Veteran Chisora wants Usaku next after Warrin wins
Journeyman Derek Chisora (36-13, 23 KOS) follows a 12-round unanimous decision victory over #12 rank IBF candidate Otto Warlin (27-3, 15 Kos) and his third in the 3rd round He says he wants to challenge Oleksandr Usyk for two heavyweight titles. The title eliminator of that belt on Saturday night at Co-op Live Arena in Manchester, England.
The scores were 114-112, 116-110, and 117-109. Chisora scored a few knockdowns in the ninth and 12th to win.
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Co-op Live Arena commentators and fans were upset with Chisora, 41, but not as impressive as anyone who rates world title shots against USYK or IBF champion Daniel Dubois did. They are pure discrepancies and are not good images to portray in sports. Chisora is humiliated by either of them.
Matchmaking Magic
Tonight’s fight was about matchmaking. Warrin is well-selected, carefully vetted for weakness, and is an ideal bottom resident candidate that Chisora can defeat. If Derek’s promoter matches him with quality fighters in the heavyweight rankings, such as Martin Bacoll, Aggit Cabayer, Zhilei Zhang, Moses Itauma or Joseph Parker, he will knock out all of them. It would have been.
I don’t think Usaik would humor Chisora for the world title shot as fans roast him to cherry pick Journeyman. Tonight’s victory shows what happens when management selects the best opponent to beat an old over the hill fighter.
“I’m going to sell out Tottenham (London). I’m going to call Oleksandr (Usyk) and see what I can,” Derek Chisora said. Talksport Boxing On beating WBA, WBC and WBO heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk at the end of the year after beating #12 rank IBF candidate Otto Wallin on Saturday night.
“Oleksandr usyk, yeah. I think I won that fight (2020),” Chisora said when asked why he wanted to fight Usyk again. “You want me to fight AJ? He’ll fight at the end of the year. So we’ll see what happens. That might not happen (Joshua). I’m right now Olexandre I want it.”


Last updated on 02/08/2025