Over the weekend in London (UK), local veteran heavyweight Derek Chisora (33-13, 23 KOs) attempted to take the WBC title from compatriot champion Tyson Fury (33-0-1, 24 KOs), but capitulated in the 10th round .
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The loser is not going to retire. Promoter Eddie HearnMatchroom Boxing) already
discusses all possible options for a popular veteran: “Chisora can come back to us and meet Zhang Zhilei, or Filip Hrgovic, or Fabio Wardley. It’s up to him to decide. Moreover, Chisora has made good money in recent years. We love and appreciate Derek very much. I think now is the perfect moment for him to hang up his gloves.”
Hearn was tight-lipped about the confrontation itself: “Fury was a little dirty. He held Chisora’s hands, leaned on him with his whole mass. But Derek is a damn brave man. He wasn’t going to stop.”
And here is the opinion of Lennox Lewis about this fight. Immediately after the defeat, Chisora replied that he was thinking about the referee’s go-ahead in the fight with Fury.