Derek Chisora to take on Tyson Fury for the third time

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Zimbabwean-British boxer Derek Chisora is set for his third fight against World Champion Tyson Fury.

The rambunctious Fury announced the WBC heavyweight world title clash at for the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on 3 December.

While Futy had announced his surpirse retirement after beating Dillian Whyte in April, he has since made a U-turn.

He tried to coax Anthony Joshua into a bout for end of this year, but this overture did not meterialise.

Chisora and Fury first met in 2011. The Gypsy King beat the Zimbabwean native to claim the British and Commonwealth titles. They met again in 2014 with Chisora retiring in the tenth round.

So yes, this a trilogy.

Fury goes into the fight as the overwhelming favourite with 32 wins and one draw. 23 of them are KOs.

Chisora as 33 wins and 12 defeats with 23 KOs.

For Chisora, getting on such a card is prime and he will get a chance to keep himself in the heavyweight division conversion, even as it is mostly occupied by crickets.

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The dominant Fury is keeping himself top of the line as he eyes a unification fight aganst Ukranian pugilist Olexander Usyk.

Fury’s promoter, Frank Warren, says the plan is to take on Usyk in the first part of next year. The impressive Ukranian twice defeated Anthony Joshua.

Fury has previously held the unified WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, IBO, and The Ring titles after defeating another Ukranian, Wladimir Klitschko in 2014.