{"id":933802,"date":"2026-10-15T09:58:15","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T09:58:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/933802\/"},"modified":"2026-10-15T09:58:15","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T09:58:15","slug":"derek-chisora-slams-fury-vs-joshua-title-decision-as-boxing-faces-fresh-criticism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/933802\/","title":{"rendered":"Derek Chisora Slams Fury vs Joshua Title Decision as Boxing Faces Fresh Criticism"},"content":{"rendered":"

Derek Chisora<\/a> has criticized the decision to put a WBA heavyweight title on the line when Tyson Fury<\/a> faces Anthony Joshua<\/a> on December 11 at Cardiff\u2019s Principality Stadium. <\/p>\n

Speaking on The Sun\u2019s Corner Talk series<\/a>, the British heavyweight called boxing \u201cunfair\u201d and argued the two former world champions should fight for the British title instead. <\/p>\n

Chisora questioned why Fury and Joshua should get another chance to win a major belt when both have lost twice to Oleksandr Usyk and are currently behind other fighters in the WBA rankings. <\/p>\n

His comments have renewed the debate over boxing\u2019s many championship belts and whether big fights should receive world-title status because of their commercial appeal. Chisora believes the decision overlooks the division\u2019s recognized champions and leading contenders.<\/p>\n

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Derek Chisora Questions Fury vs Joshua World Title Fight<\/p>\n

Chisora believes the WBA should not award its vacant \u201cSuper\u201d heavyweight title to Fury and Joshua. The organization\u2019s recognized heavyweight champion is Murat Gassiev, while Jarrell Miller holds the number one ranking. Fury and Joshua sit second and third, respectively.<\/p>\n

\u201cTyson Fury and AJ should fight for the British title, that\u2019s it. Not other belt,\u201d Chisora said.<\/p>\n

He argued that both fighters have already suffered defeats and stepped away from boxing before returning.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t get it, they\u2019ve both lost to a real champion and then suddenly we should give them a WBA Super title, for what reason? Because they\u2019ve sold out a stadium? That\u2019s not fair, fight for the British title.\u201d<\/p>\n

Chisora has also made his position clear at an IBA event in Istanbul. He believes the historic Lord Lonsdale Belt would be a more suitable prize for a contest between two British heavyweights who have previously held it.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a British fight between two heavyweights from Britain,\u201d he said. \u201cI believe they should be fighting for the Lonsdale belt; it\u2019s better than any other belt right now\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

Derek Chisora Slams Boxing\u2019s World Title System<\/p>\n

The heavyweight veteran also criticized the number of championship belts used across professional boxing. He believes the different titles make it harder for fans to understand who the real champions are.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are killing boxing with these titles. Why do we need a super champion? For what? Why is it in boxing that we have to make different belts for the sake of the people who are not boxing to make more money off it,\u201d Chisora said.<\/p>\n

The debate follows Oleksandr Usyk vacating his belts earlier in 2026, which changed the heavyweight title picture. The WBA then moved to put its \u201cSuper\u201d title on the line for Fury vs Joshua, despite Gassiev remaining its recognized champion.<\/p>\n

Gassiev has also suggested Fury should challenge him directly rather than compete for a newly created title.<\/p>\n

Chisora\u2019s own history with the two British fighters adds context to his comments. Despite rating Fury\u2019s career achievements highly, Chisora has predicted Joshua will win their upcoming fight.<\/p>\n

\u201cAJ will beat Tyson Fury,\u201d he said in another interview. \u201cHe\u2019s got the power. One thing about AJ, whether it\u2019s round 6, round 8, round 12, you\u2019re going to get knocked out.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fury vs Joshua Fight Draws Attention Amid Title Debate<\/p>\n

Fury vs Joshua is scheduled for December 11 at Cardiff\u2019s Principality Stadium, with Netflix set to stream the fight. <\/p>\n

However, both fighters have faced questions about their recent records and opponents. Joshua\u2019s recent activity included a knockout win over YouTuber Jake Paul, while Fury\u2019s comeback fights against Arslanbek Makhmudov and Mariusz Wach also attracted criticism over the level of opposition. Fury and Joshua have each suffered two defeats against Usyk, with no rematch clause included in their contracts for the December showdown.<\/p>\n

Chisora is also planning a December return, with Gassiev among the opponents linked to him.<\/p>\n

The decision to award a WBA title for Fury vs Joshua has reignited questions about whether boxing\u2019s world championship belts still reflect merit in the ring. Chisora believes commercial success should not decide who gets to fight for a world title.<\/p>\n

For him, the answer is simple: Fury and Joshua should compete for the British title, while world championships should reflect the division\u2019s rankings and recognized champions.<\/p>\n

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\t\tDogli Wilberforce is a boxing writer for Sportsnaut, covering fight news, fighter reactions, and major bouts involving the sport\u2019s … More about Dogli Wilberforce<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Derek Chisora has criticized the decision to put a WBA heavyweight title on the line when Tyson Fury…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":933803,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[447],"tags":[703,49,48,82],"class_list":["post-933802","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-boxing","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/933802","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=933802"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/933802\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/933803"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=933802"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=933802"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=933802"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}