Tyson Fury batters, stops Chisora in 10 to retain title

Tyson Fury retained his WBC and lineal heavyweight championship with yet another one-sided beating of Derek Chisora that ended in a 10th-round TKO on Saturday at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London.

Chisora, who has now lost to Fury three times, twice by knockout, as in much of the trilogy, was never a factor. It all amounted to a glorified, one-sided sparring session that should have been stopped a lot sooner. With the win, Fury (33-0-1, 24 KOs) moves on to a potential bout against Oleksandr Usyk (20-0, 13 KOs) for the undisputed heavyweight championship next spring in Saudi Arabia.

The three-belt unified heavyweight champion was ringside and immediately jumped up on the ring apron after Fury called him out.

"You're next you little b----," Fury told Usyk.

He subsequently critiqued Usyk's two victories over Anthony Joshua, whom he described as a "bodybuilder." This despite Fury's attempts to land a fight with Joshua before signing on for the Chisora trilogy.

"Well, I'm no bodybuilder you sucker," he said. "You ugly little man. Let's get it on!"

However, Fury will have to spend some time on the sidelines. He revealed he will likely require surgery on his right elbow that will keep him out for approximately six to eight weeks. He also previously underwent surgery on his left elbow to remove bone spurs following an 11th-round KO of Deontay Wilder last October in their trilogy fight.

Despite his injury, Fury showed no signs of slowing down against Chisora. If anything, he has gotten better. Before a crowd of 60,000, Fury connected on 205 punches, more than double his adversary. The English fighter consistently landed double jabs to set up his straight right hand, lead right uppercuts, and plenty of crisp shots in the clinch, which sapped the energy out of Chisora's legs.

The English fighter's impressive offensive arsenal was on display throughout: a lead right-hand uppercut, a double jab that set up a straight right hand and plenty of mauling in the clinch, where he forced Chisora's shaky legs to carry all of Fury's 268-plus pounds.

Said Fury of Chisora: "There was no way he was going to stop himself, the referee needed to pull him out or else he was going to get knocked out."

That indeed was the case when Chisora (33-13, 23 KOs) stopped throwing punches while Fury continued to batter him to the point his right eye was swollen shut and blood was flowing out of his mouth.

Chisora, however, was unhappy about the fight being stopped.

"Thanks to the ref, as a warrior you want to go out on your shield," said he stated., who has now lost four of his past five fights, including a decision defeat to Usyk in 2020. The Zimbabwe-born fighter was coming off a split-decision victory over fellow gatekeeper Kubrat Pulev in July.

Chisora has now lost four of his last five fights, including a decision defeat to Usyk in 2020. Prior to his split decision win over fellow gatekeeper Kubrat Pulev in July, the 38-year-old Chisora hadn't tasted victory in three years.

Fury scored a one-sided unanimous decision victory over Chisora in 2011 but now holds consecutive 10th-round TKO triumphs over his rival.

The 34-year-old is now fixated on fighting Usyk unless injuries prevent the fight from taking place. The 35-year-old Usyk announced in September that he would sit out the rest of the year to spend time with family and to allow old injuries to heal. By the time Fury and Usyk are both fully rested, it will be time to crown a new undisputed heavyweight champion.

"Usyk is up for the challenge," Fury said. "He came over tonight, so fair play to him. He's not an easy boxer to figure out. He's a slick southpaw mover with very good skills. ... Sometimes the big fights don't happen for whatever reason, but I have a good feeling this one is going to happen.

"But if it doesn't for XYZ reasons, then we'll have Joe Joyce at Wembley next year as well. But providing the Usyk one does happen, I'll do him then I'll have Joyce at Wembley, why not? ... I'm back on top of the world ruling the division with an iron fist."