WBC President Says Everybody Wants To See Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua

WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman is expecting Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk to have to fight twice, as he gave his thoughts on the heavyweight division.

Fury vs. Usyk is a fight many have wanted to see and it will happen on May 18, and a rematch clause has also been agreed to.

“The WBC received a petition which was voted by the board [within the WBC], [they] accepted the unification fight and a rematch, so that’s what we have ruled,” Sulaiman explained. “Of course, if there’s a different petition, the WBC board will discuss and vote on it, but at this moment, the petition has the fight [Fury-Usyk] and the rematch, yes.”

Although Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk are set to likely fight twice, the WBC president is hopeful a fight between Fury and Anthony Joshua will happen.

“Everybody has been wanting to see [Tyson] Fury-[Anthony] Joshua for a long time, and Joshua has looked tremendous,” added Sulaiman. “Joshua was first ranked by the WBC, he was the WBC international champion for a long time, he had the opportunity from another organization while he was the second contender in the WBC, but I like him very much. He’s a great, positive [person] in the sport in all ways and it [Fury-Joshua] would be a tremendous fight.”

Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua is one of the biggest fights to make in boxing, and one many fans are looking forward to. But, before it can come to fruition, Fury will need to box Usyk and likely do it twice.