Anthony Joshua may meet Deontay Wilder in probably the largest ultimate eliminator the world has ever seen.
Joshua and Wilder will compete in separate bouts on December 23 in opposition to Otto Wallin and Joseph Parker respectively.
If each Wilder and Joshua are victorious they are going to be on the right track to field one another subsequent 12 months. However despite the fact that they’re the No 1 and No 2-ranked contenders with the WBC they will not battle one another for that heavyweight championship.
The WBC have confirmed to Sky Sports activities that their heavyweight championship won’t solely be contested, together with the IBF, WBA and WBO belts, within the Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk undisputed title battle on February 17 but in addition in an anticipated Fury-Usyk rematch.
Mauricio Sulaiman, the WBC president, emphasised that his organisation has been dedicated to supporting establishing an undisputed champion at heavyweight.
“We’ve been waiting and pushing and mediating and encouraging everyone to try to make this happen,” Sulaiman advised Sky Sports activities.
“When Wilder was champion there have been a few events the place Wilder-Joshua got here very shut. The WBC left that window with out interfering with something that would get in the way in which. Then with Tyson Fury, he was able to battle Joshua, then Usyk.
“The problem that could happen is a mandatory contender,” he continued. “We did order Wilder in opposition to [Andy] Ruiz, which was an incredible battle, to discover a obligatory contender.
“That fight didn’t take place. So the WBC board of governors has approved Fury against Usyk in February and then the rematch so there will not be anything in the way, as far as the WBC, for both fights to take place.”
The large present on December 23 may nevertheless finally produce the obligatory challenger for the WBC heavyweight title that Fury holds.
“In itself it is a natural WBC elimination tournament. You have Wilder, No 1, Joshua, you have Parker, you have Otto Wallin, all those are highly ranked in the WBC. After December 23 we’re going to see a different picture in the rankings,” Sulaiman defined.
Joshua and Wilder will probably be favoured to win their fights and the expectation is for the American and the Briton to field subsequent 12 months.
“It looks like Wilder and Joshua are on a collision course. That could very well be a final elimination to determine a mandatory contender for the WBC title,” Sulaiman mentioned.
That may be one of the vital high-profile ultimate eliminators the game has ever seen.
“Unbelievable. That would be a dream come true for the fans,” Sulaiman mentioned.
“I am very happy to see the promoters collaborating, the managers, the fighters. Of course there’s big money involved but you have to make it.
“You may dream of issues, we now have been dreaming for this and that is the proper second to get into one other period of boxing. So we will probably be supporting as a lot as we are able to.”