Tyson Fury vs Dillian Whyte purse bids explained: What happens next and Anthony Joshua decision

28.01.2022 - 17:16 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Tyson Fury's WBC-mandated heavyweight title fight with Dillian Whyte goes to purse bids on Mexico City on Friday night.

Whyte's team have been proving difficult to negotiate with as their fighter seeks to take more than the 20% which is being offered by Fury's camp.

This has resulted in the deadline for purse bids being pushed back several times - most recently on Wednesday this week - in order for negotiations to continue regarding the current 80:20 split proposed by Fury's team.

A statement from the WBC earlier in the month said: "If there is no agreement between the parties a purse bid will be held on Tuesday January 18 at noon in Mexico City WBC headquarters." That date has subsequently been pushed back until tonight.

Whyte is the mandatory challenger for Fury's WBC belt and looks set to be the Gypsy King's next opponent with Anthony Joshua now thought to be unwilling to step aside for Fury to face Oleksandr Usyk in a unification bout.

The Fury vs Whyte title fight will now go to purse bids, which means whichever promoter offers the highest amount will win the right to stage it.

Fury's promoters are Bob Arum and Frank Warren while Whyte is represented by Eddie Hearn.

Usyk will face Joshua in a rematch after the Ukrainian's shock win over the Brit last year.

Speaking on Thursday, Hearn said: "Fury doesn't want to fight Usyk, in my opinion, because he had the opportunity to do it through these discussions and really, when it came down to it, he really don't want to," Eddie Hearn has claimed.

"What Fury really wants to do is have a really easy one in March, that's what he really wants to do. Now, he's going to have to fight Dillian Whyte and now, after all this kerfuffle, he'll get beat by Dillian Whyte, he'll get