Derek Chisora is reportedly scheduled to go head-to-head with a dangerous southpaw that almost handed Tyson Fury his first official defeat.
During the bout, the slick operator gave ‘The Gypsy King’ a cut so severe, the doctor heavily considered calling a halt to the action.
Derek Chisora and Otto Wallin, set to for heavyweight showdown
According to The Sun, Derek Chisora will go head-to-head with Otto Wallin on February 8, in Manchester.
The Brit was initially scheduled to take on Jarrell Miller in a blockbuster collision, until a contractual issue on the American’s side prevented the bout from coming to fruition.
In his last outing, despite being almost 41 years old, Chisora claimed the biggest scalp of his career, dropping Joe Joyce, en route to picking up a unanimous decision victory.
Back in December, Wallin was destroyed by a relentless Anthony Joshua, succumbing to a fifth-round retirement. He’s since picked up a win against Onoriode Ehwarieme.
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However, while his performance against ‘AJ’ wasn’t his best, prior to that, the Swedish sensation defeated Murat Gassiev, and is best known for giving Tyson Fury all he could handle in a fight in which he almost pulled off one of the biggest upset wins in boxing history.
Chisora and Wallin are now ready to go toe-to-toe in a clash that looks destined to excite.
Tyson Fury says there’s a heavyweight better than him and Oleksandr Usyk
While Fury will undoubtedly be intrigued to see how a match-up between two of his former opponents works out, for the time being, he has more important things to focus on.
On December 21, the legend will attempt to regain his heavyweight throne when he takes on Oleksandr Usyk.
However, while the Ukrainian and he have dominated this generation of heavyweights, the Englishman has claimed that there’s a fighter out there who’s more talented than both of them.
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