Derek Chisora (30-9, 21 KOs) will clash with former world title challenger Artur Szpilka (22-3, 15 KOs) on a huge night of Heavyweight action at The O2 in London on July 20 that also sees Dillian Whyte (25-1, 18 KOs) take on the undefeated Oscar Rivas (26-0, 18 KOs) for the number one spot in the WBC and Dave Allen (17-4-2, 14 KOs) collide with David Price (24-6, 19 KOs) in a must-win domestic showdown, shown live on Sky Sports Box Office.
Artur Szpilka: “I chose this fight because we are both crazy men and it’s going to be a crazy fight! Chisora is a good fighter, he is bull strong and he can box well. He turns up to every fight in great condition, so I know it is going to be a tough night for me. We are both warriors who like to fight, this will be violent!”
Dillian White against Oscar Rivas is an excellent match up! Rivas is a bit of a dark horse, and White is not far from the top. This could be one of the more interesting heavy weight fights of the year.
The outcome of Chisora against Szpilka is not particularly meaningful but its another good match up and should be an entertaining fight.
What a great card. Respect to matchroom.
Chisora seems to lose a fight every other week, yet people keep putting him in the ring like he’s a contender.
Try looking at his record. He loses fights because he fights difficult opponents and many of his loses were razor thin decisions against very tough fighters. Chisora fights everybody and is exactly what boxing needs rather than coddled fighters who are spoon fed pushovers in order to get flashy looking records.
This is a fun card no matter how you slice it! Whyte vs Rivas is a battle for top contender status. I don’t see either fighting for a title inside the next 12 months, but they’ll be in proper position.
The other fights are more for fringe consideration, but all if them could be worth watching.
I hope they have ambulances ready for Szpilka and Price…. I remember the night when Chisora basically whoopped Whyte’s ass in a slugfest only to end on the wrong side of a bad decision.
Real pity Chisora got tired and got caught. If he had paced himself better he would easily have won.
Wow! excellent fights show that UK boxing can survive AJs doing an Audley Harrison against Ruiz. Respect for Chisora: has great heart and good chin. Pricey is a monster puncher with a paper chin so love to see him fight win or lose. Whyte deserves massive respect for not sitting on behind waiting for his title shot and fighting an undefeated contender at that in Rivas