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Dereck Chisora
Dereck Chisora (born 29 December 1983) is a Zimbabwean-born British professional boxer. He challenged once for the WBC heavyweight title against Vitali Klitschko in 2012. At regional level he held multiple heavyweight titles, including the British and Commonwealth titles from 2010 to 2011, and the European title from 2013 to 2014. As an amateur, he won the ABA super heavyweight championship. He holds notable wins over former world heavyweight title challengers Danny Williams, Kevin Johnson, Carlos Takam and Artur Szpilka, undefeated prospects Sam Sexton (twice) and Malik Scott, and Olympic bronze medalist David Price. As of December 2019, he is ranked as the world's tenth best active heavyweight by BoxRec.
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Born
1983-12-29
Birth Place
Mbare, Harare, Zimbabwe
Nationality
British
Nickname(s)
*War
Height
1.8796
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Dereck Chisora On Possible Deontay Wilder Clash: “I Say Yes”

Fans of Dereck Chisora were ambivalent when the news began circulating. Despite coming off a one-sided unanimous decision defeat at the hands of former heavyweight champion Joseph Parker, promoter Eddie Hearn mentioned hard-hitting former WBC titlist Deontay Wilder as a possible opponent for Chisora. Wilder, 36, is coming off a...
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Eddie Hearn told to ‘put the sherry away’ after claiming Dereck Chisora could fight Deontay Wilder

Eddie Hearn has been mocked on social media by Dereck Chisora’s former trainer David Coldwell for suggesting the Briton is ready to fight Deontay Wilder.Chisora, 38, has lost his past three fights, having been edged on points by Oleksandr Usyk before successive points defeats to Joseph Parker.His promoter Hearn claimed British fighter Chisora would offer an “easy comeback fight” for Wilder, the American heavy hitter who drew one and lost two of his three world championship fights to Tyson Fury, losing his WBC title in the process.“Deontay Wilder, we want to see you back in the ring,” Hearn told DAZN....
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Podcast: Reaction to the savage slugfest between Joseph Parker and Dereck Chisora

In a special reaction podcast, the BN team considers the Joseph Parker fight and whether Dereck Chisora should now retire. IN a special reaction podcast, we look back at the savage slugfest between Joseph Parker and Dereck Chisora in Manchester. Parker was excellent yet it was the bravery, resilience and determination of Chisora that stole the headlines.
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Joseph Parker outclasses Dereck Chisora en route to unanimous decision victory

Joseph Parker left no room for argument this time as his reliable right uppercut forced three counts on his way to a unanimous points win over Dereck Chisora Saturday. The New Zealand boxer wanted to improve upon his previous displays this year -- debatable points decision wins over Junior Fa in February and Chisora in May -- and he did just that as he dictated most of an exciting fight at the Manchester Arena in England.
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Joseph Parker takes brutal 12-round win over Dereck Chisora

Joseph Parker comes through punishing rematch with Dereck Chisora in Manchester. IN a battle of unsparing violence Joseph Parker overcame Dereck Chisora in their rematch at the Manchester Arena on Saturday (December 18). Parker opened the bout on the front foot as Chisora uncharacteristically stood off. But soon enough, true...
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The Independent

Dereck Chisora retains the heart and the fans but time is almost up on this British boxing throwback

Dereck Chisora was the grand old man of British boxing long before Saturday night’s brawl with Joseph Parker in Manchester.Del Boy has been in savage fights before, survived knockdowns, found a late knockout punch and stumbled smiling and bruised from the ring under a canopy of applause. Sure, he’s done it all before, but he has never taken as many punches as Parker connected with. Never, let’s get that clear.At the end of 12 rounds, with the pair on weary legs and after an emotional embrace that threatened to topple to the canvas, the scores were read: it was unanimous...
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Joseph Parker Packs On The Pounds, Dereck Chisora Slims Down: Officially Weigh In Results

After being forced to fight off the back foot and deal with relentless pressure from Dereck Chisora for much of their first contest, Joseph Parker has packed on the pounds. With the pair set to square off for a second consecutive time at the Manchester Arena in the United Kingdom, this Saturday night, both men stepped onto the scales having taken different methods during their respective training camps.
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Dereck Chisora Vs. Joseph Parker 2 Set For December 18th

