Eddie Hearn, promoter for Dillian Whyte, is still not convinced that Deontay Wilder will go forward with a planned trilogy fight against WBC heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury.
Fury dropped and stopped Wilder back in February to capture the WBC crown.
After the loss, Wilder exercised an immediate rematch clause. Their third bout has a tentative date of December 19.
Whyte is the WBC's mandatory challenger to the world title.
Pursuant to a WBC order, Whyte must receive his world title shot by February 2021.
Should Wilder fall out of the trilogy bout, Hearn is willing to stake his own money to make a Fury-Whyte clash happen.
"I’ll do Whyte-Fury. I’ll stick the dough up. It’s a huge fight. We haven’t heard from Deontay Wilder. He hasn’t been vocal about the third fight. But we understand the position. Tyson Fury has got to fight Deontay Wilder. Good luck, crack on. It’s difficult for everyone," Hearn told IFL TV.
"Will they do Fury against Wilder 3, and will they do it in November or December? The cut-off date for Whyte to fight for the WBC title is the end of February, and we expect that to be kept to.
And if Fury-Wilder does go forward in December, it would be very difficult for the winner to turn around quick enough to do a fight with Whyte in February.
Hearn is willing to extend the date to early March, to make the fight happen.
"If they [Fury-Wilder] fight in early December, and we make an agreement to fight in early March, yes, we will accept that," Hearn said.
Whyte has his own obligation on August 22, when he faces former WBA world champion Alexander Povetkin.
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