Misfits Pro announced on Friday that Deontay Wilder will fight Derek Chisora in a heavyweight bout on April 4 at the O2 Arena in London, England.
The match will be the centerpiece of the inaugural Misfits Pro show, which will be broadcast live on DAZN.
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Former WBC heavyweight champion Wilder (44 wins, 4 losses, 1 loss, 43 KOs) defeated Tyrell Herndon by TKO in the seventh round in Wichita, Kansas in June this year, ending his two-game losing streak. A victory over Chisora - the American’s first return to British soil in 13 years – would be one of the best fights of his 18-year career.
Chisora (36-13, 23 KOs) has won three consecutive fights since losing to Tyson Fury via 10th-round TKO for the WBC heavyweight title in December 2022. Chisora’s last two fights were upsets over Joe Joyce and Otto Walling, the latter being the eliminator of the IBF heavyweight title. The 19-year-old veteran appears to be in the latter stages of his career.
Wilder will next challenge current unified champion Alexander Usyk, but a tough and gritty British opponent awaits him in the spring.
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Chisora, on the other hand, has been in talks with Jarrell Miller and Dillian White in recent months, but neither game has materialized.
The meeting between Wilder, 40, and Chisora, 42, could be the last fight for either man. It’s only fitting that the pair, who have been boxing professionally for 37 years, finally share the ring after becoming two of the biggest names in heavyweight boxing in recent years.
