The normal split for an interim champion is up to 45%. “The normal split for any mandatory challenger is a lot more than 80/20. “You’re talking about a lot of money - a difference of 25%,” Hearn said about the issue. Hearn insisted that Whyte will get the chance take on Fury, but said that a fair purse split must be agreed. He has not boxed competitively since winning his rematch with Alexander Povetkin in March of last year. Whyte had been left aggrieved by the WBC’s decision to split the purse so significantly in the favour of Fury, adding to existing frustration over the delay in the 33-year-old receiving a title fight opportunity. “There are so many conversations going on behind the scenes right now. “Either March, April, early May potentially.
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