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Fight Week: Tyson Fury-Derek Chisora III, Juan Francisco Estrada-Roman Gonzalez III

Fight Week: Tyson Fury-Derek Chisora III, Juan Francisco Estrada-Roman Gonzalez III on Saturday.

FIGHT WEEK

Tyson Fury will face familiar foe Derek Chisora in London. Meanwhile, in the Phoenix area, great little men Juan Francisco Estrada and Roman Gonzalez will face off in the rubber match of their epic trilogy.

TYSON FURY (32-0-1, 23 KOs) vs. DEREK CHISORA (33-12, 23 KOs) III

  • When: Saturday, Dec. 3
  • Time: 2 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. PT (7 p.m. in U.K.) (main event later in show)
  • Where: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London
  • TV/Stream: ESPN+
  • Division: Heavyweights (no limit)
  • At stake: Fury’s WBC title
  • Pound-for-pound ranking: Fury No. 6
  • Odds: Fury 16½-1 favorite (average of multiple outlets)
  • Also on the card: Daniel Dubois vs. Kevin Lerena, heavyweights; Yvan Mendy vs. Denys Berinchyk, lightweight
  • Prediction: Fury KO 6
  • Background: Fans were hoping to see Fury fight Oleksandr Usyk for the undisputed championship or longtime rival Anthony Joshua. Instead, the heavyweight king will face fading countryman Derek Chisora a third time. Fury easily outpointed Chisora in 2011 and knocked him out in 10 rounds in 2014, after which he went on to become a two-time champion and the best big man of his era. He’s coming off a sixth-round knockout of Dillian Whyte in April. Fury probably will face Usyk, Joshua or possibly Deontay Wilder in a fourth fight next year. Chisora? The 38-year-old Londoner is 13-7 since the setback, including three losses in his last four fights. He was outpointed by Usyk in 2020 and lost back-to-back decisions in competitive fights against Joseph Parker. He rebounded to narrowly outpoint Kubrat Pulev in their rematch in July, pumping some life back into his career.

 

JUAN FRANCISCO ESTRADA (43-3, 28 KOs) vs. ROMAN GONZALEZ (51-3, 23 KOs) III

  • When: Saturday, Dec. 3
  • Time: 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT (main event later in show)
  • Where: Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale, Arizona
  • TV/Stream: DAZN
  • Division: Junior bantamweight (115 pounds)
  • At stake: Vacant WBA title
  • Pound-for-pound ranking: Estrada No. 8, Gonzalez No. 14
  • Odds: Even (average of multiple outlets)
  • Also on the card: Julio Cesar Martinez vs. Samuel Carmona, flyweights (for Martinez’s WBC title); Joselito Velasquez vs. Cristopher Rosales, flyweights; Diego Pacheco vs. Ricardo Adrian Luna, super middleweights
  • Prediction: Estrada SD
  • Background: This is the rubber match of one of the most compelling trilogies in recent years. “Chocolatito” was in his prime when he defeated a young Estrada by a unanimous decision in a competitive fight in 2012. The four-division champion from Nicaragua went on to solidify his reputation as one of the best little men of all time, even bouncing back from back-to-back losses to Srisaket Sor Rungvisai in 2017 to reclaim pound-for-pound status. The 35-year-old easily outpointed flyweight champ Julio Cesar Martinez in March. Estrada also built a Hall of Fame career since his initial setback against Gonzalez, fighting at the pinnacle of the sport for a decade and winning major titles he two divisions. He avenged the loss to Gonzalez by outpointing him in an entertaining brawl in March of last year, although the result was disputed. The 32-year-old Mexican is coming off a so-so performance in a unanimous-decision victory over capable Argi Cortes this past September.

 

ALSO FIGHTING THIS WEEK

THURSDAY

  • Ricky Frausto vs. Kaleel Carter, heavyweights, Costa Mesa, California (FITE)

FRIDAY

  • Brandon Glanton vs. David Light, cruiserweights, Plant City, Florida (ProBox TV)

SATURDAY

  • John Riel Casimero vs. Ryo Akaho, junior featherweights, Inchon, South Korea (FITE)
  • Richard Medina vs. Steve Garagarza, junior lightweights, San Antonio (FITE)
  • Colton Warner vs. Tommy Matlon, heavyweights, Minneapolis (FITE)
  • David Stevens vs. Christopher Brooker, super middleweights, Philadelphia (BXNGTV)

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Tyson Fury: ‘I rate Derek Chisora as highly as I rate (Oleksandr) Usyk’

Is Derek Chisora as good as Oleksandr Usyk? That’s why Tyson Fury was trying to sell.

