Tyson Fury's promoter Frank Warren insists, Dillian Whyte has no chance of fighting Fury. Britain’s ‘Body Snatcher’ is looking for a new opponent following news of Alexander Povetkin’s positive COVID test. Eddie Hearn was quick to put his name forward for the opportunity to fight Fury in December The Gypsy King, though, is planning to face Agit Kabayel in his next fight, as Warren poured cold water on Whyte’s dream. Warren said: “Correct me if I’m wrong, but didn’t Dillian Whyte get absolutely poleaxed in his last fight? At that time, he was the mandatory challenger to Tyson, he kept going on about it, he was going to sue everybody. Then stupidly, they put him in with Povetkin and he poleaxed him. That’s it, he’s lost his chance. We don’t need him. What is in it for us?” Warren confirmed that Kabayel remains the primary target for Fury. “We’re looking at the European champion Agit Kabayel and that’s the fight we’re looking to make,” he continued. “[They’re dragging their heels] because they want more money – everybody does! But we’re close to making the fight. Tyson has been training for this guy and that’s the fight he wants. Tyson is not interested in [a fight with Dillian Whyte]. “He’s made that very clear, even before he faced Povetkin. All we’re interested in is getting to face Anthony Joshua after he gets through his next fight. That’s the only heavyweight Matchroom has we’re interested in. We will know sometime today,” Warren added, of Kabayel’s commitment to fight Fury. “He’ll either sign it or he won’t, but we have someone else in mind if he doesn’t. So we have a backup plan, but it won’t be Dillian Whyte. What’s in it for us? There’s no gain in it.”
Source: TalkSport