WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman On A Fury-Usyk Fight: “This Is A Perfect Time To Do A Unification,”

By: Sean Crose

“This is a perfect time to do a unification.”

WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman uttered these precise phrases to Sky Sports on Monday. By doing so, Sulaiman indicated he want to see a heavyweight title throwdown between WBC and lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and IBF, WBA, and WBO heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk within the close to future. The winner of that struggle would turn into the primary undisputed world heavyweight champion since Lennox Lewis reigned supreme 20 years in the past.

“We ordered a final elimination between Wilder and Andy Ruiz,” Sulaiman continued. “At this time we have no mandatory contenders, so this is a perfect moment for the unification.” Usyk was final seen besting Anthony Joshua, the person he beforehand gained his heavyweight titles from, in a rematch final summer time. As for Fury, he was final noticed Saturday in London, the place he dominated and stopped longtime contender Derek Chisora. Fury and Usyk stood head to head after the struggle. Fury hurled a stream of insults at Usyk, whereas Usyk gave the impression to be largely unfazed.

Sulaiman then spoke of the truth that the IBF might throw a spoke within the figurative wheel by demanding that Usyk face their obligatory, Filip Hrgovic, so as to maintain onto his IBF belt. “Hopefully it will not get to that point,” stated Sulaiman, “and the four organizations will accept to sanction the ultimate undisputed fight and keep it that way.” Although he claimed he understood that totally different sanctioning our bodies have totally different guidelines, Sulaiman made it clear the potential of crowning an undisputed heavyweight champion ought to override different concerns.

“The importance of this fight (a Fury-Usyk match) is far beyond any organization,” he stated, “so we’re supporting it and we’ll do everything possible to make sure it takes place.” Fury was able to struggle Joshua for the undisputed heavyweight championship when Joshua nonetheless held on to his belts. An American decide, nonetheless, dominated that Fury must struggle arch rival Deontay Wilder third time first. In the meantime, Joshua misplaced his titles to Usyk.