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DILLIAN WHYTE believes he will set a trilogy fight with Zimbabwe-born British heavyweight boxer Derek Chisora for December.
The two heavyweight rivals have boxed each other twice before in exciting clashes, with Whyte winning both. They are expected to renew hostilities at the Co-op Live Arena in Manchester on December 13, but a deal has not yet been signed.
“We’re not there yet but there’s interest from both sides. Obviously, he’s said he’s not happy with the paperwork, none of us are happy with it,” Whyte told Sky Sports News.
“There’s lots of things that need to be nailed down and agreed.
“I just want to fight. I’m not getting any younger,” he added. “This is the best fight for me at the moment.
“I’ve always taken hard fights, I’ve always wanted hard fights, Derek Chisora is no chump. Even if he’s a thousand years old, he’s going to be a worry.”
Whyte suffered a stoppage defeat to rising star Moses Itauma in his last fight. But he is fully confident of winning yet again against Chisora.
“It’s going to be a complete whitewash, 3-0, that’s all I’m saying,” he declared. “We’ve got a lot of pride. We respect each other. But we don’t particularly like each other.
“He says a lot of stuff,” Whyte continued. “Then when I say something he takes it personally.
“Derek Chisora’s a bully . . . I’ve always been someone that spanked bullies my whole life.”
Meanwhile, Jarrell Miller was supposed to face Chisora on December 13, but promoter Frank Warren has revealed that Chisora will instead fight Whyte in a trilogy in Manchester, England. The sudden turn of events has left Miller on the outside looking in.
“Chisora has been calling me for months, saying to stay in shape and that we were going to make it happen,” Miller told The Ring.
“We signed up for VADA, we signed the contract, everything was good to go and ready to clear, and all of a sudden, he didn’t want to fight. I really don’t know what Chisora is thinking. But he’s a vet in the game and he might know something that I don’t. He might know that his body is not ready for a Big Baby fight. Opportunities get missed, and they never come back sometimes.
“I’m 100 percent frustrated with the situation and how he went about it. But Chisora has earned the right to feel the way that he wants to. He’s never been a person to back down from fights. “I honestly don’t know (why he had a change of heart). I don’t think he’s scared of me. But I definitely think that he knows fighting me would be his last fight. He might be able to get two more out of his body after fighting Dillian Whyte.
“Big Baby” Miller (26-1-2, 22 KOs), a 37-year-old from New York, has not fought since August of last year when he battled former heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz Jr. to a majority draw. In the fight before in December of 2023, Miller was stopped by Daniel Dubois in the final seconds of their 10-round fight.
“I am staying in the gym, staying ready,” said Miller. “That’s what I am on right now. I am ready to rock and roll whenever someone has the balls to.”
As for Chisora (36-13, 23 KOs), he’s looking to get a win against Whyte in his 50th professional fight. Whyte (31-4, 21 KOs) beat Chisora by split decision in 2016 and by an 11th-round stoppage in 2018. — skysports.com/thering
