DILLIAN Whyte needs to rumble with previous heavyweight rival Derek Chisora for a 3rd time. Often, third installments are required to settle the rating, however with Whyte having already overwhelmed Chisora twice, it appears the Brixton ‘Physique Snatcher’ has different causes for re-engaging.
As Chisora has remained related to battle followers, offering crowd-pleasing efforts with the likes of Joseph Parker, Kubrat Pulev and Joe Joyce, Whyte has drifted away from the general public eye and was final seen boxing in Castlebar, Eire, the place opponent Christian Hammer retired after three rounds.
Whyte’s final significant win got here in November 2022, when he outpointed Jermaine Franklin over 12 rounds. A rematch with Anthony Joshua was within the works till Whyte returned a constructive drug check. Dillian was later cleared to renew his profession and is now calling out an previous foe whereas rehashing the long-forgotten “donkey” jibe.
The primary time Whyte and Chisora met, in 2016, Whyte received a slim cut up choice following 12 rounds of intense warfare within the Manchester Area. They went at it once more in December 2018. It was an identical battle, minus the ending, the place Whyte launched a thunderous left hook in spherical 11 to go away Chisora (who was forward on two of the scorecards) in a heap on the canvas.
Regardless of that seemingly definitive ending, Whyte posted on Instagram: “Hey Derek Chisora cease horsing round and let’s do the battle am not taken with speaking am simply taken with placing [you] to mattress once more”. He ended the message with an fascinating hashtag of #FOREVERDONKEY
In defence of a 3rd assembly, Chisora would argue that he’s in a lot better type at the moment and was so near successful each of the primary two fights. Derek additionally snared a 3rd battle with Tyson Fury regardless of being soundly overwhelmed in at the least one among their first two encounters.
