Tyson Fury vs Derek Chisora is CONFIRMED for epic clash on December 3 as Brit heavyweights meet for third time
FRANK WARREN has confirmed that Tyson Fury will face Derk Chisora in a trilogy fight on December 3.
The Gypsy King will defend his WBC title against Del Boy following the collapse in talks of a mega-clash with Anthony Joshua.
It will be their third contest, having fought before in 2011 and 2014, Fury winning both times.
Warren has revealed that Chisora will get his second shot at the heavyweight crown, telling IFL TV: “It went on for three or four weeks and we struggled to get an opponent.
“Now we’ve got the highest-ranked opponent and that is Derek Chisora on December 3.
“Tyson would’ve had one fight in a year and we always expected that the fight in December would be [Oleksandr] Usyk but he’s not available – now I hope that will be going on sometime in February.
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“Tyson wants to fight before then and we want to get him out. We got sidetracked with the situation with AJ.
“I hope that it will be competitive but I just think that Tyson is head and shoulders above all of them.
“Derek might give him more of a fight than Anthony Joshua – I just think he [AJ] is more vulnerable.”
Fury was just 22 when he first fought Chisora, in July 2011.
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Both men came into the fight breaker, and Fury won unanimously on points after 12 rounds at Wembley Arena in London
They met again in November 2014, at Excel in London, and Fury won again, at the end of the 10th round when Chisora’s corner threw in the towel.
The 38-year-old Chisora fought for the belt all the way back in 2012, losing to Vitali Klitschko.
Chisora recently claimed he was retired from boxing, having beaten Kubrat Pulev in the summer.
But now he is returning for another shot at glory against Fury, with Cardiff looking the most-likely setting for the bout.
Fury had been expected to take on Joshua on December 3, only for negotiations to break down.
The 34-year-old said: “He didn’t want the fight and didn’t push it and didn’t sign the contract.
“In my opinion, and this is being brutally honest – lack of b***s from AJ and lack of being assertive.
“If you’re a man, you be assertive with your team and make sure it’s done.”
Fury, who was an underdog at the time, beat Chisora on points in 2011 and then won by stoppage in their 2014 rematch.
But he had always promised Chisora a needless trilogy, as their love-hate relationship changed from friend to foe on the regular.