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
Eddie Hearn
It's a matter of when, not if, because I think Dillian Whyte is going to become the WBO mandatory.
Chisora and Whyte did themselves proud tonight. It goes down as another classic.
If Deontay Wilder doesn't want to fight Anthony, then I think it should be Dillian Whyte.
Meanwhile, Josh Warrington successfully defended his IBF title against Carl Frampton.
Anthony Joshua
Dillian's an idiot. If he steps in the ring with me, none of these heavyweights are on my level. When I whoop him and knock him out, I don't want to hear no excuses.
Wow, the unified champion isn't too happy after all the palaver.
Our man at the O2 Tom Kershaw is headed to the press conference, and will have live updates on everything that's said, so make sure you stick with the blog right here.
Is that it for Chisora's career?
At 34 years of age and having suffered his ninth career defeat, it may well be the case.
Whatever happens next for him, he'll go down as a British fan favourite.
Charlie Edwards on defeating Cristofer Rosales to win the WBC World Flyweight title:
I've been dreaming about this since a young age, I've given this sport absolutely everything.
I was always a mummy's boy growing up, it really hurt seeing her go through what she went through and I always promised her the belt even in the Casemiro fight. That hurt me but this was a coming of age. It was a proud moment.
While we wait for the main event press conference, have a read of Tom Kershaw's fight report.
It's a cracker.
Rosales was a very good, very tough man. I hit him with some good shots and he kept coming. The main this was sticking to the game plan. It was a dangerous fight and I couldn’t turn my eyes for one second.
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