DERECK CHISORA has hinted that he will be fighting Olexandr Usyk after all – before joking that the Ukrainian will box him out as he “can’t box”.
The Brit was expected to clash with Usyk in the UK on March 28, but the potential bout has been delayed because of an elbow injury suffered by the 6ft 3in 33-year-old.
Dereck Chisora was expected to fight Olexandr Usyk in March
Chisora’s compatriot Anthony Joshua is expected to vacate his WBO belt won back from Andy Ruiz Jr back in December, in favour of defending his IBF crown against Kubrat Pulev this summer instead.
This means that with Usyk being WBO mandatory challenger, that the clash with Chisora could have the belt on the line.
Asked by Blue Blood Sports TV about whether there have been any developments on the Usyk front ahead of the Tyson Fury – Deontay Wilder fight at the weekend, Chisora didn’t give much away.
The 36-year-old playfully said: “I don’t know nothing yet, I’m just here man just relaxing like you guys man.”
Then quizzed if Usyk is ready for a heavyweight like himself, he said: “I don’t know, man, he’s a good fighter, he’s big, man.”
Chisora then joked: “That’d be a big fight, he gonna box me out, man, I don’t know, we’ll see anyway.”
Then further probed on his “he gonna box me out,” comment – he replied with his tongue firmly in cheek.
Del Boy said with a big grin: “I don’t know, we’ll see, I can’t box you know that.”
While being interviewed in Vegas, Chisora made it clear where he felt the best city for boxing is.
He said: “Vegas is trying to make it happen you know but in London we got it more harder.
Chisora comfortably defeated David Price back in OctoberCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
“When AJ is hosting his fight in London it’s always choc-a-block – so much stuff is going on.”
Joshua is expected to return to England’s capital in the summer when he takes on Pulev at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
He is then likely to fight newly-crowned WBC champ Tyson Fury at some point, in his quest to unify the heavyweight belts.
Nigel Farage throws a few jabs at British heavyweight boxer Dereck Chisora on the Brexit Party campaign trail
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
