London, United Kingdom (UK)
Current heavyweight WBC world champion, Tyson Fury, has confirmed that his next bout will be against Derek Chisora at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on December 3, 2022.
Fury, 34, shared the news that he would be facing Chisora on his social media accounts on Thursday, writing, “Let’s have it then Del Boy! See you December 3rd London.”
The 6ft 9in WBC heavyweight champion was last in action against Dillian Whyte in April, stopping his fellow Brit in the sixth round of their contest in front of more than 90 000 fans at Wembley Stadium.
“He comes and does exactly what it says on the tin he goes to war. He has changed his name from Del Boy to War and we are going to get a war.
I did outbox him comfortably the second time, but Chisora’s style has changed and so has mine! I used to be a tip-tap boxer on the back foot, jibbing and jabbing around the ring, but now I am an HMS destroyer!
When you have got two heavy forces colliding then someone is getting knocked out. If he lands a punch on me, a big swing, I am getting knocked out. If I land a big swing on him then he is getting knocked out, so the fans are going to win.
I rate Derek Chisora as highly as I rate (Aleksandr) Usyk, and I will train as hard for Derek as I will for any man in the world. If I didn’t, I would have to be an absolute idiot I will not underestimate Derek Chisora.
We are going to have a fight and that’s it. It’s going to be a good fight too, because he doesn’t shy away and I am running nowhere, so someone is getting chinned,” said Fury.
Fury is undefeated in his 33-fight professional career, with his only blemish a draw against Deontay Wilder in the first fight of their trilogy in December 2018.
Chisora will be challenging for the WBC heavyweight title for a second time, having lost to Vitali Klitschko in Munich via a unanimous decision back in 2012.
Moreso, Fury hopes to take on Usyk in a unification fight in the first part of next year, with the Ukrainian previously indicating he had no desire to fight before the New Year following his win over Chisora in 2020 with back-to-back victories over Anthony Joshua.
