Tyson Fury is eager to return to the boxing ring but his next opponent will not be Alexander Usyk, Frank Warren has confirmed.
The 33-year-old Gypsy King has been ordered by the WBC to fight its mandated Dillian White.
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And Fury is already preparing for his next bout, even though a fight has yet to be agreed.
His promoter Warren told talkSPORT: “Tyson wants to fight in the first quarter and we are working very hard to make that happen.
“He’s in strict training at the moment, he just wants to get out there.
“We’re all disappointed – the big disappointment is that we haven’t managed to get past the fight between him and Usyk for the four belts – that’s the fight we all want to see.
“Meanwhile the WBC has ordered Tyson to be mandatory against White, so it is turning a bit.
“What’s his mindset? He just wants to get in the ring. He doesn’t care who he fights. He just wants to go out there. He’s had one fight in two years. Now that’s a long time.”
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Last week Warren confirmed that Fury’s next fight would take place on March 26 – but the venue and rival of the competition have yet to be decided.
There has been talk of Fury fighting White at Old Trafford or Cardiff, but there have been problems reaching an agreement between the two sides.
The WBC ruled that Fury and White would receive 80 and 20 percent of the fight purse splits – a decision that angered the latter.
Negotiations have since taken place that have delayed purse bids, but White is unlikely to jump in its percentage because it is based on past earnings.
According to Warren, Fury earned 67 times more than White in his previous matches.
