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Frank Warren Reveals What He Wants For Derek Chisora After 49th Career Fight

Frank Warren backs Derek Chisora to fight again.
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Derek Chisora convincingly beat Otto Wallin at the Co-op Live Arena in Manchester. During the fight on February 8, Chisora put on one of the best performances of his career.

Despite a gnarly cut above his eye, Chisora kept pushing forward. He dropped Wallin twice in the ninth and 12th rounds of the contest. Overall, it was a spectacular display from the fan-favorite Brit.

Chisora earned a unanimous decision win (117-109, 114-112, 116-110). He is now 36-13-0 and promoter Frank Warren has backed Chisora to reach 50 professional fights.

Speaking at the post-fight press conference, Warren said:

What’s a legitimate opponent? Well, he just won an eliminator for the IBF title so on your fiftieth fight, what do you want do? Do you wanna fight for a title or do you wanna go where the money is? That’s his choice.

He further added:

Look, boxing’s a dangerous business for any fighter, especially when you get to his age and - I might upset him - but I hope that when he gets to 50 fights, he doesn’t say I want a 51st and a 52nd because this stuff does catch up with you. There’s no doubt about that. I just want him to achieve his dream of having 50 fights and that’s it.

Derek Chisora has never lacked heart and certainly didn't against Otto Wallin. The 41-year-old showed that he still possesses the technique to compete. Hence, seeing Chisora return for a 50th pro fight doesn't look out of the queation.

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Apratim Banerjee
APRATIM BANERJEE

Apratim is a Boxing and Soccer reporter for On SI. He has been in the industry for five years, having also worked for The Sporting News, Sportskeeda, EssentiallySports, and more. After coming from an engineering background, he started pursuing a career in sports media. Apratim also holds an MSc. Sport Marketing degree from Loughborough University London and is a keen practitioner of social media and digital marketing. In his spare time, Apratim likes to play an array of sports and practice calisthenics. He is also an avid enthusiast of improving his martial arts skills.