#heavyweight-boxing

#heavyweight-boxing

Image source, Getty Images Derek Chisora's fight with former world heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder has been confirmed for the O2 Arena in London on 4 April. The event will be a 50th professional fight for both 42-year-old Chisora and American Wilder, 40. Chisora said last year he would retire after a 50th bout which would take place overseas, but the Briton is now set to face Wilder on home soil.

Boxing is in a real slump this year, with few major fights and far less compelling bouts than usual, and so the prospect of a serious and intriguing heavyweight contest between Joseph Parker and Fabio Wardley at the O2 Arena brings a measure of relief to the beleaguered business. The winner will almost certainly face Oleksandr Usyk, the world champion, next year.