Chisora to fight Wilder in London in April

Chisora to fight Wilder in London in April

Derek Chisora will face former world heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder in London in April in his fiftieth profession fight.

Chisora, 42, said last 12 months he would retire after a fiftieth bout which might happen abroad.

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But BBC Sport understands the Briton has instead chosen to tackle Wilder in London on 4 April.

The pair had been due to fight 13 years in the past however Wilder withdrew from the bout after an arrest for home violence prevented him from travelling to the UK.

Wilder gained his first 40 fights before drawing with Tyson Fury in 2018 – and then suffered successive defeats by the ‘Gypsy King’ in 2020 and 2021.

Chisora has also confronted Fury…

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