Is [autotag]Derek Chisora[/autotag] as good as Oleksandr Usyk?

That’s what [autotag]Tyson Fury[/autotag], the loquacious WBC heavyweight titleholder, tried to sell at the news conference Thursday to announce his third fight with Chisora on Dec. 3 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London (ESPN+).

Fury (32-0-1, 23 KOs) seemed to headed for a showdown with three-belt champion Oleksandr Usyk for the undisputed title or a meeting with Anthony Joshua, but neither matchup could be made. Thus, he’ll rely on an old – 38 years old – standby in Chisora 33-12 (23 KOs).

Usyk, the former undisputed cruiserweight champion, outpointed Joshua in back-to-back fights last year and in August.

“Usyk was a little small heavyweight who wasn’t going to do anything against AJ,” Fury said. “… But then he stepped up and beat the big bodybuilder (Joshua) and all of sudden he’s a killer? I don’t think so. I rate Derek Chisora as highly as I rate Usyk.”

He went on: “As for me trying to sit here and try to sell Derek Chisora to the fans, I ain’t got to sell absolutely nothing to nobody. With Chisora, it does exactly what it says on the tin: He goes to war. He’s changed his name from ‘Delboy’ to ‘War’, and we’re going to get a war.”

Some might roll their eyes at Fury’s comments because Chisora has lost three of his past four fights.

He lost a clear decision to Usyk in 2020 and suffered back-to-back setbacks against Joseph Parker last year. He bounced back to narrowly outpoint Kubrat Pulev in July. However, he obviously is beyond his peak.

Plus, Fury handled him easily in their second fight back in 2014, scoring a 10th-round knockout. He outpointed Chisora by a wide margin three years earlier.

Early odds have Fury as at least a 20-1 favorite, which is huge by boxing standards.

Still, Fury provided his spin.

“I did outbox him comfortably the second time,” Fury said. “Chisora’s style has changed and guess what – so has mine. I used to be a tip-tap boxer, jabbing around the ring. I’m now an HMS destroyer.

“When you’ve got two heavy forces colliding, someone’s getting knocked out.”

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Meanwhile, Frank Warren, Fury’s co-promoter, has said that he expects a meeting with Usyk for all four major titles to happen in the early part of next year.

Fury just has to take care of business in December.

Said Warren: “Tyson can’t afford any slip-up in this fight as he has the much-publicized undisputed match-up with Usyk in the new year, which we’re really looking forward to.”

Of course, Fury believes he will beat anyone who is placed in front of him.

“I can beat anybody in the world,” he said. “Always have been able to and always will be able to. There’s nobody that can touch me. I’m in a league of my own.”

Fury is coming off a sixth-round knockout of Dillian Whyte in April. That followed back-to-back knockouts of Deontay Wilder in 2020 and last year.

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Tyson Fury: ‘I rate Derek Chisora as highly as I rate (Oleksandr) Usyk’

Tyson Fury on his Dec. 3 opponent: ‘I rate Derek Chisora as highly as I rate (Oleksandr) Usyk’

Is Derek Chisora as good as Oleksandr Usyk?

That’s what Tyson Fury, the loquacious WBC heavyweight titleholder, tried to sell at the news conference Thursday to announce his third fight with Chisora on Dec. 3 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London (ESPN+).

Fury (32-0-1, 23 KOs) seemed to headed for a showdown with three-belt champion Oleksandr Usyk for the undisputed title or a meeting with Anthony Joshua but neither matchup could be made. Thus, he’ll rely on an old – 38 years old – standby in Chisora 33-12 (23 KOs).

Usyk, the former undisputed cruiserweight champion, outpointed Joshua in back-to-back fights last year and in August.

“Usyk was a little small heavyweight who wasn’t going to do anything against AJ,” Fury said. “… But then he stepped up and beat the big bodybuilder (Joshua) and all of sudden he’s a killer? I don’t think so. I rate Derek Chisora as highly as I rate Usyk.”

