| Dereck Chisora | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Real name | Dereck Chisora |
| Nickname(s) | Del Boy |
| Rated at | Heavyweight |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Reach | 74 in (188 cm) |
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 29 December 1983 Zimbabwe |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 17 |
| Wins | 15 |
| Wins by KO | 10 |
| Losses | 2 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 0 |
Dereck Chisora (Born 29 December 1983) is a Zimbabwean-born English professional heavyweight boxer, and is a former British heavyweight champion having lost to Tyson Fury on 23 July 2011. He is based in Finchley, London.
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Chisora had a successful amateur career, winning a Four Nations gold and won the 2005 ABA super heavyweight title.
Chisora turned professional on 17 February 2007, scoring a second round TKO against István Kecskés.[1]
After winning three more fights (all by decision), he came up against the toughest test of his career against fellow rising British heavyweight prospect, Sam Sexton. Chisora won the fight by stopping Sexton in the final 30 seconds of the final round.[2] Chisora moved on from the win over Sexton by beating the American Shawn Mclean at the Grosvenor House hotel in Mayfair and then stopped the experienced Lee Swaby in 3 rounds at the York Hall.[3] Chisora finished the year with a December victory over Neil Simpson at the ExCeL Exhibition Centre in London's Docklands leaving him with an 8-0 record at the end of his second year as a professional.
Chisora was suspended for four months for biting Paul Butlin during the fifth round of their 22 May contest at the York Hall in Bethnal Green. The incident was missed by the referee but TV replays proved conclusive and as a result Chisora missed out on his fight for a British title against Danny Williams. He was also fined £2,500.[4]
Chisora went on to defeat Zurab Noniashvili on 9 October, winning by TKO in three rounds at York Hall[5] and then on 20 January 2010 it was announced that he would get a second chance to face Danny Williams on 13 February 2010 after Sam Sexton was forced to withdraw injured from his match with Williams. Chisora welcomed the chance, saying, "It was my own fault the fight with Williams didn't go ahead, and I've been kicking myself ever since." On 15 May 2010 Chisora won the British heavyweight title after stopping Williams in the second round.[6] Chisora defeated Sam Sexton by knockout in the ninth round on 18 September. Chisora was scheduled to face the IBF, IBO, WBO and Ring Magazine heavyweight champion, Wladimir Klitschko on 11 December, but Klitschko pulled out of the fight three days prior with a torn abdominal muscle. The fight was later rescheduled for 30 April 2011, but this was later cancelled so Klitschko could fight David Haye on 2 July.[7]
On 23 July, he fought Tyson Fury. Chisora dominated the opening rounds unleashing his big left hand on more than one occasion, leaving Tyson Fury worried, however he failed to make that advantage count. The next few rounds Fury got into the fight and by the half way stage was in front. After the half way stage Chisora got desperate when entering uncharted territory, neither man had gone beyond the 10th round, this is when Fury's stamina advantage came good. Chisora wildly swing numerous punches with a low hit rate, this ultimately lead him to become tired and Fury seized upon this, throwing combinations then holding on to Chisora to waste time. Despite a good fight, with Chisora landing some big left hands Fury won by unanimous decision.
On 3 December, Chisora faced undefeated Robert Helenius vacant EBU heavyweight title being on line. During the fight Chisora was more aggressive and landed more punches, but Helenius still won the battle by split decision. Chisora complained afterwards demanding a rematch on a neutral territory.
Sources in Germany reported that he was likely to fight Ukrainian WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko on February 18, 2012 in Olympiahalle, Munich, Bayern.[8][9][10] Later on December 12, 2011 it was confirmed that Vitali Klitshko would be Dereck Chisora's next opponent. [11] [12]
In November 2010, Chisora, who has previous convictions for assault, was found guilty of assaulting his then-girlfriend after finding text messages from another man on her phone. He was not jailed, but was given a 12-week prison sentence suspended for two years. He was also ordered to pay £1,500 in compensation and £500 costs and complete 150 hours community work.[13]
| 15 Wins (9 Knockouts), 2 Defeat, 0 Draws[14] | |||||||||||||
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Rd., Time | Date | Location | Notes | ||||||
| N/A | N/A | Vitali Klitschko | N/A | N/A | 2012-02-18 | Olympiahalle, Munich, Bayern | For WBC heavyweight title. | ||||||
| Loss | 15–2 | Robert Helenius | SD | 12 | 2011-12-03 | Hartwall Arena, Helsinki, Uusimaa | Vacant EBU heavyweight title on line. | ||||||
| Win | 15–1 | Remigijus Ziausys | PTS | 6 | 2011-11-11 | North Bridge Leisure Centre, Halifax, West Yorkshire | |||||||
| Loss | 14–1 | Tyson Fury | UD | 12 | 2011-07-23 | Wembley Arena, Wembley, London | Lost BBBoC & CBC heavyweight titles. | ||||||
| Win | 14–0 | Sam Sexton | TKO | 9 (12), 2:53 | 2010-09-18 | LG Arena, Birmingham, West Midlands | Retain BBBoC title & won CBC heavyweight title. | ||||||
| Win | 13–0 | Danny Williams | TKO | 2 (12), 1:41 | 2010-05-05 | Boleyn Ground, West Ham, London | Won BBBoC title. Williams down twice in round two. | ||||||
| Win | 12–0 | Carl Baker | TKO | 2 (10), 2:13 | 2010-02-13 | Wembley Arena, Wembley, London | British heavyweight title eliminator. | ||||||
| Win | 11–0 | Zurab Noniashvili | TKO | 3 (8), 2:20 | 2009-10-09 | York Hall, Bethnal Green, London | Noniashvili down in round three. | ||||||
| Win | 10–0 | Paul Butlin | PTS | 8 (8), 3:00 | 2009-05-22 | York Hall, Bethnal Green, London | Chisora bit Butlin in the ear in round five. | ||||||
| Win | 9–0 | Daniil Peretyatko | PTS | 8 (8), 3:00 | 2009-01-30 | York Hall, Bethnal Green, London | |||||||
| Win | 8–0 | Neil Simpson | RTD | 2 (8), 3:00 | 2008-12-06 | ExCel Arena, Dockland, London | |||||||
| Win | 7–0 | Lee Swaby | TKO | 3 (8), 2:45 | 2008-09-26 | York Hall, Bethnal Green, London | |||||||
| Win | 6-0 | Shawn McLean | TKO | 6 (8), 3:00 | 2008-09-12 | Grosvenor House, Mayfair, London | |||||||
| Win | 5–0 | Sam Sexton | TKO | 6 (6), 2:34 | 2008-06-14 | York Hall, Bethnal Green, London | |||||||
| Win | 4–0 | Paul Butlin | PTS | 4 (4), 3:00 | 2008-01-12 | York Hall, Bethnal Green, London | |||||||
| Win | 3–0 | Darren Morgan | PTS | 4 (4), 3:00 | 2007-10-13 | York Hall, Bethnal Green, London | |||||||
| Win | 2–0 | Tony Booth | PTS | 4 (4), 3:00 | 2007-04-07 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales | |||||||
| Win | 1–0 | Istvan Kecskes | TKO | 2 (4), 1:21 | 2007-02-17 | The Arena, Wembley, London | Dereck Chisora's professional debut. | ||||||
| Preceded by Danny Williams |
British Heavyweight Champion 15 May 2010 - 15 July 2011 |
Succeeded by Tyson Fury |
| Preceded by Sam Sexton |
Commonwealth Heavyweight Champion 18 September 2010 - 15 July 2011 |