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DAVID HAYE has claimed that Zimbabwe-born British heavyweight boxer Derek Chisora will face Dillian Whyte in his final fight.
Haye, who fought Chisora in 2012 and managed him for fights against the likes of Oleksandr Usyk, Joseph Parker, and Whyte years later, said the British heavyweights have agreed terms to meet in a trilogy bout.
Chisora, who turns 42 in late December and boasts a 36-13 record, revealed last month that he was returning to the ring for a ‘last dance’ on December 13 in Manchester, where the talented Moses Itauma is set to make his next appearance.
Some believed Itauma would be Chisora’s opponent, until reports suggested the Brits would compete in separate bouts.
Chisora had also named Deontay Wilder as a potential opponent for his 50th fight, while Jarrell Miller emerged as the frontrunner earlier this week, with the pair originally scheduled to lock horns on February 8.
Well, it seems now that the talk is over, as “Del Boy” is gearing up to meet Whyte in the squared circle, according to fellow British boxing legend Haye.
“(Chisora) and Dillian Whyte are doing a third fight,” Haye told The Sun on Tuesday.
“So I’m looking forward to that sort of Christmas cracker . . . Their first two fights were epic battles, kind of like the UK heavyweight version of (Arturo) Gatti-(Micky) Ward, where they give it the hype before, and they turn up and both let bombs fly.
“Obviously, Chisora’s coming off some great form, last four victories on the spin.
“Dillian’s coming off some terrible form with Moses Itauma, but I’m pretty sure Dillian wouldn’t have taken this fight if he didn’t think he could beat Derek.
“He’s beaten him twice before, knocked him out last time. I was with Derek last night at the Pride of Britain awards, and he’s really buzzing about it.”
Haye added that Chisora wanted to have his 50th farewell fight against Whyte because he’s beaten him twice.
“He wants to set the record straight for the trilogy fight,” Haye said.
“He’s gonna be in great shape and with Dillian Whyte, it’s really nice to see two fighters from the same era, loads of history, and simply doing it.”
Chisora has wins over Gerald Washington, Joe Joyce, and Otto Wallin in his last three fights, having not lost since he met Tyson Fury in London three years ago.
He contested two slugfests with Whyte in 2016 and 2018, losing their first meeting via split decision after 12 rounds in Manchester.
“Del Boy” was then left unconscious in their London rematch two years later, with many boxing fans believing that put an end to the pair’s rivalry.
After joking about putting together a trilogy earlier this year, it seems like both heavyweights are set to run it back one final time.
Whyte was viciously stopped by Itauma in his last fight two months ago after claiming wins over Jermaine Franklin Jr, Christian Hammer, and Ebenezer Tetteh between 2022 and 2024.
The 37-year-old also lost to “The Gypsy King” in 2022, which came after two meetings with Russian heavyweight Alexander Povetkin.
Fury has fought just three times since he defeated both Whyte and Chisora in the space of eight months.
The 37-year-old scored a controversial points win over former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou before suffering two defeats to undisputed heavyweight king Usyk.
He has since been consistently linked to a blockbuster all-British affair with Anthony Joshua, who has remained sidelined with an elbow injury that required surgery since he was knocked out by Daniel Dubois in September 2024.
The clash has been talked about for years and has the potential to be the biggest boxing fight of all time that never came to fruition.
Despite both Fury and “AJ” having never once come to a full agreement on terms for a fight, Haye believes both men can learn from Chisora’s deal with Whyte and still have time to get their own meeting over the line.
“I think it’s a 50/50 deal, 60 goes to the winner, 40 goes to the loser,” Haye, who parted ways with Chisora in 2021 as his manager, concluded.
“Crack on, easy, easy, fight to make. There are no complications.
“I think Tyson Fury and AJ should take a leaf out of Derek and Dillian’s book to say if you want the fight, it’s a conversation they had with each other, they’ve done the deal. Nice and simple.
“That’s how it should be, and I think either AJ or Tyson need to phone each other up and say, “Look, what’s the score? What’s the split? We split it, bosh, you pay your people, I pay my people, that’s it.’
“Plain and simple. That’s how it should work.” — talkSPORT.com
