Anthony Joshua could fight Deontay Wilder in an ‘unbelievable’ final eliminator for Tyson Fury’s WBC title

The problem that could happen is a mandatory contender,” he continued. “We did order Wilder against [Andy] Ruiz, which was a tremendous fight, to find a mandatory contender.

“That fight didn’t take place. So the WBC board of governors has approved Fury against Usyk in February and then the rematch so there will not be anything in the way, as far as the WBC, for both fights to take place.”

The big show on December 23 could however eventually produce the mandatory challenger for the WBC heavyweight title that Fury holds.

“In itself it is a natural WBC elimination tournament. You have Wilder, No 1, Joshua, you have Parker, you have Otto Wallin, all those are highly ranked in the WBC. After December 23 we’re going to see a different picture in the rankings,” Sulaiman explained.

Joshua and Wilder will be favoured to win their fights and the expectation is for the American and the Briton to box next year.

“It looks like Wilder and Joshua are on a collision course. That could very well be a final elimination to determine a mandatory contender for the WBC title,” Sulaiman said.

That would be one of the most high-profile final eliminators the sport has ever seen.

“Unbelievable. That would be a dream come true for the fans,” Sulaiman said.

“I am very happy to see the promoters collaborating, the managers, the fighters. Of course there’s big money involved but you have to make it.

“You can dream of things, we have been dreaming for this and this is the perfect moment to get into another era of boxing. So we will be supporting as much as we can.”