DILLIAN WHYTE might fight Deontay Wester for the WBC heavyweight title, if Tyson Fury is unable to fight Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua.
The 33-year-old Whyte has waited for several years to get his shot at the world title and is now the mandatory challenger.
Whyte was appointed as the mandatory challenger to the WBC strap
He now wants to make an agreement with Fury so that he can face him in the first part of 2022. However, a purse split has yet to be reached.
Bob Arum, the Gypsy King's promoter, has said Fury could choose to vacate his WBC title and instead defend his Ring magazine strap.
TalkSPORT was informed by him that if Dillian Whyte is not available for negotiations, he will fight for the Ring Magazine belt as well as the 'lineal title' and he will pick another opponent.
"We have to get Tyson back into the ring before the end of March...
"Frank [Warren] is determined to fight him with an acceptable opponent, and we would love to fight in Cardiff.
"Andy Ruiz Jr. is possible. Joseph Parker, I see, had a victory over Derek Chisora. That could be a possibility.
"We're also looking at other names that may be suitable."
Wilder could fight Whyte, a mandatory challenger, if Fury leaves the belt. Whyte is ranked No1 in the WBC.
Wilder was stopped by Fury in the seventh round in February 2020, and lost the title.
In October, he faced Fury again and was knocked out in round 11.
Fury would face Parker or Ruiz Jr in the meantime as he waits to clash with Usyk and Joshua.
Usyk is currently the current holder of the WBA, IBF and WBO titles. He defeated Joshua in a unanimous decision at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in September.
AJ has the right contractually to a rematch against Usyk - a possibility that seems all the more probable after Whyte was given permission to fight for WBC belt.
Fury and Usyk wanted to have an undisputed clash, so they paid AJ to leave.
It is unlikely that Fury and Usyk will pay Joshua or Whyte separately, considering Whyte has also entered the equation.
