Who should Oleksandr Usyk fight next? Anthony Joshua, Daniel Dubois or Joseph Parker? Derek Chisora has his say
Published 29/03/2025 at 18:06 GMT
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All eyes are on Oleksandr Usyk's next opponent after he beat Tyson Fury for a second time and truly established himself as the man to beat in heavyweight boxing. Derek Chisora has weighed in on who should fight the Ukrainian, ahead of his potential IBF heavyweight title clash with Daniel Dubois, who is said to have been in talks over a bout against Usyk.
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Derek Chisora has called for Oleksandr Usyk to face Joseph Parker in his next fight, despite talk of a potential re-match between the Ukrainian great and Daniel Dubois.
Usyk, unified heavyweight champion and fresh off a second win over Tyson Fury, has swept aside the competition in recent times.
Dubois is expected to fight mandatory opponent Chisora for the IBF heavyweight title, and the latter has suggested a different opponent for Usyk.
"I don't see Daniel and Oleksandr fighting right now," Chisora told Ring Magazine. "What are you going to fight for? Oleksandr has already stopped him.
"If he [Usyk] wants to prove he's the best he needs to defend his title against Joseph Parker. To be the best you have to fight everybody.
"He's boxed Tyson Fury twice, AJ [Anthony Joshua] twice. He's boxed me once. He's boxed Daniel Dubois once. So I think he should give a shot to Joseph Parker now."
Chisora feels a fight with Dubois would draw huge numbers.
"People have to think about business," Chisora added. "I want to fight Daniel and I know for a fact I can sell out Wembley or Tottenham in that fight.
"I want to give a shout-out to the Manchester crowd who came out for my fight against [Otto] Wallin and thanks to Frank Warren and Queensberry because it was unbelievable. It was a great show that ticked every box. But I knew what I was doing… it was not going to be the last one in the UK."
Chisora's next fight will be the 50th of his career, and he has insisted that he will be "50 and out" in one last "all or nothing" bout.
"Now I’ve been planning everything for this final fight, the whole music, everything," he said. "It’s going to be a great show and there are two concepts I'm working on. One is for Wembley and one is for Tottenham. Whatever happens, they're all going to be amazing.
"A Sunday bank holiday this summer is what I want. I think that would be f****** amazing."
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Chisora, 41, highlighted the quality of Dubois, 14 years his junior and still taking the plaudits for a memorable win over Anthony Joshua last year.
"Daniel is peaking right now," Chisora said. "Daniel is on fire.
"If you let him take the first two rounds, he's going to destroy you. He's one of those fighters that if you just let him come out the gates without maintaining him, you’re in trouble.
"So when we fight Daniel, the first two rounds are very crucial to us. We have to discipline him in the first two rounds so he goes back in his shell.
"After that, let’s see what happens."
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