Tyson Fury vs. Derek Chisora III

{{Infobox boxing match

| Fight Name = Tyson Fury vs. Derek Chisora III

| image = File:Fury_vs._Chisora_fight_poster.jpg

| caption =

| fight date = 3 December 2022

| location = Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Haringey, London

| titles = WBC heavyweight title

| fighter1 = Tyson Fury

| nickname1 = "The Gypsy King"

| hometown1 = Wythenshawe, Manchester

| purse1 =

| record1 = 32–0–1 (23 KOs)

| age1 = {{age in years and months |12 August 1988 |3 December 2022}}

| height1 = 6 ft 9 in

| weight1 = 268+3/4 lb

| style1 = Orthodox

| recognition1 = WBC
Heavyweight Champion

| fighter2 = Derek Chisora

| nickname2 = "War"

| hometown2 = Finchley, London

| purse2 =

| record2 = 33–12 (23 KOs)

| age2 = {{age in years and months |29 December 1983 |3 December 2022}}

| height2 = 6 ft 2 in

| weight2 = 260+3/4 lb

| style2 = Orthodox

| recognition2 = WBC
No. 13 Ranked Heavyweight
WBA International heavyweight champion

| result = Fury wins via 10th-round TKO

}}

Tyson Fury vs. Derek Chisora III was a professional boxing match contested between WBC heavyweight champion, Tyson Fury, and WBA International heavyweight champion, Derek Chisora, that took place on 3 December 2022 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, with Fury winning by technical knockout in the tenth round.

Background

Fury and Chisora 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.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/14243725|title=Heavyweight Tyson Fury beats Dereck Chisora on points|date=23 July 2011|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=24 March 2017|language=en-GB}}

Fury and Chisora fought for a second time in 2014, with Chisora defending his European and WBO International titles at the ExCel, with Fury winning by corner retirement in the tenth round.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/30247385|title=Tyson Fury beats Dereck Chisora in world title eliminator|first=Ben|last=Dirs|date=28 November 2014 |publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=20 April 2016}}

On 20 October 2022, it was announced that Fury and Chisora would fight in a trilogy bout on 3 December at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, live on BT Sport Box Office.{{Cite web|date=20 October 2022|title=Tyson Fury confirms fight against Derek Chisora at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on December 3|url=https://www.skysports.com/boxing/news/12040/12723798/tyson-fury-confirms-fight-against-derek-chisora-at-tottenham-hotspur-stadium-on-december-3|access-date=20 October 2022|publisher=Sky Sports|language=en-US}}

The fight

Most commentators concluded that Fury was dominant throughout the fight. The referee stopped the fight in the tenth round after concluding that Chisora was unable to defend himself effectively. This led to Fury's victory via a TKO. Chisora also received praise for being "tough" and for standing up to Fury.{{cite news |title=Tyson Fury stops Derek Chisora to retain world heavyweight title – as it happened |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2022/dec/03/boxing-tyson-fury-v-derek-chisora-world-heavyweight-title-fight-live |work=The Guardian |date=3 December 2022 |language=en}}

Aftermath

Following Fury's win, in the post-fight interview, Fury challenged unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk who was in attendance at ringside to an undisputed title fight next in 2023. Fury also stated that if a fight against Usyk did not materialise, then he would defend his world title against WBO interim heavyweight champion Joe Joyce.{{cite web | url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/boxing/breaking-tyson-fury-confronts-oleksandr-28646974 | title=Tyson Fury confronts Oleksandr Usyk in ring after stopping Derek Chisora | website=Daily Mirror | date=3 December 2022 }}

Fight card

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! style="background:#e6e8fa; color:#000; text-align:center;" |Weight Class

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! style="background:#e6e8fa; color:#000; text-align:center;" |vs.

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! style="background:#e6e8fa; color:#000; text-align:center;" |Method

! style="background:#e6e8fa; color:#000; text-align:center;" |Round

! style="background:#e6e8fa; color:#000; text-align:center;" |Time

! style="background:#e6e8fa; color:#000; text-align:center;" |Notes

Heavyweight

|Tyson Fury (c)

|def.

|Derek Chisora

|{{Abbr|TKO|Technical knockout}}

|10/12

|2:51

|{{ref|Fury vs. Chisora|Note 1}}

Heavyweight

|Daniel Dubois (c)

|def.

|Kevin Lerena

|TKO

|3/12

|3:00

|{{ref|Dubois|Note 2}}

Lightweight

|Denys Berinchyk (c)

|def.

|Yvan Mendy (c)

|{{abbr|UD|Unanimous decision}}

|12

|{{ref|Berinchyk|Note 3}}

Light-heavyweight

|Karol Itauma

|def.

|Vladimir Belujsky

|TKO

|1/8

|1:18

Cruiserweight

|Hosea Burton

|def.

|Darryl Sharp

|{{Abbr|PTS|Points decision}}

Super-featherweight

|Isaac Lowe

|def.

|Sandeep Singh Bhatti

|PTS

Lightweight

|Royston Barney-Smith

|def.

|Cruz Perez

|TKO

|1/4

|1:02

{{note|Fury vs. Chisora|Note 1|For WBC heavyweight title}}
{{note|Dubois|Note 2|For WBA (Regular) heavyweight title}}
{{note|Berinchyk|Note 3|For European and WBO International lightweight titles}}

Broadcasting

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PPV !Stream
Italy \| \|Mola
United Kingdom \|BT Sport Box Office
United States \| \|ESPN+

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! rowspan="2" |Country

! colspan="2" |Broadcaster

PPV

!Stream

Italy

|Mola

United Kingdom

|BT Sport Box Office

United States

|ESPN+