He went on: “As for me trying to sit here and try to sell Derek Chisora to the fans, I ain’t got to sell absolutely nothing to nobody. With Chisora, it does exactly what it says on the tin: He goes to war. He’s changed his name from ‘Delboy’ to ‘War’, and we’re going to get a war.”

Some might roll their eyes at Fury’s comments because Chisora has lost three of his past four fights.

He lost a clear decision to Usyk in 2020 and suffered back-to-back setbacks against Joseph Parker last year. He bounced back to narrowly outpoint Kubrat Pulev in July. However, he obviously is beyond his peak.

Plus, Fury handled him easily in their second fight back in 2014, scoring a 10th-round knockout. He outpointed Chisora by a wide margin three years earlier.

Early odds have Fury as at least a 20-1 favorite, which is huge by boxing standards.

Still, Fury provided his spin.

“I did outbox him comfortably the second time,” Fury said. “Chisora’s style has changed and guess what – so has mine. I used to be a tip-tap boxer, jabbing around the ring. I’m now an HMS destroyer.

“When you’ve got two heavy forces colliding, someone’s getting knocked out.”

Meanwhile, Frank Warren, Fury’s co-promoter, has said that he expects a meeting with Usyk for all four major titles to happen in the early part of next year.

Fury just has to take care of business in December.

Said Warren: “Tyson can’t afford any slip-up in this fight as he has the much-publicized undisputed match-up with Usyk in the new year, which we’re really looking forward to.”

Of course, Fury believes he will beat anyone who is placed in front of him.

“I can beat anybody in the world,” he said. “Always have been able to and always will be able to. There’s nobody that can touch me. I’m in a league of my own.”

Fury is coming off a sixth-round knockout of Dillian Whyte in April. That followed back-to-back knockouts of Deontay Wilder in 2020 and last year.

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Tyson Fury: ‘I rate Derek Chisora as highly as I rate (Oleksandr) Usyk’

Tyson Fury on his Dec. 3 opponent: ‘I rate Derek Chisora as highly as I rate (Oleksandr) Usyk’

Is Derek Chisora as good as Oleksandr Usyk?

That’s what Tyson Fury, the loquacious WBC heavyweight titleholder, tried to sell at the news conference Thursday to announce his third fight with Chisora on Dec. 3 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London (ESPN+).

Fury (32-0-1, 23 KOs) seemed to headed for a showdown with three-belt champion Oleksandr Usyk for the undisputed title or a meeting with Anthony Joshua but neither matchup could be made. Thus, he’ll rely on an old – 38 years old – standby in Chisora 33-12 (23 KOs).

Usyk, the former undisputed cruiserweight champion, outpointed Joshua in back-to-back fights last year and in August.

“Usyk was a little small heavyweight who wasn’t going to do anything against AJ,” Fury said. “… But then he stepped up and beat the big bodybuilder (Joshua) and all of sudden he’s a killer? I don’t think so. I rate Derek Chisora as highly as I rate Usyk.”

He went on: “As for me trying to sit here and try to sell Derek Chisora to the fans, I ain’t got to sell absolutely nothing to nobody. With Chisora, it does exactly what it says on the tin: He goes to war. He’s changed his name from ‘Delboy’ to ‘War’, and we’re going to get a war.”

Some might roll their eyes at Fury’s comments because Chisora has lost three of his past four fights.

He lost a clear decision to Usyk in 2020 and suffered back-to-back setbacks against Joseph Parker last year. He bounced back to narrowly outpoint Kubrat Pulev in July. However, he obviously is beyond his peak.

Plus, Fury handled him easily in their second fight back in 2014, scoring a 10th-round knockout. He outpointed Chisora by a wide margin three years earlier.

Early odds have Fury as at least a 20-1 favorite, which is huge by boxing standards.

Still, Fury provided his spin.

“I did outbox him comfortably the second time,” Fury said. “Chisora’s style has changed and guess what – so has mine. I used to be a tip-tap boxer, jabbing around the ring. I’m now an HMS destroyer.

“When you’ve got two heavy forces colliding, someone’s getting knocked out.”

Meanwhile, Frank Warren, Fury’s co-promoter, has said that he expects a meeting with Usyk for all four major titles to happen in the early part of next year.

Fury just has to take care of business in December.

Said Warren: “Tyson can’t afford any slip-up in this fight as he has the much-publicized undisputed match-up with Usyk in the new year, which we’re really looking forward to.”

