As widely expected, promoter Frank Warren confirmed yesterday that veteran British heavyweights Dillian Whyte and Derek Chisora will fight again, this time in a third bout, on December 13 in Manchester. David Haye, who knew the fight, stated as much days ago. Now, Warren has confirmed it. However, red-hot heavyweight sensation Moses Itauma, who was to have co-featured or headlined the card, if you prefer, will not fight again until next year. And we still don’t know who the 20-year-old will face when he returns, with a few names out there.
But fans will almost certainly get a great fight on Dec. 13 when bitter rivals Whyte and Chisora slug it out again. Whyte is 2-0(1) over Chisora, but “War,” as the soon-to-retire Chisora is known, seems to have more left at this point than does the man who is, at age 37, four years his junior.
“The Heavyweight Division Is Alight,” Says Frank Warren
Warren, who said, quite correctly, that the heavyweight division is “alight,” says Whyte–Chisora III is another good fight he and his team are putting on.
“The heavyweight division is alive. Think of all the good heavyweight fights we’ve had over the last two or three years,” Warren said when speaking with Ring Magazine. “We’ve got it now, and we’re making these fights occur; they’re happening, and we’ve just announced another one. Chisora against Whyte is done and dusted. We’ve got a couple of bits to sort out, but I’ll sort them out.”
Who Wins the Trilogy Battle?
So, who wins the third fight/slugfest/war between Whyte, 31-4(21), and Chisora, 36-13(23)?
Can Chisora go out a winner in what he says will be his “50th and out fight”? Or will Whyte turn the screw on him one more time? When the bell rings on the night of December 13 and Whyte and Chisora touch gloves, it will be round 24. And there will be action, there will be carnage!