Fury vs Chisora date and venue confirmed after Joshua bout falls apart

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Tyson Fury vs Derek Chisora III has officially been confirmed for December 3 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. In the co-main event, Daniel Dubois will take on Kevin Lerena in a double header.

Fury had been in talks to face Anthony Joshua on the same date as the Chisora trilogy but communications dropped at the eleventh hour, leading The Gypsy King’s team to scramble for a new opponent. Chisora was chosen next with Warren confirming to Express Sport last week that Del Boy was the ‘highest-ranked opponent available to them’.

In their last two contests, back in 2011 and 2014, Fury won on both occasions in convincing fashion. Last time out, Fury became only the second man to stop the durable veteran behind David Haye via a tenth-round retirement victory. Since then, Chisora has gone on to have a mixed run against top-level opposition while Fury has established himself as one of the greatest heavyweights of his era.

“I am thrilled to be delivering a Tyson Fury world title defence in front of the British fans in London,” said promoter Frank Warren in a press release. “Tyson clearly conquered America across his trilogy with Deontay Wilder and there is also huge demand to stage his fights from sites across the world.

“Tyson wanted to fight in his home country again this year following his special night at Wembley Stadium in April. This brings us to the magnificent Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and a match against an old rival in Derek Chisora. Derek, also a big favourite with British fans, has reinvented himself in recent years and Tyson has long stated his wish to fight him for a third time. Tyson can’t afford any slip-up in this fight as he has the much-publicised undisputed match-up with Usyk in the New Year which we’re really looking forward to.

“I am also delighted that we have added Daniel Dubois to the card with a first defence of his WBA belt against Kevin Lerena. It makes it a real heavyweight night and Daniel represents the best of the new generation coming through.”

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“Whenever Tyson Fury fights, it is a major event, and I expect him to once again put on a spectacular show for the fans,” said Top Rank chairman Bob Arum. “There are talks about what’s next for Tyson, but the first order of business is a battle against an extraordinarily tough fighter in Derek Chisora.”

Fury is expected to hold a press conference later today to speak about the fight.

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