By Ruslan Chikov
Not only has unbeaten British heavyweight Dereck Chisora signed to fight IBF/IBO/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko on December 11 in Mannheim, Germany - he also signed to fight Vitali Klitschko next for the WBC championship.
Chisora's promoter Frank Warren has revealed that his fighter signed a contract which directs him, if he beats Wladimir, to fight Vitali next. Vitali defends his title on Saturday against former WBO champion Shannon Briggs in Hamburg, Germany.
The contract is similar to the one offered to WBA champion David Haye. Haye turned the contract down, with claims that the Klitschko brothers tried to trap him in a deal where he couldn't fight anyone other than a Klitschko brother for his next three fights. Chisora was happy to sign a deal that gave him an additional championship fight with a good purse attached to the contest.
"When I talked to him about the opportunity, he insisted that I took it. Unlike David Haye, for Dereck this is about the challenge, not the money. He really believes that he can beat Wladimir. It's in the contract that if he beats Wladimir then he has to face Vitali next, but he's got a big job ahead of first," Warren said.