Dereck Chisora was incredulous when the results were first announced. Believing he did more than enough to earn a victory against Joseph Parker, Chisora was stunned when it was actually Parker’s hand that was raised after a hard-fought 12 rounds on May 1st. After admitting that their bout was a...
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The Independent

On This Day in 2012: David Haye beats Dereck Chisora in thrilling grudge match

David Haye produced an explosive fifth-round stoppage of Dereck Chisora in front of a 30,000 Upton Park crowd on this day in 2012 to win a thrilling grudge match. The hostilities had started in Munich five months earlier and were ended by a stunning left hook that spelt the end of Chisora’s challenge in a fight that delivered everything it had promised.
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The Independent

Dereck Chisora and Natasha Jonas suffer heartbreaking defeat by finest margins on boxing’s special night

Over two nights of heartbreak and guts, three British boxers went close in three big fights and Sunny Edwards produced a little bit of magic.In London Edwards won a world title, in Manchester Dereck Chisora fought his ageing heart out to lose a tight one over 12 rounds to Joseph Parker, Craig Richards defied all guides to lose a world title fight to Dmitry Bivol and Natasha Jonas fought to an emotional standstill against Katie Taylor.It was a raw night in Manchester on Saturday with Jonas, Del Boy and Richards all losing by slender margins. A single round on the...
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The Independent

Bookies favour British boxing heartache on weekend of distant dreams for Dereck Chisora, Natasha Jonas and co

Hard, hard weekend.In a boxing business stacked with forgotten fighters, Sunny Edwards, Craig Richards and Natasha Jonas all chase a dream for recognition this weekend in world title fights.The trio are led for one night only by Dereck Del Boy Chisora, the heavyweight enigma with ten defeats on his record, a long history of falling short and a three-wheeler parked on his drive, in the main event on Saturday from Manchester against Joseph Parker, a Mormon preacher from New Zealand, now based in Dublin. Parker against Chisora feels like the last stand of two brave men chasing something very elusive...
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FULL FIGHT: Watch “Dereck Chisora vs. Joseph Parker” Free Live Streaming Reddit

Watch Joseph Parker vs Derek Chisora Live Stream Reddit How to watch the Boxing Streams for free without cable Here’s everything you need to know to watch Dereck Chisora v Joseph Parker live streaming, regardless of your platform of choice: All details to watch Chisora v Parker Live Stream through Crackstreams and Reddit, Find out how to watch Chisora vs Parker online here. All carry at least one of the channels broadcasting Watch this heavyweight bout rock Manchester this weekend.
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Dereck Chisora: ‘When I retire I will have a big bonfire, put it on Instagram and delete my account’

There are not many 37-year-old boxers with 10 losses on their record who do numbers quite like Dereck Chisora.The Zimbabwe-born Londoner has never won a world title, has not even fought for one in the past 12 years and has lost three times on the spin in pay-per-view main events. But he is back at the top of the box office bill on Saturday night when he takes on former WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker behind closed doors at the AO Arena in Manchester. Nobody has said Chisora should retire if he loses. Everybody stopped saying that years ago.Even so,...
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Dereck Chisora Expects To Put The “Fear Of God” In Joseph Parker

Dereck Chisora continues to jump in tough fight after tough fight. The heavyweight contender is scheduled to take on former heavyweight belt holder, Joseph Parker, at the Manchester Arena this coming Saturday night. The British native is fresh off a closer than expected unanimous decision loss against top contender Oleksandr...
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Joseph Parker will retire Dereck Chisora, heavyweight’s manager claims

Derek Chisora will be forced into retirement if he loses to Joseph Parker in their heavyweight clash next week, Parker’s manager David Higgins has claimed. Chisora faces the New Zealander in Manchester next Saturday having lost to Oleksandr Usyk in his last fight in October 2020. The British heavyweight stands between Parker and another shot at a world title, having recovered from his consecutive defeats to Anthony Joshua and Dillian Whyte in 2018. Chisora revived his career with an eighth-round knockout of Carlos Takam that same year, but does not have long left in the sport at the age of...
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