Heavyweight titleholder Tyson Fury will defend his belt against Derek Chisora in their fight Saturday in London.
TYSON FURY (32-0-1, 23 KOs) vs. DEREK CHISORA (33-12, 23 KOs) III
- Date: 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)
- Weights: Fury 268.6, Chisora 260.6
- 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.
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