{"id":24631,"date":"2018-11-02T15:58:54","date_gmt":"2018-11-02T15:58:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/?p=24631"},"modified":"2018-11-02T15:58:54","modified_gmt":"2018-11-02T15:58:54","slug":"the-body-snatcher-is-ready-to-go-to-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/the-body-snatcher-is-ready-to-go-to-war\/","title":{"rendered":"The Body-snatcher is ready to go to War"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Dillian Whyte and Derek Chisora will resume their heavyweight British rivalry in a rematch on December 22<sup>nd\u00a0<\/sup>held at London\u2019s O2 Arena.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The London-based duo will clash in the capital just over two years since their last bout. Whyte claimed victory against Chisora in a contender for \u2018fight of the year\u2019 in December 2016 via a hotly disputed split decision.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I believe that I&#8217;ll knock him out in devastating fashion this time,&#8221; said Dillian Whyte.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Last time was my first 12 rounder and I was a little bit inexperienced, but this time I&#8217;ll know exactly what to do. He&#8217;s at the end of the road.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Derek Chisora also ensured his name remained in the heavyweight conversation with a stunning KO victory against the hard-headed Carlos Takam.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\udfa5\u00a0If you missed the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WhyteChisora2?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WhyteChisora2<\/a> press conference earlier, watch it in full here: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IsRtStTG2k\">https:\/\/t.co\/IsRtStTG2k<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Matchroom Boxing (@MatchroomBoxing) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MatchroomBoxing\/status\/1058070451639992320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 1, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not messing, I\u2019m not playing at boxing,\u201d said Chisora at Thursday\u2019s press conference, \u201cIt\u2019s gonna be fireworks, we\u2019re not gonna try and box, we are going to war\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If a war is what the British public are given then it will have to be a particularly brutal one to match the quality of the first fight in which both men were noticeably hurt and completely exhausted in the closing stages.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe first fight was one of the best fights I\u2019ve ever seen,\u201d said the fights promoter, Matchroom\u2019s Eddie Hearn when speaking to IFL TV.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe second fight can\u2019t be any different, what are they gonna do, dance around? No, its gonna be an all-out war, I think, honestly, it\u2019ll be better than the first fight\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;REMEMBER YOUR WORDS!&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Click here to watch the full row between Mark Tibbs &amp; Don Charles <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FKkYQRxSlw\">https:\/\/t.co\/FKkYQRxSlw<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ReGUnfjzxL\">pic.twitter.com\/ReGUnfjzxL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sky Sports Boxing (@SkySportsBoxing) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SkySportsBoxing\/status\/1058052447699156993?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 1, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The rematch will be shown on Sky Sports box office and will clash with the Frank Warren promoted featherweight clash between champion, Josh Warrington and challenger, Carl Frampton.<\/p>\n<p>Should Dillian Whyte beat Chisora, we could likely see him being a front-runner to face Anthony Joshua who has an open spot for an opponent at Wembley Stadium on April 13<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p>Should Chisora get revenge for the last fight and produce what many would consider an upset victory against Whyte, then he would surely move up the rankings for many of the governing bodies and could even secure himself spots in title eliminators, or even a decider to finally settle this brutal British feud.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Words: George Robson | Subbing: Lee Pearson<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dillian Whyte and Derek Chisora will resume their heavyweight British rivalry in a rematch on December 22nd\u00a0held at London\u2019s O2 Arena. 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