Tyson Fury’s promoter Frank Warren revealed the Gypsy King is set to face Derek Chisora for a third time in December after talks over a bout with Anthony Joshua broke down.
Fury U-turned on a decision to retire following April’s win over Dillian Whyte and appeared set to meet Joshua after offering him the chance for a WBC heavyweight championship fight last month.
Warren said that fight was “90 per cent” finalised in mid-September, but talks have since broken down, with Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn declaring he would not “play a game” with Fury last week.
With Oleksandr Usyk prepared to wait until 2023 for his next fight, Fury now appears set for a trilogy bout with Chisora, whom he defeated in July 2011 and November 2014.
Asked about the breakdown in talks with Joshua’s camp, Warren told iFL TV: “Obviously that caused a big problem, it went on for three or four weeks and we’ve been struggling to get an opponent.
“We’ve got the highest-ranked opponent now, which is Derek Chisora. That’s where we’ll be going and that will be on December 3.
“What it’s all about is, Tyson will have had one fight in one year, and we were expecting the fight in December would be Usyk, but Usyk wasn’t available.
“Now that looks like – I hope – going on at some time in February, so Tyson wants a fight before then and wants to get out, that’s where we’re at. If he fights Chisora and comes through that, then he’s got the big one.
“Tyson’s head and shoulders above them all anyway. Derek might give him more of a fight than Anthony Joshua – I’m not being disrespectful, I just think he [AJ] is more vulnerable.”
While the fight is yet to be formally agreed, Fury has long desired another meeting with Chisora, saying in August: “I’d always said I’d fight Derek Chisora at the end of my career, and here we are, breaking all records again, setting precedents.”
.@isaaclowe6 will be my next trainer and train me for @DerekWarChisora 😎 pic.twitter.com/BRPDgcP8KJ
— TYSON FURY (@Tyson_Fury) August 9, 2022
Source: Livescore