Tyson Fury vs Derek Chisora III was a professional boxing match contested between WBC heavyweight champion, Tyson Fury, and WBA International heavyweight champion, Derek Chisora, that took place on 3 December 2022 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, with Fury winning by technical knockout in the tenth round.
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| Date | 3 December 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Haringey, London | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Title(s) on the line | WBC heavyweight title | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tale of the tape | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fury wins via 10th-round TKO | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Background
editFury and Chisora first fought in 2011, with Chisora defending his British and Commonwealth titles at Wembley Arena, both men went into the fight with a record of 14–0. Fury won by unanimous decision with scores of 117–112, 117–112, and 118–111.[1] Fury and Chisora fought for a second time in 2014, with Chisora defending his European and WBO International titles at the ExCel, with Fury winning by corner retirement in the tenth round.[2]
On 20 October 2022, it was announced that Fury and Chisora would fight in a trilogy bout on 3 December at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, live on BT Sport Box Office.[3]
The fight
editMost commentators concluded that Fury was dominant throughout the fight. The referee stopped the fight in the tenth round after concluding that Chisora was unable to defend himself effectively. This led to Fury's victory via a TKO. Chisora also received praise for being "tough" and for standing up to Fury.[4]
Aftermath
editFollowing Fury's win, in the post-fight interview, Fury challenged unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk who was in attendance at ringside to an undisputed title fight next in 2023. Fury also stated that if a fight against Usyk did not materialise, then he would defend his world title against WBO interim heavyweight champion Joe Joyce.[5]
Fight card
edit| Weight Class | vs. | Method | Round | Time | Notes | ||
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| Heavyweight | Tyson Fury (c) | def. | Derek Chisora | TKO | 10/12 | 2:51 | Note 1 |
| Heavyweight | Daniel Dubois (c) | def. | Kevin Lerena | TKO | 3/12 | 3:00 | Note 2 |
| Lightweight | Denys Berinchyk (c) | def. | Yvan Mendy (c) | UD | 12 | Note 3 | |
| Light-heavyweight | Karol Itauma | def. | Vladimir Belujsky | TKO | 1/8 | 1:18 | |
| Cruiserweight | Hosea Burton | def. | Darryl Sharp | PTS | 6 | ||
| Super-featherweight | Isaac Lowe | def. | Sandeep Singh Bhatti | PTS | 6 | ||
| Lightweight | Royston Barney-Smith | def. | Cruz Perez | TKO | 1/4 | 1:02 |
^Note 1 For WBC heavyweight title
^Note 2 For WBA (Regular) heavyweight title
^Note 3 For European and WBO International lightweight titles
Broadcasting
edit| Country | Broadcaster | |
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| PPV | Stream | |
| Italy | Mola | |
| United Kingdom | BT Sport Box Office | |
| United States | ESPN+ | |
References
edit- ^ "Heavyweight Tyson Fury beats Dereck Chisora on points". BBC Sport. 23 July 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- ^ Dirs, Ben (28 November 2014). "Tyson Fury beats Dereck Chisora in world title eliminator". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- ^ "Tyson Fury confirms fight against Derek Chisora at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on December 3". Sky Sports. 20 October 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ "Tyson Fury stops Derek Chisora to retain world heavyweight title – as it happened". The Guardian. 3 December 2022.
- ^ "Tyson Fury confronts Oleksandr Usyk in ring after stopping Derek Chisora". Daily Mirror. 3 December 2022.