Derek Chisora

Dereck Chisora is a British professional boxer who has held the British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles as well as the European Heavyweight Title. Chisora has a rough, brawling style that can bedevil more clinical boxers.

Chisora was born in Mbare, which is a suburb of Harare, the Zimbabwe capital city. In 1999, his family moved to Finchley, London. In 2002, he was involved in a street fight and was arrested for assault after knocking out a victim's teeth. Soon after, his parole officer suggested that he take up boxing. He was trained by Joe Smyth on the fundamental aspects of boxing and turned pro in 2007.

Dereck Chisora won his first fight with a second round TKO against Istvan Kecskes. He won his next three fights by decision before fighting future Commonwealth Champion Sam Sexton. He won by TKO with 30 seconds left in the final round. He went onto win his first eight fights before being suspended for four months for biting Paul Butlin in their 2009 fight. This suspension caused him to miss his scheduled fight for the British title against Danny Williams.

Dereck Chisora and Williams struggled for a year to reschedule the fight before finally meeting in May 2010. Chisora won easily with a TKO in the second round, winning the British heavyweight title. In September of 2010, he defeated Sam Sexton for a second time, this time by knockout in the 9th round and gained the Commonwealth Heavyweight Title. It was in 2010 that he was found guilty of assault against his girlfriend and given a suspended 12 week prison sentence.

He received his first and second losses to Tyson Fury and in a split decision to Robert Helenius in Finland. The result was highly controversial and Helenius actually dropped in the rankings despite his victory. Despite the loss, Dereck was scheduled to fight Vitali Klitschko in Munich in February 2012. Klitschko had the height and reach advantage and used his length to keep Chisora, with his powerful, brawling style, from getting inside and landing body blows. Klitschko won the fight by unanimous decision. Chisora was arrested but not charged after a post fight press conference brawl with David Haye.

After the brawl with Haye, the British Boxing Board of Control suspended Dereck Chisora's boxing license indefinitely under the condition that he must take anger management treatment before he would be reinstated. Despite not being reinstated, he was able to use a boxing license from another country to fight David Haye. He lost the fight by TKO after being repeatedly knocked down in the fifth round.

Chisora won his next five fights while trying to clean up his image. Gone were the pre-fight confrontations as he aimed to show more respect to his opponents. However, he lost again to Tyson Fury after he was ruled unable to continue in the tenth round. After the Fury fight, he ran off a streak of five consecutive victories. He ended 2016 with a loss to Dillian Whyte in a fight for the WBC international heavyweight title.

What is Derek Chisora's Record?

Derek Chisora's record currently stands at 34 wins, 13 loses and 0 draws. Of those 34 wins he has stopped 23 of his opponents, so his current knock-out ratio is 68%. Of his 13 loses, he's been stopped 4 times. He's boxed a total of 324 rounds, meaning his professional fights last 6.9 rounds on average.

What was Chisora's last fight?

Derek Chisora's last fight took place against Gerald Washington's on 12th Aug 2023, in Greenwich, United Kingdom. He won by unanimous decision in the 10th round. That fight was 3 months and 24 days ago.

How active is Derek Chisora?

Chisora's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 12 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 58 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 11.6 rounds on average.

Where is Derek Chisora From?

Chisora was born in the United Kingdom.

How Old Is Derek Chisora?

The heavyweight is currently 39 years old. He was born on 29th December 1983, so he will turn 40 in 23 days.

How long has Chisora been fighting?

Derek Chisora made his professional debut in February 2007, so he has been a pro for 16 years and 9 months.

How tall is Derek Chisora?

Chisora is 6' 2" (6 Foot and 2 inches) which is 187cm (1 meter and 87 centimeters).

What is Chisora's Reach?

His reach is 74 inches (74") which is 188 cm (1 meter and 88 centimeters).

What stance does Derek Chisora use?

Chisora fights from a traditional orthodox stance, which means he favours his right hand as his power hand when fighting.

