Eddie Hearn has publicly criticised Tyson Fury and his team over fight demands in a potential heavyweight clash with Dillian Whyte.
A Fury-Whyte fight look destined to be ordered by the WBC, however, they chose not to order a mandatory defence of the title - leaving Fury's next fight opponent up in the air.
The Gypsy King was given a 30-day window following his victory over Deontay Wilder to agree to a unification bout against Oleksandr Usyk, following his triumph against Anthony Joshua in September.
However, Joshua activated his rematch clause with Usyk and the pair will face-off again early in 2022 - believed to be in March.
That would open the door for the WBC to order Fury to defend his heavyweight title against Whyte, which had been
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