Dillian Whyte may miss out on Tyson Fury’s next fight, warned his promoter Bob Arum.
Arum is Fury’s co-promoter along with Frank Warren, and he told talkSPORT that any delay due to negotiations over a potential purse bid may see another fight in despite the WBC ordering the mandatory defence.
Arum said to talkSPORT: “If we can’t come to a deal with Dillian Whyte, we’ll do a fight for the Ring Magazine belt and the ‘lineal’ title and we’ll pick another opponent
“We’ve gotta get Tyson back in the ring by the end of March…
“Frank [Warren] and I are determined to come to him with an opponent that’s acceptable and we’d love to do that fight in Cardiff.”
Arum suggested two potential opponents: Andy Ruiz Jr and Joseph Parker.
“Andy Ruiz Jr is a possibility,” he explained.
“Joseph Parker I see had a good victory over Derek Chisora – that could be a possibility.
“And we’re looking at a couple of other names that might be appropriate.”