Tyson Fury has added a new twist to an old act. The unbeaten reigning lineal and world heavyweight champion confirmed plans to end his faux retirement, seeking a trilogy clash with countryman Derek Chisora. Fury has targeted December for such an event, though the pairing remains little more than a rumor at this stage.
“I’ve decided to come back to boxing because I can be the first heavyweight champion in history to have two trilogies,” Fury declared in a video released through his verified social media channels on Tuesday. “One with Deontay Wilder and the second with Derek Chisora.”
“I’d always said I’d fight Derek Chisora at the end of my career. Here we are, breaking all records again and setting new precedents.”
Fury (32-0-1, 23KOs) is sadly misinformed on breaking new ground regarding heavyweight trilogies. Both sides have expressed an interest in such a fight, though money will remain a major factor in its progress or lack thereof. There is also the issue of Chisora (33-12, 23KOs) not being ranked by the WBC, whose heavyweight title Fury has held since February 2020.
Fury is 7-0-1 (5KOs) since returning to the ring in June 2018, including 3-0-1 in championship fights. Two successful defenses have come of his current reign—an eleventh-round knockout of Wilder (42-2-1, 41KOs) in their epic trilogy clash last October in the 2021 Fight of the Year, and a sixth-round knockout of countryman Dillian Whyte on April 23 at Wembley Stadium in London, with a venue-record crowd of 94,000 on hand to witness what Fury insisted at the time was the final fight of his career.
Chisora returned to the win column with a disputed twelve-round, split decision victory over Kubrat Pulev on July 9 at The O2 in London. The feat ended a three-fight losing streak, while avenging a prior loss to Pulev in May 2016.
If the fight does materialize, Fury claims he it will come with longtime stablemate and fringe featherweight contender Isaac Lowe serving as his head trainer.
“When I was with Peter (Fury, Tyson’s uncle), Isaac was there,” Fury noted. “When I was with Ben [Davison], Isaac was there. When I was with SugarHill [Steward], Isaac was always there. He’s always giving me great information. We’re a great team. We’ve always been together and we’re going to finish this out together.”
