Dillian Whyte vs. Deontay Wilder Would Be Tremendous, Says WBC President

The ongoing tale in the heavyweight division validates a matchup between Dillian Whyte and Deontay Wilder for the right to challenge the WBC championship. Moreover, WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman is also open to staging the fight, citing it as a massive collision in the heavyweight unit.

Both men have their respective rights to call for a WBC title shot. Ex-champion Deontay Wilder suffered his maiden loss to Tyson Fury in February 2020 and is yet to receive a re-match. Meanwhile, Dillian Whyte’s win over Alexander Povetkin has made him the WBC (Interim) champion. Hence, several confusions got piled up before Sulaiman provided a clear picture.

Speaking with Pro Boxing Fans, the WBC President said, “I believe that a potential fight with Wilder would be tremendous. As you know, the WBC has been waiting and cooperating with everything regarding the heavyweight division. There was an issue with Wilder and Fury third fight. I don’t know the status of that matter legally and a long-awaited supposed Tyson Fury- Joshua fight. 

That has been heavily advertised as a reality. So we are just waiting, we are using the same flexibility, that we announced we would have since the pandemic begun,” said Mauricio Sulaiman.

He added, “What I can say is that certainly there are many great fights that can be happening and Dillian Whyte is of course in the mix.”

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Whyte and Wilder have also agreed to fight each other verbally several times. So, it might urge the fans to head towards another heavyweight collision. However, the fight can fall off at any point, especially when it is still not official.

As per the WBC Interim champion, Dillian Whyte, Wilder has ducked him several times. Although he is still willing to accept the fight, the ball is in Wilder’s corner at this stage. Following a humiliating defeat to Tyson Fury, ‘The Bronze Bomber’ hasn’t announced or teased his return.

He was rumored to return against Charles Martin a few weeks back. However, there have been no developments to the idea. ‘The Bronze Bomber’ needs to return sooner rather than later, and in Dillian Whyte he has a tailor-made opponent to propel himself back to relevancy.

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