Dillian Whyte vs. Derek Chisora II

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The Brawl To Settle It All
Whyte vs. Chisora fight poster.jpg
Date22 December 2018
Venue The O2 Arena, Greenwich, London, UK
Title(s) on the line WBC Silver and WBO International heavyweight titles
Tale of the tape
Boxer Dillian Whyte Derek Chisora
Nickname "The Body Snatcher" "War"
Hometown Brixton, London, UK Finchley, London, UK
Pre-fight record 24–1 (17 KOs) 29–8 (21 KOs)
Age 30 years, 8 months 34 years, 11 months
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight246+1⁄2 lb (112 kg)246+1⁄4 lb (112 kg)
Style Orthodox Orthodox
Recognition WBC/WBO
No. 1 Ranked Heavyweight
WBA/TBRB
No. 4 Ranked Heavyweight
The Ring
No. 5 Ranked Heavyweight
WBC Silver and WBO International heavyweight champion		 IBF
No. 4 Ranked Heavyweight
WBA
No. 5 Ranked Heavyweight
WBC
No. 7 Ranked Heavyweight
WBO
No. 11 Ranked Heavyweight
TBRB
No. 8 Ranked Heavyweight
Result
Whyte wins via 11th-round KO

Dillian Whyte vs. Derek Chisora II, billed as The Brawl To Settle It All, was a professional boxing match contested between WBC Silver and WBO International heavyweight champion, Dillian Whyte, and Derek Chisora. The bout took place on 22 December 2018 at The O2 Arena, with Whyte winning by knockout in the eleventh round.

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Background

Whyte and Chisora first fought in 2016, with Whyte defending his WBC International title at Manchester Arena on the undercard of the Anthony Joshua vs. Éric Molina heavyweight title fight. The fight was a WBC "eliminator", held at the time by Deontay Wilder. Whyte won by a controversial split decision with scores of 115–113, 115–114 in his favour, and 115–114 in favour of Chisora. [1]

On 24 March 2018, at The O2 Arena, Whyte defeated former heavyweight champion Lucas Browne via 6th-round KO. [2] On the undercard, Chisora defeated Zakaria Azzouzi, winning by stoppage in the second round. [3] On 28 July 2018, at The O2 Arena, Whyte defeated former heavyweight champion Joseph Parker, winning by unanimous decision. [4] In the chief support, Chisora defeated former world title challenger Carlos Takam via 8th-round TKO, setting up a potential rematch between the two later in the year. [5]

In mid October 2018, Whyte and fellow heavyweight contender Luis Ortiz appeared to have a war of words and called each other out, with Ortiz stating he would come to the UK and fight Whyte on 22 December, a potential PPV date allocated to the possible Whyte vs. Chisora rematch. After hearing this, Chisora came out saying 'No one wants to see that [Whyte-Ortiz]', that he was 'the Money Man' and Whyte should fight him if he wants to earn more money. [6] Hearn also stated despite Ortiz putting his name forward, Chisora was the front-runner to fight Whyte. [7] On 22 October, Whyte told Sky Sports that Chisora needed to sign a deal quick or he would look at other options. [8] On 1 November 2018, the rematch between Whyte and Chisora was announced to take place on 22 December at The O2 Arena on Sky Sports Box Office. [9]

The fight

From the opening bell, Whyte and Chisora both started fast, exchanging punches early, with Chisora closing the distance and applying constant pressure, with Whyte counter punching on the back foot. As the rounds progressed, Chisora outworked Whyte with his offence, landing hooks to body and head, as Whyte worked behind the jab, boxing at range. In the middle rounds, Chisora continued setting the pace, leading with hooks and landing combinations, with Whyte responding with clean straight shots from the outside, and trading power punches on the inside. In the eighth, referee Marcus McDonnell deducted a point off Chisora for a low blow. In the later rounds, Whyte and Chisora began to fight up close, with both men exchanging a series of punches aggressively. In the eleventh, referee Marcus McDonnell deducted a second point off Chisora for use of the elbow. Later in the round, Whyte connected with a devastating left hook, which knocked out Chisora. The referee reached the count of ten, giving Whyte the win by KO in the eleventh round. At the time of stoppage, two judges had Chisora ahead 95–94 and one judge had Whyte ahead 95–94. [10]

Aftermath

Following Whyte's win, in the post-fight interview, Whyte challenged unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua who was in attendance at ringside to a rematch next in 2019. Joshua replied stating that if an undisputed title fight against Deontay Wilder did not materialise, then he would defend his world titles against Whyte, who then stormed off mid-discussion. [11]

Fight card

Weight Classvs.MethodRoundTimeNotes
Heavyweight Dillian Whyte (c)def. Derek Chisora KO11/121:56 Note 1
Flyweight Charlie Edwards def. Cristofer Rosales (c)UD12/12 Note 2
Featherweight Ryan Walsh (c)def. Reece Bellotti SD12/12 Note 3
Light-heavyweight Joshua Buatsi (c)def. Renold Quinlan TKO1/101:50 Note 4
Heavyweight Carlos Takam def. Senad Gashi TKO7/101:40
Heavyweight David Price def.Tom LittleTKO4/82:38
Middleweight Linus Udofiadef.Pavol GarajPTS6/6
Heavyweight Fabio Wardley def.Phil WilliamsTKO3/41:58

^Note 1 For WBC Silver and WBO International heavyweight titles
^Note 2 For WBC flyweight title
^Note 3 For British featherweight title
^Note 4 For WBA International light-heavyweight title

Broadcasting

CountryBroadcaster
PPV
United Kingdom Sky Sports Box Office

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References

  1. ↑ "Dillian Whyte earns split points decision over Dereck Chisora in thrilling fight". Eurosport UK. 11 December 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  2. ↑ "Dillian Whyte knocks out Lucas Browne in sixth round in London". BBC Sport. 24 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "Photos: Chisora Drills Azzouzi - Gets Tense With Haye and Joyce". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "Whyte vs Parker: Dillian Whyte out-points Joseph Parker after three combined knock-downs". Sky Sports. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  5. ↑ "Chisora Fights Through Fire, Sensational Knockout of Takam". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  6. ↑ "Chisora: No One Wants Whyte vs. Luis Ortiz, I Bring The Money!". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  7. ↑ "Dereck Chisora still the front-runner to face Dillian Whyte in December, says promoter Eddie Hearn". Sky Sports. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  8. ↑ "Dillian Whyte says Dereck Chisora in 'massive danger' of missing out on O2 rematch". Sky Sports. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  9. ↑ "Whyte vs Chisora 2: Dillian Whyte and Dereck Chisora will resume rivalry in rematch at The O2". Sky Sports. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  10. ↑ "Whyte vs Chisora 2: Dillian Whyte knocks out Derek Chisora". Sky Sports. Archived from the original on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  11. ↑ "Whyte vs Chisora 2: Anthony Joshua angrily promises to knock out Dillian Whyte after O2 confrontation". Sky Sports. Archived from the original on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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