Tyson Fury will be entitled to 80 percent of the purse for his title fight against Dillian Whyte, the WBC have confirmed.
The decision went in Fury’s favour after the two camps were deadlocked over negotiations, with Whyte’s team arguing for a more generous split for the mandatory challenger.
Fury is believed to have earned significantly more in his most recent fights - all three of the most recent bouts coming against Deontay Wilder - while Whyte fought Alexander Povetkin twice, with one event against Mariusz Wach.
Speaking to BoxingScene.com, WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman explained the decision.
“We ordered the fight on Thursday,” he began. “The consideration for the 80/20 split comes from the purses the fighters have earned in their recent fights.”
“We cannot discuss any further details whatsoever due to the proceedings,” he continued. “The arbitration is still going on. Unfortunately, we’re in the process. We simply made the ruling today, and that’s where we are right now. That’s why we can’t make any further comments whatsoever.
“This has been a very frustrating process, but I am happy and hopeful that it will get done.”
Fury’s American co-promoter Bob Arum had previously claimed that Whyte wanted $10 million, which led to suggestions Fury would instead fight one of Andy Ruiz Jr. or Robert Helenius while the disagreement was resolved in arbitration