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
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
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.
Relive all the action below.
Please allow a moment for the blog to load.
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
A real man of the people.
Dereck Chisora got the Jubilee line on the London underground to get to the O2 Arena.
In fairness, it's pretty convenient.
Tom Little is absolutely fuming and the crowd are booing. He was caught high on the head by Price and was wobbling back, with the referee jumping in and stopping the fight quickly.
That looked a little bit too premature for me.
It looked like Price was close to landing the final knockout blow but it's understandable why Little is annoyed.
A split second made the difference for the referee there.
David Price on the stoppage
The fans thought it was early, me personally, I love Tom Little as a man. I'm relieved the referee stopped it when he did. I fear for him because he's a fighting man but I was only going to get stronger in that fight. I'm just happy we've come away healthy.
Tom Little
At least let me fight, if I go down let me get up and fight. I was hurt but I went back with my hands up. It's one of those things, I'm heartbroken. I'd love nothing more than to do it again but if this man can go on and have a big pay day, go and have it.
David Price
I wanna fight Lucas Browne and knock him out. I hope Eddie Hearn can deliver that fight. I've seen some of the things he [Browne] has said and I'd love to fight him.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments