Derek Chisora is looking to secure a third world title shot, this time against a far different champion to Tyson Fury or Vitali Klitschko.<\/p>\n
The Brit lost those two attempts in 2022 and 2012, respectively, but gave a gallant performance when he challenged the long-reigning Klitschko on away soil.<\/p>\n
\u2018Del Boy\u2019 \u2013 as he was then known \u2013 ultimately lost a unanimous decision to the Ukrainian, before getting stopped in five rounds by David Haye in his following outing.<\/p>\n
Then, around a decade later, Chisora suffered a punishing 10th-round stoppage defeat in his third encounter with Fury, no longer seeming capable of competing at world level.<\/p>\n
Yet despite showing signs of deterioration, the heavyweight veteran has continued plugging away and is now coming off a split decision defeat to Deontay Wilder<\/a>.<\/p>\n Their April encounter, which was supposed to be his \u2018last dance\u2019, saw Chisora touch the canvas twice but nonetheless contest the result of his 50th professional bout.<\/p>\n The 42-year-old then went on to demand an immediate rematch with Wilder, who appears to be one of the leading options for Oleksandr Usyk\u2019s swansong next year.<\/p>\n So, instead, Chisora has made a slight pivot and is now targeting Murat Gassiev, who was elevated from \u2018regular\u2019 to full WBA champion after Usyk vacated his belts<\/a>.<\/p>\n Taking to social media, Chisora tagged Gassiev\u2019s promoter, IBA Pro, and posted a graphic of himself and the Russian as two chickens, along with the caption: \u201cFight 51\u201d.<\/p>\n Fight 51 \u23f3\ud83d\udc13 #GassievChisora<\/a> @IBA_Pro_Boxing<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/UIxJTSmVtN<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Derek Chisora \ud83e\udd4a (@DerekWarChisora) July 30, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n The two heavyweights also went face to face earlier this month, shortly after Gassiev, 32, defended his title with a sixth-round finish over Peter Kadiru.<\/p>\n