When is Deontay Wilder vs. Derek Chisora?
Deontay Wilder vs. Derek Chisora is on Saturday, April 4. The broadcast will begin at 2 p.m. ET (7 p.m. BST).
What channel is Deontay Wilder vs. Derek Chisora on?
Deontay Wilder vs. Derek Chisora is a pay-per-view available for purchase on DAZN.
Where is Deontay Wilder vs. Derek Chisora?
The fight is taking place at The O2 Arena in London.
Who is Deontay Wilder?
Deontay Wilder, 44-4-1 (43 KOs), is a former WBC heavyweight titleholder who was one of the three main faces of the heavyweight division – alongside Anthony Joshua and in-ring rival Tyson Fury – before Oleksandr Usyk took over.
Wilder’s remarkable story began with him lacing up the gloves at 20 years old as a way to try to earn money, especially as his newborn daughter had been born with spina bifida. A short amateur career culminated in the 6ft 7ins Wilder taking a bronze medal in the 2008 Olympics. He then entered the pros and continued to learn on the job, relying on his speed and significant power.
At the start of 2015, Wilder won the WBC belt with what remains his lone victory on the scorecards, a unanimous decision over defending titleholder Bermane Stiverne. Over the next five years, Wilder went 9-0-1 in his successful defenses, knocking out Eric Molina, Johann Duhaupas, Artur Szpilka, Chris Arreola, Gerald Washington, Stiverne in a rematch, Luis Ortiz in a firefight, Dominic Breazeale and Ortiz again in their rematch.
After the first Ortiz bout, Wilder fought to a draw with Fury in December 2018 – and was half a second away from a sensational 12th-round knockout. Wilder dropped Fury hard. Fury appeared to be unconscious on his back, only to wake and rise and just barely beat the count, then stand his ground for the remainder of the round.
Wilder’s reign ended in his rematch with Fury in February 2020. Fury chose to be the aggressor rather than play the role of boxer, a decision that led him to drop Wilder twice before stopping him in the seventh.
In the six years since, Wilder is just 2-3.
Wilder fought valiantly in a war with Fury in their third fight in October 2021, trading knockdowns and heavy blows before succumbing in the 11th round. Wilder took a year off to recover, returning with a one-round win over Robert Helenius in October 2022. He didn’t fight again for another 14 months, was outboxed in a decision loss to Joseph Parker in December 2023 and then suffered a highlight-reel KO at the hands of Zhilei Zhang in June 2024.
Another lengthy layoff followed. After nearly 13 months away, Wilder came back last June and defeated the 24-5 Tyrrell Anthony Herndon via seventh-round TKO. Those who watched his performance were left to wonder whether Wilder was shaking off rust against Herndon or if the passage of time and the accumulation of punishment have taken their toll on the 40-year-old hero of Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Derek Chisora is about to test which of those suppositions is the truth.
Who is Derek Chisora?
Derek Chisora, 36-13 (23 KOs), is a longtime heavyweight fringe contender who has twice challenged for world titles. Chisora, a 42-year-old Londoner, has been on a retirement tour of sorts. He acknowledges that his career is coming to an end, though he continues to land good paydays, a reflection of what he has done over the course of his career and the entertainment value he can still provide.
Chisora turned pro in 2007 and won his first 14 bouts before losing a decision to a young Tyson Fury in 2011. After a quick rebound against a no-hope opponent, Chisora then lost three more fights in a row. He was edged by Robert Helenius via split decision in December 2011, widely outpointed by then-WBC titleholder Vitali Klitschko in February 2012 and taken out by David Haye in five rounds in July of that same year.
That would have spelled the end of many fighters’ time in the spotlight. But time and again, Chisora has shown an ability to remain relevant.
He notched five straight wins, including giving Malik Scott his first pro loss with a sixth-round TKO in 2013. By the end of 2014, Chisora was in with Fury again. This time, Chisora’s corner stopped the bout after 10 rounds. Chisora then put together another five-fight winning streak before losing a split decision to Kubrat Pulev in 2016. At the end of the year, Chisora lost a razor-thin split decision to Dillian Whyte. And in November 2017, Chisora lost a very close majority decision to Agit Kabayel.
After two victories, Chisora got a rematch with Whyte. He was narrowly ahead going into the 11th round, when Whyte knocked him out. Three more wins for Chisora were followed by three more losses: once to Oleksandr Usyk (UD12, 2020) and twice to Joseph Parker (SD12 and UD12, both in 2021).
In 2022, however, Chisora won his rematch with Pulev by split decision and then wrapped up an unnecessary trilogy with Fury, this time with the lineal championship and WBC heavyweight title on the line. Fury took Chisora out in the 10th round. But Chisora is again on a winning streak. He has fought once per year, outpointing Gerald Washington in August 2023, Joe Joyce in July 2024 and Otto Wallin in February 2025. Chisora will be coming off a 14-month layoff.
Although he will be giving up about five inches in height to Wilder, Chisora’s stature and style have often been more to his benefit than his detriment over the years. Depending on what Wilder has left – and how well Chisora’s chin holds up – Chisora could make things very uncomfortable for “The Bronze Bomber.”
What other fights are on the undercard of Deontay Wilder vs. Derek Chisora?
The undercard includes a cruiserweight fight between Viddal Riley, 13-0 (7 KOs), and Mateusz Masternak, 50-6 (33 KOs). Riley, 28, is coming off a unanimous decision last April over the once-beaten Cheavon Clarke, while Masternak, 38, has won three straight since getting stopped after eight rounds with then-WBO titleholder Chris Billam-Smith in late 2023.
There is also an interim WBO middleweight title bout between Denzel Bentley, 21-3-1 (17 KOs), and Endry Saavedra, 17-1-1 (14 KOs). The primary titleholder is Janibek Alimkhanuly, whom the WBO suspended but opted against stripping despite his positive test for a banned performance-enhancing drug. Alimkhanuly was otherwise stripped of his IBF title.
The full list of undercard fights can be seen on BoxRec.
David Greisman, who has covered boxing since 2004, is on Twitter @FightingWords2. David’s book, “Fighting Words: The Heart and Heartbreak of Boxing,” is available on Amazon.