Of course, Fury believes he will beat anyone who is placed in front of him.

“I can beat anybody in the world,” he said. “Always have been able to and always will be able to. There’s nobody that can touch me. I’m in a league of my own.”

Fury is coming off a sixth-round knockout of Dillian Whyte in April. That followed back-to-back knockouts of Deontay Wilder in 2020 and last year.

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Report: Tyson Fury near agreement to face Derek Chisora a third time

One of boxing’s biggest draws is on the verge of a trilogy booking.

So much for [autotag]Tyson Fury[/autotag]’s big fight.

The WBC heavyweight titleholder won’t be fighting Oleksandr Usyk or Anthony Joshua, at least not immediately. Instead, ESPN is reporting that Fury in near a deal to fight longtime contender [autotag]Derek Chisora[/autotag] on Dec. 3 in London.

Fury and Chisora have already fought twice, with Fury (32-0-1, 23 KOs) winning by decision in 2011 and knockout in 2014.

The third fight is expected to take place at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, which has a capacity of 60,000-plus for soccer.

Many assumed Fury, the WBC heavyweight titleholder, would face Oleksandr Usyk for the undisputed championship after the Ukrainian outpointed former titleholder Anthony Joshua a second time on Aug. 20.

When that didn’t happen, he and Anthony Joshua entered talks for a long-awaited showdown. However, negotiations broke down late last month.

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So now it appears Fury will turn to an old rival – with whom he has been in contact for months – to stay busy in his voluntary title defense.

“The Gypsy King” hasn’t fought since April, when he stopped Dillian Whyte in six rounds. That followed back-to-back knockout victories over Deontay Wilder that underscored Fury’s place at the pinnacle of the division.

Chisora (33-12, 23 KOs) injected life into his faltering career when he outpointed longtime contender Kubrat Pulev in July, which followed consecutive decision losses against Usyk and Joseph Parker (twice).

However, the Londoner is 38 and clearly not the fighter he once was.

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Report: Tyson Fury near agreement to face Derek Chisora a third time

Report: Tyson Fury is near an agreement to face Derek Chisora a third time on Dec. 3 in London.

So much for Tyson Fury’s big fight.

The WBC heavyweight titleholder won’t be fighting Oleksandr Usyk or Anthony Joshua, at least not immediately. Instead, ESPN is reporting that Fury in near a deal to fight longtime contender Derek Chisora on Dec. 3 in London.

Fury and Chisora have already fought twice, with Fury (32-0-1, 23 KOs) winning by decision in 2011 and knockout in 2014.

The third fight is expected to take place at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, which has a capacity of 60,000-plus for soccer.

Many assumed Fury, the WBC heavyweight titleholder, would face Oleksandr Usyk for the undisputed championship after the Ukrainian outpointed former titleholder Anthony Joshua a second time on Aug. 20.

When that didn’t happen, he and Anthony Joshua entered talks for a long-awaited showdown. However, negotiations broke down late last month.

So now it appears Fury will turn to an old rival – with whom he has been in contact for months – to stay busy in his voluntary title defense.

“The Gypsy King” hasn’t fought since April, when he stopped Dillian Whyte in six rounds. That followed back-to-back knockout victories over Deontay Wilder that underscored Fury’s place at the pinnacle of the division.

Chisora (33-12, 23 KOs) injected life into his faltering career when he outpointed longtime contender Kubrat Pulev in July, which followed consecutive decision losses against Usyk and Joseph Parker (twice).

However, the Londoner is 38 and clearly not the fighter he once was.

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Report: Tyson Fury near agreement to face Derek Chisora a third time

Report: Tyson Fury is near an agreement to face Derek Chisora a third time on Dec. 3 in London.

So much for Tyson Fury’s big fight.

The WBC heavyweight titleholder won’t be fighting Oleksandr Usyk or Anthony Joshua, at least not immediately. Instead, ESPN is reporting that Fury in near a deal to fight longtime contender Derek Chisora on Dec. 3 in London.

Fury and Chisora have already fought twice, with Fury (32-0-1, 23 KOs) winning by decision in 2011 and knockout in 2014.

The third fight is expected to take place at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, which has a capacity of 60,000-plus for soccer.

