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FRANK WARREN has not ruled out Derek Chisora facing Daniel Dubois or Joseph Parker in his likely farewell fight for the IBF heavyweight boxing title, stating the star has “a lot of options”.
Del Boy scored a unanimous decision victory over Otto Wallin in his 49th professional bout on Saturday, with plans afoot to wrap up his career with a half-century fight this year.
Shortly beforehand, Zimbabwe-born Chisora saw the event elevated to IBF eliminator status, meaning he is now in line to face the winner of champion Dubois and Parker’s bout later this month.
Now Queensberry Promotions boss Warren has weighed in on whether he could take a fairytale ending, though he stressed again that the veteran should hang up his gloves soon.
“He’s got a lot of options,” he told The Stomping Ground. “He’s won an eliminator for the IBF title. We’ve got Daniel Dubois defending his title against Joe Parker.
“Derek has got his eyeballs on that as well. He’s in the situation. It’s an option. I’m the guy who said he shouldn’t be fighting a couple of years ago.
“But he’s proved everybody wrong. It’s a tough, tough game. He’s now getting to 50, but he must retire after that.
“Win or lose, he must retire. I want him to live a happy life. He’s got a lovely family and kids. They want to know who his dad is.
“What I do know is that Derek must get to 50 and then declare. These fights take a lot out of boxers, and Derek has had a great run. Remember, I said he should have called it a day a couple of years ago, but a fighter knows when his or her time is up. Reaching 50 must be the finish line, though.”
In fact, Warren is in no rush to confirm Chisora’s next move, and he has urged his heavyweight charge to take a well-deserved rest.
Chisora was in action this past weekend in front of a loud crowd at Manchester’s Co-op Live arena as he scored an impressive win over Wallin. — Agencies/Sports Reporter.
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