Tyson Fury's WBC-mandated heavyweight title fight with Dillian Whyte goes to purse bids on Mexico City on Friday night. Whyte's team have been proving difficult to negotiate with as their fighter seeks to take more than the 20% which is being offered by Fury's camp.
This has resulted in the deadline for purse bids being pushed back several times - most recently on Wednesday this week - in order for negotiations to continue regarding the current 80:20 split proposed by Fury's team.
A statement from the WBC earlier in the month said: "If there is no agreement between the parties a purse bid will be held on Tuesday January 18 at noon in Mexico City WBC headquarters." That date has subsequently been pushed back until tonight.
Whyte is the mandatory challenger for Fury's WBC belt and looks set to be the Gypsy King's next opponent with Anthony Joshua now thought to be unwilling to step aside for Fury to face Oleksandr Usyk in a unification bout.
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