DERECK CHISORA’s planned fight against former WBC heavyweight champion Manuel Charr is doubtful after the Lebanese-born German snubbed the vocal Zimbabwe-born puncher and opted for David Haye instead.
Report By Henry Mhara Sports Reporter
Last week, Chisora (15-4,9 KOs) revealed his plans to return to action in February next year and one of the potential rivals on his radar was Charr (22-1,12 KOs).
However, Charr yesterday jeered Chisora’s plans and stated he was much more interested in facing his countryman Haye.
Charr believes that a fight with Haye can help him get a rematch with reigning world champion Vitali Klitschko to whom he lost by a technical knockout in September.
“I read that Dereck Chisora has challenged me. Who is he? Only a fight with David Haye can help me to get a rematch with Klitschko. Hereby, I proclaim David Haye, I challenge you and I am ready to face you anywhere and anytime. The winner of our fight will face Vitali providing that he will dare come into the ring again. Let’s make this fight, David,” declared Charr.
Chisora, who had his World Boxing Council and the British Boxing Board of Control licences withdrawn after a post-fight brawl with Haye in February and is expected to reapply soon, is not short of challengers in the next year though.
Already, British heavyweight title and Commonwealth heavyweight champion David Price has challenged the Mbare-born fighter for a Lonsdale bout early next year.
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“Chisora is the logical next opponent to defend my British title against because I think Dereck would take the fight at British level,” Price (29), told Press Association Sport last week.
“It would be a win-win fight because it would be a step up in class for me and the chance to win the British Lonsdale belt outright.”
“It’s the logical next step, without a doubt, but it’s a fight that would have to be under the British Boxing Board of Control regulations because I want to win that Lonsdale belt for keeps,” said Price.