What are some potential opponents for Derek Chisora?

Some potential future fights for Chisora include Anthony Joshua, Daniel Dubois, Deontay Wilder, Andy Ruiz Jr and Johann Duhaupas.

What will be Derek Chisora's Next Fight?

Derek Chisora doesn't currently have a fight scheduled.

Some potential future fights for Chisora include Anthony Joshua, Daniel Dubois, Deontay Wilder, Andy Ruiz Jr and Johann Duhaupas.

How can I stream Derek Chisora's Fights?

In the UK you can usually stream Chisora's fights on DAZN UK.

In the US you can usually stream Derek Chisora's fights via DAZN.

What are some recent Derek Chisora results?

Derek Chisora has beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he beat Gerald Washington on 12th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at O2 Arena, Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Tyson Fury on 3rd December 2022 by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBC World Heavyweight championship fight at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London.

Going into that contest, he had beat Kubrat Pulev on 9th July 2022 by split decision in their 12 round contest at O2 Arena, London.

Before that, he had lost to Joseph Parker on 18th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Manchester Arena, Lancashire.

He had been beaten by Joseph Parker on 1st May 2021 by split decision in their 12 round contest at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Derek Chisora Stats

Age	Date Of Birth	Nationality	Height	Reach	Stance	Weight Division
39	December 29, 1983	United Kingdom	187 cm	188 cm	orthodox	Heavyweight (200+ lb)

Derek Chisora Record

Professional Record	Wins	Wins By KO	Knockout Percentage	Losses	Losses By Stoppage	Draws	Pro Rounds	Debut
34-13-0	34	23	68%	13	4	0	324	2007

Derek Chisora Recent Contests

Date	Opponent	Result	Replay	Venue
2023-08-12	Gerald Washington	Won (UD 10)		O2 Arena, Greenwich, London, United Kingdom
2022-12-03	Tyson Fury	Lost (TKO 10)		Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, United Kingdom
2022-07-09	Kubrat Pulev	Won (SD 12)		O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom
2021-12-18	Joseph Parker	Lost (UD 12)	watch replay	Manchester Arena, Lancashire, United Kingdom
2021-05-01	Joseph Parker	Lost (SD 12)		Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom
2020-10-31	Oleksandr Usyk	Lost (UD 12)	watch replay	Wembley (SSE) Arena, London, United Kingdom
2019-10-26	David Price	Won (TKO 4)		O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom
2019-07-20	Artur Szpilka	Won (KO 2)	watch replay	The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom
2019-04-20	Senad Gashi	Won (UD 10)	watch replay	O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom
2018-12-22	Dillian Whyte	Lost (KO 11)	watch replay	The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom
2018-07-28	Carlos Takam	Won (TKO 8)		The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom
2018-03-24	Zakaria Azzouzi	Won (TKO 2)		O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom
2017-11-04	Agit Kabayel	Lost (MD 12)		Salle des Étoiles, Monte Carlo, Monaco
2017-09-30	Robert Filipovic	Won (TKO 5)		Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom
2016-12-10	Dillian Whyte	Lost (SD 12)		Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom
2016-05-07	Kubrat Pulev	Lost (SD 12)		Barclaycard Arena, Hamburg, Germany
2016-01-09	Andras Csomor	Won (TKO 2)		Baden-Arena, Offenburg, Germany
2015-12-12	Jakov Gospic	Won (TKO 3)	watch replay	The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom
2015-12-05	Peter Erdos	Won (TKO 5)		Inselparkhalle, Wilhelmsburg, Germany
2015-09-26	Marcelo Luiz Nascimento	Won (PTS 10)		Wembley Arena, London, United Kingdom
2014-11-29	Tyson Fury	Lost (RTD 10)	watch replay	ExCel Arena, London, United Kingdom
2013-07-20	Malik Scott	Won (TKO 6)		Wembley Arena, London, United Kingdom
2012-07-14	David Haye	Lost (TKO 5)		Upton Park, West Ham, United Kingdom