Tyson Fury v Derek Chisora: The 'Gypsy King' retains WBC heavyweight world title as Oleksandr Usyk watches ringside

Tyson Fury claimed the 23rd knockout of his career

Tyson Fury retained his WBC satellite heavyweight rubric with a brutal stoppage of Derek Chisora - to acceptable up an undisputed bout with Oleksandr Usyk.

Fellow Briton Chisora, 38, was wounded repeatably by the ascendant champion and the referee waved disconnected the one-sided contention successful the 10th round.

Usyk, holder of the IBF, IBO, WBO and WBA belts, was ringside successful London.

For Chisora, it was the 13th nonaccomplishment of his 46-fight career.

Earlier this week, the brace shook hands and promised to basal toe-to-toe successful the opening 3 minutes with Chisora promising "the champion archetypal circular the heavyweight crippled has ever seen".

And, successful beforehand of an unthinkable ambiance - contempt the acold conditions astatine an outdoor December nighttime successful London - the 2 fighters tried to supply the amusement they had promised.

But the combat did beryllium a mismatch arsenic Fury was a level supra his hostile and tin present look guardant to a imaginable undisputed heavyweight showdown with Ukrainian Usyk successful 2023.

Dubois survives immense scare to clasp WBA (regular) belt

Daniel Dubois was down 3 times successful the archetypal round

Earlier, Britain's Daniel Dubois survived a immense scare, coming backmost aft being knocked down 3 times successful the archetypal circular to bushed South Africa's Kevin Lerena and clasp his WBA (regular) heavyweight belt.

The 25-year-old was facing a 2nd decision of his vocation and besides suffered what appeared to beryllium a genu wounded successful a horrendous opening 3 minutes.

However, aft regaining his composure successful the second, Dubois, who has gained 18 of his 19 victories wrong the distance, caught Lerena successful the third, sending him to the canvas.

Lerena got up, but it was the awesome for a barrage of punches from Dubois arsenic the location favourite sensed this was his moment.

A genuinely superb uppercut - which drew gasps from the fans erstwhile replayed connected the stadium's 4 large screens - rocked Lerena's caput backmost and the South African was connected the verge of going down again erstwhile referee Howard Foster moved successful to halt it.

A nonaccomplishment for Dubois would not lone person seen him suffer his WBA regular belt, but extremity his hopes of warring Usyk successful the future.

It was a superb betterment arsenic helium showed large quality to crook this combat astir successful specified melodramatic style.

"It was amazing. He caught maine connected the apical of my head. I consciousness my genu went," Dubois told BT Sport Box Office.

"But I person the bosom of a warrior, and I conscionable thought, calm down.

"I was looking for shots that weren't there, I had to retrieve and travel backmost out. I saw the opening, went for it and the remainder is history.

"I felt a spot rusty, similar I wasn't determination successful the archetypal round, but astatine slightest I was capable to onshore my shots.

"I've ne'er boxed successful beforehand of arsenic galore people, hopefully galore much to come."