Whyte heaps crushing punches on Chisora Sunday night
British heavyweight Dillian Whyte delivered a brutal 11th-round
knockout of Dereck Chisora to maintain hope of facing world
champion, Anthony Joshua.
In an
intense rematch, Chisora brought constant pressure and was up on two of the
three cards when he was stopped.
But the
34-year-old – who had been deducted two points – left himself exposed to a
crushing left to the jaw.
Afterwards,
Whyte called out Joshua, who stepped up to the ring and said Whyte was third on
his list of targets.
Addressing
Joshua, who beat him in 2015, Whyte said: “Rematch, let’s go. Let’s do this.”
IBF,
WBO and WBA champion Joshua has made it clear he hopes to fight WBC title
holder Deontay Wilder, with Tyson Fury a second target.
The
29-year-old moved from his commentary position, climbed to the ring ropes and
asked fans at London’s O2 Arena if they would be interested in him fighting
Whyte, prompting cheers.
“So if
the Whyte fight gets made I don’t want to hear any boos,” said Joshua.
“We
know how the list goes, who is one and two. If there’s anyone that deserves
a shot, if it isn’t them, it’s you.”
Whyte
stormed from the ring as Joshua explained his place in the pecking order. But
promoter Eddie Hearn later said a bout between the pair was a case of “when,
not if” as he expects Whyte to become a mandatory challenger.
In an
intense rematch, Chisora brought constant pressure and was up on two of the
three cards when he was stopped.
But the
34-year-old – who had been deducted two points – left himself exposed to a
crushing left to the jaw.
Afterwards,
Whyte called out Joshua, who stepped up to the ring and said Whyte was third on
his list of targets.
Addressing
Joshua, who beat him in 2015, Whyte said: “Rematch, let’s go. Let’s do this.”
IBF,
WBO and WBA champion Joshua has made it clear he hopes to fight WBC title
holder Deontay Wilder, with Tyson Fury a second target.
The
29-year-old moved from his commentary position, climbed to the ring ropes and
asked fans at London’s O2 Arena if they would be interested in him fighting
Whyte, prompting cheers.
“So if
the Whyte fight gets made I don’t want to hear any boos,” said Joshua.
“We
know how the list goes, who is one and two. If there’s anyone that deserves
a shot, if it isn’t them, it’s you.”
Whyte
stormed from the ring as Joshua explained his place in the pecking order. But
promoter Eddie Hearn later said a bout between the pair was a case of “when,
not if” as he expects Whyte to become a mandatory challenger.
In
defeating Chisora, Whyte showed more elements of progress as he boxed patiently
against a rival who ploughed forward time and again.
Whyte,
30, seemed more cautious than during their heavy-hitting meeting in 2016 when
he shaded a points win after 12 thrilling rounds which left many fans calling
for a repeat.
The
rematch was again played out at pace, with Whyte picking smart shots under
pressure. A hard counter-right in the opening round and a short uppercut in the
second caught the eye, while a shot drilled to the body jolted Chisora in
eight.
But
Chisora landed good work of his own as he closed the distance, with a heavy
right hook getting home in the sixth.
He was
docked points – for repeated low blows in the eighth and an elbow in the 11th –
perhaps tempting him to chase the contest without knowing two ringside judges
had him ahead.
In
missing with a shot of his own, he was made to pay as Whyte swept a left hook
to the jaw, leaving him in need of lengthy attention from his corner with the
ninth loss of a 38-fight career sealed.
“I said
it wasn’t going the distance,” said Whyte. “I was trying to box disciplined and
take my time. I hurt him in the first round and thought ‘you have 12 rounds to
do this’. I knew it would come.
“It was
23 rounds of carnage. This is my time now. Joshua is talking rubbish, my career
needs to progress. Time is ticking.”
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