Derek Chisora vs Tyson Fury II
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| Date | 29 November 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | ExCeL London, Newham, London | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Title(s) on the line | European, WBO International and vacant British heavyweight titles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tale of the tape | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fury wins via 10th-round RTD | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derek Chisora vs Tyson Fury II, billed as The Fight for the Right and Bad Blood, was a
Background
Chisora and Fury first fought in 2011, with Chisora defending his British and Commonwealth titles at Wembley Arena, both men went into the fight with a record of 14–0. Fury won by unanimous decision with scores of 117–112, 117–112, and 118–111.[1]
On 8 January 2014, it was announced that Chisora and Fury would fight in interim bouts on 15 February 2014, at the Copper Box Arena, setting up a potential rematch between the two in the summer. Following both their original opponents Andriy Rudenko and Gonzalo Omar Basile pulling out,[2] Chisora and Fury were scheduled to face replacement opponents Kevin Johnson and Joey Abell.[3][4] Chisora defeated Johnson, winning by unanimous decision, and Fury defeated Abell via 4th-round TKO.[5]
Chisora and Fury were due to meet for a second time on 26 July 2014, at the
The fight
From the opening bell, Chisora struggled with Fury's height, reach and movement. Unable to apply pressure and close the range, failing to land any significant punches, and due to Fury's unorthodox fighting style, ended up hitting him below the belt. Chisora was warned twice by referee Marcus McDonnell in the first round. In the second, Fury switched from orthodox and boxed out of a southpaw stance for the majority of the fight, momentarily reverting back to his traditional right-handed stance as the rounds progressed. Fury used his jab and fast punches to outbox Chisora, keeping on the outside, creating a distance with his longer reach, winning the rounds clearly until trainer Don Charles had seen enough and pulled Chisora out at the end of the tenth round.[10]
Aftermath
Following Fury's win, in the post-fight interview, Fury said "Wladimir Klitschko, I'm coming for you, baby. I'm coming. No turning back now, no retreat, no surrender." Fury's uncle and trainer Peter Fury also confirmed Fury would fight once more before challenging Klitschko for the world title.
Fight card
| Weight Class | vs. | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
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| Heavyweight | Tyson Fury | def. | Derek Chisora (c) | RTD | 10/12 | 3:00 | Note 1 | |
| Middleweight | Billy Joe Saunders (c) | def. | Chris Eubank Jr.
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SD | 12/12 | Note 2 | ||
| Welterweight | Frankie Gavin (c) | def. | Bradley Skeete | UD | 12/12 | Note 3 | ||
Super-featherweight
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Liam Walsh (c) | def. | Gary Sykes (c) | UD | 12/12 | Note 4 | ||
Super-middleweight
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Frank Buglioni | def. | Andrew Robinson | UD | 10/10 | Note 5 | ||
Super-bantamweight
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Lewis Pettitt (c) | def. | Santiago Allione | UD | 10/10 | Note 6 | ||
| Super-featherweight | Mitchell Smith | def. | Zoltan Kovacs | UD | 10/10 | Note 7 | ||
| Welterweight | Ahmet Patterson | def. | Sullivan Mason | PTS | 8/8 | |||
| Heavyweight | Eddie Chambers | def. | Dorian Darch | TKO | 3/8 | 2:20 | ||
| Super-featherweight | Romeo Romaeo | def. | Ismail Anwar | PTS | 6/6 | |||
Light-middleweight
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Georgie Kean | def. | Kevin McCauley | PTS | 4/4 | |||
| Welterweight | Macaulay McGowan | def. | Fonz Alexander | PTS | 4/4 | |||
| Cruiserweight | Steve Collins Jr | def. | Mareks Kovalevskis | PTS | 4/4 |
^Note 3 For British and vacant Commonwealth welterweight titles
^Note 4 For British and Commonwealth super-featherweight titles
^Note 5 For vacant WBO European super-middleweight title
^Note 6 For WBA Inter-Contiental super-bantamweight title
^Note 7
Broadcasting
| Country | Broadcaster | |
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Pay TV
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 United Kingdom
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BoxNation | |
 United States
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ESPN | |
References
- ^ "Heavyweight Tyson Fury beats Dereck Chisora on points". BBC Sport. 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
- ^ "Dereck Chisora: Andriy Rudenko pulls out of fight with injury". BBC Sport. 2014-01-16. Retrieved 2022-06-12.
- ^ "Dereck Chisora will take on American Kevin Johnson in east London next month". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2017-09-03.
- ^ "Tyson Fury Now Faces Joey Abell, Replacing Ill Basile – Boxing News". www.boxingscene.com. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- ^ "Dereck Chisora beats Kevin Johnson in unanimous decision after Tyson Fury defeats Joey Abell following slow start". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-04-24.
- ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-09-21.
- ^ "Tyson Fury to take on Alexander Ustinov after Dereck Chisora withdrawal", Sky Sports, 23 July 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014
- ^ "Tyson Fury pulls out of Alexander Ustinov fight after uncle taken ill", The Guardian, 26 July 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014
- ^ "Tyson Fury to face Dereck Chisora in London rematch". BBC Sport. 15 September 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ Dirs, Ben. "Tyson Fury beats Dereck Chisora in world title eliminator". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- ^ "Fury dominates Chisora to earn world title shot". ESPN.com. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ "Undefeated heavyweight Tyson Fury returns to the ring against Christian Hammer in the New Year". Sky Sports. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
- ^ Dirs, Ben (2015) "Tyson Fury beats Wladimir Klitschko to become world champion", BBC, 29 November 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2015
- ^ "Tyson Fury beats Wladimir Klitschko for heavyweight championship - Stats & Info- ESPN". Espn.go.com. Retrieved 2015-11-29.