In his farewell fight, Derek Chisora will take on Deontay Wilder in London, as he hopes to hang up the gloves off the back of a solid win, and American heavyweight rival Jarrell Miller has weighed in on whether he believes ‘Del Boy’ can defeat his countryman.
Wilder has lost four of his last six professional contests but appears poised to challenge Oleksandr Usyk for the unified heavyweight world titles, providing he can trump Chisora in two months’ time.
Meanwhile, 42-year-old Chisora has strung together three consecutive victories since losing out to Tyson Fury for a third time, when facing ‘The Gypsy King’ for the WBC heavyweight crown back in 2022.
The form of both men means Wilder-Chisora is being perceived as a 50/50 affair, despite some fans fearing for Chisora’s wellbeing when he was linked with ‘The Bronze Bomber’ just a couple of years ago.
In an interview with All The Smoke Fight, fellow heavyweight contender Miller admitted that he believes the home fighter will ‘take Wilder’s head off’ because of his superior gas tank down the stretch.
“All I’m saying right now is that Chisora is going to knock that n***a’s head off.
“In my honest opinion, based off of recent performances, activity and punch output, I believe that Chisora has the better chance of winning this fight.
“He has shown that his chin is phenomenal, he’s been dropped a few times, knocked out and whatever but when it comes to Chisora, he is a warrior.
“His heart, his mentality, he’ll be losing fights and he is still fighting. It’s a different kind of conditioning.”
Wilder-Chisora takes place at the O2 Arena in London on Saturday, April 4, with Viddal Riley expected to feature in the co-main event of the card.
