A SPECIALLY designed ‘Union Belt’ will be awarded to the winner of Tyson Fury’s hotly anticipated bout with fellow Brit Dillian Whyte.
Their rumble is already for the WBC and Ring magazine heavyweight titles, but the WBC have now created a commemorative one-off strap to add to the stakes.
The specially created design includes a Union Jack flag in honour of the all-British bout.
And instead of the classic green-strapped WBC belt, the Union Belt has a sleek white strap that will be wrapped around the waist of either Fury or Whyte.
A WBC statement read: “The World Boxing Council proudly announces the Union Belt.
“This unique belt will be presented as a special trophy to the winner of the highly anticipated fight between WBC Heavyweight Champion Tyson Fury and WBC interim Heavyweight champion Dillian Whyte.
“The Union belt extols special elements to celebrate and commemorate the United Kingdom through boxing.”
But despite going through the effort of making a new belt, the bout is yet to be rubber stumped and remains in danger being CALLED OFF.
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The WBC have awarded Whyte just 20 per cent of the purse – a basic £6million – and set a deadline of February 19th to return the signed contract.
A date is also yet to be agreed for the all-British showdown.
Fury says it WILL be in the UK and April 23 is the likely spot on the calendar.
Cardiff’s Principality Stadium has been tipped as a potential venue, as has Old Trafford, home of Manchester United.
Fury hasn’t fought in the UK since clashes in 2018 against Sefer Seferi in Manchester and Francesco Pianeta in Belfast.
All five of his fights since then have been Stateside, three of which were against American slugger Deontay Wilder.
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