s looked at is a 12-round slugfest against his compatriot, Tyson Fury.

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Fury himself is in search of a mandatory contender and no one else apart from Whyte seems to be his next challenge. ‘The Gypsy King’s promoter also has his sight set on the undisputed fight against Oleksandr Usyk. However, as ‘The Cat’ will have to fight Anthony Joshua, Fury may have to battle Dillian Whyte.

Hence, the heavyweight scenario only looks intriguing.

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Dillian Whyte will need to bring in an out-of-the-box game plan to thwart Tyson Fury

In his last two outings, Tyson Fury has demolished the scariest heavyweight of the modern era, Deontay Wilder. That said, his confidence is at its peak for obvious reasons. With this mindset, he can hammer any opponent in front of him.

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Accordingly, ‘The Body Snatcher’ will have to bring in something out of the box if he wishes to present a rugged test to Fury. If he fails to do so, it could be a formality for ‘The Gypsy King’ to retain his belt.

It’ll be interesting to see how this fight plays out. Does Whyte have what it takes to thwart Fury?

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Prathamesh Singh Chauhan is a Boxing Author at EssentiallySports. He is a graduate from the International Institute of Sports Management who combines his love for sports, particularly combat sports, and his flair for writing and analysis to help him in his day-to-day work. He has prior professional experience with sporting organizations such as Star Sports, Khelo India, and NBA.

Bob Arum Reveals Venue and Timeline for Tyson Fury vs. Dillian Whyte

Dillian Whyte will need to bring in an out-of-the-box game plan to thwart Tyson Fury

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