Fury clubs Chisora to retain title; calls out Usyk

Tyson Fury retained his WBC and lineal heavyweight title with a one-sided beating of Derek Chisora that was yet stopped by the referee astatine 2:51 of Round 10 connected Saturday astatine Tottenham Hotspur Stadium successful London.

Chisora, who has present mislaid to Fury 3 times, ne'er landed a punch of effect but absorbed plentifulness of specified shots from "The Gypsy King" successful a bout that looked similar it should person been stopped overmuch sooner.

Chisora's trademark toughness was connected show passim successful what amounted to a tuneup bout for Fury, who is successful talks to conscionable Oleksandr Usyk for the undisputed heavyweight title successful springtime successful Saudi Arabia.

The unified heavyweight champion from Ukraine was ringside and instantly jumped up connected the ringing apron aft Fury called him out. "You're adjacent you small b----," Fury (33-0-1, 24 KOs) said arsenic helium stood face-to-face with Usyk.

Fury past mocked Usyk's 2 victories implicit Anthony Joshua, whom helium described arsenic a specified "bodybuilder."

"Well, I'm nary bodybuilder you sucker," helium said. "You disfigured small man. Let's get it on!"

Fury past mocked Usyk's 2 heavyweight-title victories. The 35-year-old erstwhile undisputed cruiserweight champion smiled without saying a connection arsenic helium absorbed Fury's emblematic histrionics.

And that Fury-Usyk matchup, 1 of the champion that tin beryllium made successful each of boxing, is expected to travel next. But Fury said helium archetypal volition astir apt necessitate country connected his close elbow that volition sideline him for six to 8 weeks. He antecedently underwent country connected his near elbow to region bony spurs pursuing an 11th-round KO of Deontay Wilder past October successful a trilogy fight.

Fury besides said helium suffered a right-hand wounded Saturday. "We'll spot erstwhile I'll beryllium acceptable for this combat [with Usyk]. We'll spot erstwhile it tin beryllium made."

The 34-year-old, who is ESPN's No. 6 pound-for-pound boxer, claimed helium was retired pursuing an April TKO triumph implicit Dillian Whyte but that lasted each of 4 months. Fury picked up wherever helium near disconnected connected Saturday with different brutal beatdown of a recognizable heavyweight from England.

The English fighter's awesome violative arsenal was connected show throughout: a pb right-hand uppercut, a treble jab that acceptable up a consecutive close manus and plentifulness of mauling successful the clinch, wherever helium forced Chisora's shaky legs to transportation each of Fury's 268-plus pounds.

With the somesthesia dipped into the debased 40s astatine the outdoor stadium packed with astir 60,000 fans, it appeared Fury toyed with Chisora and apt could person ended the combat overmuch sooner if helium tried. Fury acknowledged afterward that helium "needed immoderate rounds" and was "landing shots that would sound anybody spark out."

"There was nary mode helium was going to halt himself, the referee needed to propulsion him retired oregon other helium was going to get knocked out," Fury said.

Indeed, Chisora (33-13, 23 KOs) needed to beryllium saved from himself. When the combat was stopped arsenic helium stopped throwing punches portion Fury doled retired punishment, the 38-year-old's close oculus was swollen unopen and humor was spilling retired of his mouth.

Fury connected connected 205 punches, much than treble his foe. In 7 of 10 rounds, Fury landed 50% much of his powerfulness shots.

"Thanks to the ref, arsenic a warrior you privation to spell retired connected your shield," said Chisora, who has present mislaid 4 of his past 5 fights, including a determination decision to Usyk successful 2020. The Zimbabwe-born combatant was coming disconnected a split-decision triumph implicit chap gatekeeper Kubrat Pulev successful July.

Fury scored a unanimous-decision triumph implicit Chisora successful 2011 earlier stopping him successful Round 7 of the 2014 rematch. "We'd similar to spot him and Oleksandr Usyk successful Saudi," Chisora said.

He could beryllium nearing retirement, but Fury has plentifulness of marquee fights up of him.

"Usyk is up for the challenge," Fury said. "He came implicit tonight, truthful just play to him. He's not an casual boxer to fig out. He's a slick southpaw mover with precise bully skills. ... Sometimes the large fights don't hap for immoderate reason, but I person a bully feeling this 1 is going to happen.

"But if it doesn't for XYZ reasons, past we'll person Joe Joyce astatine Wembley adjacent twelvemonth arsenic well. But providing the Usyk 1 does happen, I'll bash him past I'll person Joyce astatine Wembley, wherefore not? ... I'm backmost connected apical of the satellite ruling the part with an robust fist."