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WBC president guarantees world title shot for retired British boxing star
WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman has revealed that former heavyweight champion Tyson Fury will get a chance to reclaim the green and gold belt if he ends his retirement.
Following two successive losses to Oleksandr Usyk last year, Fury announced in January that he has walked away from boxing for good.
While social media posts of Fury training gave fans hope that he would return to the sweet science, he has reiterated his desire to remain retired.
Speaking to Action Network, Sulaiman explained why the 'Gypsy King' has a special place in his heart.
"If Tyson decides to come back to boxing, he always has a door open with the WBC," Sulaiman said.
"He will always be number one so absolutely (we will give him a world title shot if he returns) because he is top of the top.
"He carried boxing through the dark times of the pandemic and Tyson is the one who elevated the sport and he’s the one who got Saudi Arabia to look into boxing.
"Spencer Brown is a tremendous influence, a great manager and now he’s managing and promoting fighters. It’s a great team so it’s a win win (for everyone) and my love and my gold heart goes to Tyson Fury and his team."
If Fury is awarded a WBC world title shot in his first comeback fight, it would not be the first time the sanctioning body has given a major name an immediate chance at world glory.
The legendary Manny Pacquiao, who returns on July 19 in Las Vegas, has also been given a WBC world title shot in his first fight after a four-year retirement when he takes on Mario Barrios at the MGM Grand.
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