The winner of the second rematch between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder will face a mandatory defence against Dillian Whyte, the WBC has confirmed, Dailymail reports.
Fury defeated Wilder in February of this year, with the pair set for another high-profile bout in December.
And the winner of that contest will face Brixton boxer Whyte, who takes on Russian Alexander Povetkin later this month in England, meaning a mouth-watering all-British clash is on the cards in early 2021.
It means the first of Fury’s two fights against Anthony Joshua is set to be pushed back further into 2021, according to Eddie Hearn.
WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman told Sky Sports: ‘The WBC has reviewed every single weight category, considering the pandemic.
‘We have had the flexibility with our champions and the WBC has approved Fury to fight by the end of the year, if it’s announced that it might be December 19, and the winner must make the mandatory defence early next year.
‘When the (Fury-Wilder) fight takes place, we will order the pre-negotiations, so it’s a process that the promoters negotiate the fight and a date.
‘It makes no sense to speculate on a date, but it’s going to be early next year when they are able to negotiate, or it goes to a purse bid.’
A Fury-Whyte contest could mean several all-British bouts for the ‘Gypsy King’ in 2021, after the undefeated WBC champion agreed a two-fight deal with Watford-born boxer Joshua earlier this year.
While the date for the mandatory defence has not been confirmed, promoter Hearn claimed that February or March is a realistic estimate for the mandatory defence, one which Whyte could not turn down, thereby pushing back the Fury-Joshua bout.
