Tyson Fury has an offer to take his Dillian White fight to Saudi Arabia.
The WBC heavyweight king only managed one fight in 2021, the incredible trio won over Deontay Wilder, and looks to fight in the spring before squeezing a few bouts in 2022.
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And the Mexican sanctions body has ordered his 6ft 9in aces to fight before mandatory challenger White, while Anthony Joshua handles a rematch with Oleksandr Usik on the WBA, IBF and WBO belts.
Both British giants will be eager to earn as much as possible from the all-English showdown, but White, especially the WBC, has insisted that their interim champions deserve only 20 percent of the purse.
And, as we learned from AJ’s mega-money Saudi victory over Andy Ruiz Jr., Saudi site fees can give a great boost to wallets by helping to get big events off the ground and improve the country’s image.
Fury has already headlined a show in Saudi, rumored to be worth £12 million for WWE in 2019.
And he teased a return to the oil-rich nation last week with a clip from a photo from the show that read: “The kings of Saudi Arabia are coming back! Get up there my boys!
“There’s some big news coming, wait!'”
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Fury spoke directly to Prince Khalid bin Salman Al Saud in May 2021, when he was negotiating a disastrous demonstration with Joshua in ultra-Orthodox territory.
And was already well on board with the widely criticized rulers, who were accused of washing up the game, along with helping fuel the fight.
He roared: “I have just switched off the phone of Prince Khalid of Saudi Arabia, he has told me this fight is 100 percent. 14 August 2021 Summer season.
“All eyes of the world will be on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
“This is going to be the biggest sporting event ever to grace planet Earth. Don’t miss out on it. All eyes are on us.”
The bout collapsed when an arbitration judge forced Wilder’s termination.
But it looks like the pair remains on good terms and hosting the Fury Defense could strengthen Saudi’s chances of finally holding an undisputed heavyweight fight.
When Arab State secured Joshua’s cautious rematch win over Andy Ruiz Jr. in December 2019, it was on the grounds that his next shot against either Fury or Wilder would be right there in the rest of the WBC belt.
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And now the Boxing Power Brokers at the House of Saud have another shot at the pinnacle of the sport by organizing lead-up matches.
White boxed in Diriyah on AJ’s undercard, so there is no problem boxing under the controversial regime.
And Oleksandr Usik was in the ring as a guest to see all the activities on the outskirts of Riyadh, so it shouldn’t be a problem to sign up for another Gulf mission.
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