Tyson Fury dominates Derek Chisora to retain WBC heavyweight title

Tyson Fury retained his World Boxing Council heavyweight title with a decisive stoppage win over British rival Derek Chisora on Saturday earlier than setting his sights on a blockbuster unification bout towards Oleksandr Usyk.

Fury, nonetheless unbeaten as an expert, dominated from the beginning, and with Chisora’s eyes beginning to shut, referee Victor Loughlin stopped the combat 9 seconds earlier than the tip of the Tenth spherical on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

The 34-year-old now boasts a report of 33 wins from 34 fights with one draw.

Fury’s newest win additionally paved the way in which for a unification bout with Oleksandr Usyk, the IBF, WBA and WBO heavyweight champion.

Usyk was at ringside on Saturday as he returned to the venue the place he disadvantaged Britain’s Anthony Joshua of all these titles in September final 12 months earlier than defeating him once more in Jeddah this July.

Quickly after Fury’s hand was raised in victory, he was concerned in a ringside face-off with Usyk because the Ukrainian entered the ring.

Fury, after thanking a crowd of some 60,000 and paying tribute to his crushed opponent by main spectators in a chant of “One Derek Chisora, turned his consideration to Usyk with British heavyweight Joe Joyce additionally coming onto the ring apron.

– ‘Let’s get it on’ -

“Usyk, you’re subsequent, you 15 stone little physique constructing midget. I’ve completed one Ukrainian, (Wladimir) Klitchsko, let’s get it on,” Fury advised BT Sport.

Usyk remained silent, with Chisora including: “Thanks Tyson, I actually respect that. We’re buddies.

“There’s a giant combat coming, everybody desires to see one champion within the heavyweight division.”

Fury, in the meantime, then turned his consideration to Joyce.

“I’m saying Joe Joyce, an excellent fighter, he deserves a title combat,” Fury stated. “If the rabbit (Usyk) doesn’t combat, we’ll combat at Wembley.”

Fury’s solely earlier combat this 12 months was a sixth-round stoppage of Dillian Whyte at Wembley in April.

“I felt good, I wanted some rounds, I haven’t boxed since April,” stated Fury. “I used to be touchdown good punches. However take nothing from Del Boy (Chisora), it was a pleasure to combat tonight, he’s a British people hero.”

After the Whyte combat, Fury introduced his retirement just for the lure of the ring to show too sturdy.

Fury was an amazing favorite to beat Chisora given he’d defeated him convincingly of their two earlier bouts, together with a Tenth-round stoppage after they final met eight years in the past.

Nonetheless the 38-year-old Chisora has gained respect all through a now 46-fight profession for his skill to take a punch.

This week marked the seven-year anniversary of Fury’s beautiful success over Wladimir Klitschko that noticed him first change into world champion but in addition sparked a significant psychological well being disaster earlier than a triumphant return to the ring.

Fury, forward of Saturday’s bout, proclaimed himself now able to inflicting “most harm” as by no means earlier than after working with coach SugarHill Steward, the nephew of Lennox Lewis’ former coach, the late Emanuel Steward.

On a bitterly chilly evening on the residence of Premier League soccer membership Tottenham, Fury jogged relatively than walked into the ring.

Fury, the heavier man at 19 stone 2lbs (121.8 kg) to Chisora’s 18 stone 6lbs (118.2 kg), began cautiously earlier than touchdown a number of highly effective blows

The champion, at 6ft 9in (2.06 metres) additionally considerably taller than Chisora, took command within the centre of the ring and was not often troubled.

It appeared only a matter of time earlier than Fury gained, with Loughlin chatting with Chisora’s nook on the finish of the ninth earlier than calling a halt quickly afterwards.