Many assumed Fury, the WBC heavyweight titleholder, would face Oleksandr Usyk for the undisputed championship after the Ukrainian outpointed former titleholder Anthony Joshua a second time on Aug. 20.

When that didn’t happen, he and Anthony Joshua entered talks for a long-awaited showdown. However, negotiations broke down late last month.

So now it appears Fury will turn to an old rival – with whom he has been in contact for months – to stay busy in his voluntary title defense.

“The Gypsy King” hasn’t fought since April, when he stopped Dillian Whyte in six rounds. That followed back-to-back knockout victories over Deontay Wilder that underscored Fury’s place at the pinnacle of the division.

Chisora (33-12, 23 KOs) injected life into his faltering career when he outpointed longtime contender Kubrat Pulev in July, which followed consecutive decision losses against Usyk and Joseph Parker (twice).

However, the Londoner is 38 and clearly not the fighter he once was.

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Tyson Fury announces again on his 34th birthday that he’s retiring from boxing

Heavyweight titleholder Tyson Fury announced again on his 34th birthday that he’s retiring from boxing.

Is he or isn’t he?

Heavyweight titleholder Tyson Fury has teased retirement multiple times recently only to reveal plans to get back into the ring, the last time being only a few days ago when he announced he wanted to fight Derek Chisora a third time.

He was at it again on his 34th birthday Friday, saying on social media that he was finished with the sport.

He posted on Instagram a photo of himself with trainer SugarHill Steward and wrote: “Massive thanks to everyone who had an input in my career over the years & after long hard conversations I’ve finally decided to walk away & on my 34th birthday I say Bon voyage.”

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Fury announced his “retirement” after he stopped Dillian Whyte in six rounds in April. However, the WBC beltholder indicated two months later that he’d be back, likely to face the winner of the Aug. 20 Oleksandr Usyk-Anthony Joshua rematch for the undisputed championship.

Then came his pursuit of Chisora in what would’ve amounted to a stay-busy fight while he awaited the outcome of the Usyk-Joshua fight. Talks with Chisora evidently are stalled, which led to his birthday announcement.

Have we really seen the last of Fury? Probably not. Fighters often discuss retirement to keep their names in the news, which might be what Fury’s back-and-forth is about.

His co-promoter believes we’ll see him fight again.

“I speak to him all the time,” Frank Warren told Sky Sports. “If he wants to fight, he’ll fight. I’m not going to tempt him. Because if he needs that then he shouldn’t be fighting. It’s got to come from him and his heart.

“Do I think we’ll see Tyson in a ring [again]? I do because I think he’s a fighting man and I think he’ll miss it too much.”

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Tyson Fury announces again on his 34th birthday that he’s retiring from boxing

Heavyweight titleholder Tyson Fury announced again on his 34th birthday that he’s retiring from boxing.

Is he or isn’t he?

Heavyweight titleholder Tyson Fury has teased retirement multiple times recently only to reveal plans to get back into the ring, the last time being only a few days ago when he announced he wanted to fight Derek Chisora a third time.

He was at it again on his 34th birthday Friday, saying on social media that he was finished with the sport.

He posted on Instagram a photo of himself with trainer SugarHill Steward and wrote: “Massive thanks to everyone who had an input in my career over the years & after long hard conversations I’ve finally decided to walk away & on my 34th birthday I say Bon voyage.”

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Fury announced his “retirement” after he stopped Dillian Whyte in six rounds in April. However, the WBC beltholder indicated two months later that he’d be back, likely to face the winner of the Aug. 20 Oleksandr Usyk-Anthony Joshua rematch for the undisputed championship.

Then came his pursuit of Chisora in what would’ve amounted to a stay-busy fight while he awaited the outcome of the Usyk-Joshua fight. Talks with Chisora evidently are stalled, which led to his birthday announcement.

Have we really seen the last of Fury? Probably not. Fighters often discuss retirement to keep their names in the news, which might be what Fury’s back-and-forth is about.

His co-promoter believes we’ll see him fight again.

“I speak to him all the time,” Frank Warren told Sky Sports. “If he wants to fight, he’ll fight. I’m not going to tempt him. Because if he needs that then he shouldn’t be fighting. It’s got to come from him and his heart.

“Do I think we’ll see Tyson in a ring [again]? I do because I think he’s a fighting man and I think he’ll miss it too much.”

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