The WBC through its President, Mauricio Sulaiman has made it compulsory for Anthony Joshua to challenge the winner of the Oleksandr Usyk versus Tyson Fury bout.
All the belts are up for grabs on the 18rh of May in Saudi Arabia when Fury takes to the ring against Usyk. A rematch is expected later in the year.
According to Sulaiman, there is no obstacle preventing Joshua from fighting Usyk or Fury.
“The WBC was presented a sanction request which was to fight for the undisputed. The WBC accepted that sanctioning and we accepted the rematch they have requested,” Sulaiman said as quoted by Sports Illustrated.
“But, if it is not anything to do with contractual or promotion, we would absolutely accept the winner to fight Joshua. The WBC has been very much attentive to this matter. So, we have completely freed the ground for the undisputed, for a rematch, and for another fight of that level. The WBC position right now is very open to support the undisputed champion taking on the fights that the fans want to see.”
Following Ngannou’s boxing debut against Fury, Joshua decisively defeated the MMA star thrice to remind the world that he is bent on getting back to the top of the heavyweight division.
“It was unbelievable. He looked like a champion of the world – tremendous, powerful, precise and he made a statement. I am very proud and happy for him,” Sulaiman said.
“That is how the world is, they judge you by your last performance and now he is a power force and everybody is claiming he is the best heavyweight in the world, last year they were saying he was washed up. Now, everyone is saying Fury is all washed up but we will see on May 18,” he added.
