Dillian Whyte knocks out Dereck Chisora in the eleventh round to tee up Anthony Joshua rematch
Relive all the eleven epic rounds of action from the O2 Arena
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Your support makes all the difference.Dillian Whyte has moved into contention for a rematch with Anthony Joshua after winning his grudge match with Dereck Chisora by devastatingly stopping his rival in the 11th round.
Two years after narrowly outpointing his opponent, Whyte demonstrated his improvement and furthered Chisora's decline by leaving him unconscious for a worryingly long time at London's 02 Arena.
He was expected to be confirmed as the next challenger to Joshua at Wembley on April 13, but potentially faces an anxious wait while the IBF, WBA and WBO heavyweight champion considers instead fighting in the US for the first time.
Whyte will regardless remain at world-level as one of the division's leading contenders and a likely future challenger to Joshua, but if he is forced to wait could struggle to maintain the impressive momentum he has built.
The way Chisora's head heavily hit the canvas after Whyte's powerful left hook landed secured the latest damaging defeat of what has already been a difficult career, meaning that at 34 and with fewer options he should consider retirement.
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Preview
When and where is the fight taking place?
The bout will take place on 22 December at the O2 Arena in London with the fighters expecting to begin their ringwalks at around 22:00 UK time.
Where can I watch it?
The event will be broadcast on Sky Sports Box Office and will cost £16.95.
Can I watch online?
Even if you aren't a Sky TV subscriber you can watch the fight live via their Sky Box Office website.
Who's going to win?
Dillian Whyte 2/5
Dereck Chisora 5/2
Draw 20/1
Round two: Both men look so, so strong. Will Whyte's class just give him the edge in this contest? His long jab is giving him a big advantage here, too.
Similarly to how he did against Joseph Parker, Whyte is roughing his opponent up. They end the round tangled up on the ropes. I'd give that one to Whyte.
Round three: Chisora comes out firing and throwing some big lefts, having success and is keeping his head moving as he does it to avoid a counter.
Whyte responds every time and looks as though he wants to land that heavy uppercut. These two men just gel so well together.
That was a really close round, perhaps one to Chisora.
It's only three rounds in!
Round four: Chisora simply wants to drag Whyte into a scrap, he's well aware that his opponent is the more skilled opponent so he wants to make this a slug fest. If Whyte is to go on and win this, it'll be with his skill.
That was a Whyte round for me.
Round five: Plenty of success for both men in that one! They surely won't be able to keep this pace up for 12 rounds.
Chisora seems to be getting everything he wants out of Whyte now and has dragged him into a proper fight. That looked really even, perhaps a 10-10.
Anthony Joshua on commentary for Sky Sports
This is world class level boxing.
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