Derek Chisora vs Deontay Wilder fight details
Heavyweight veterans Derek “WAR” Chisora (36-13, 23 KOs) and Deontay Wilder (44-4-1, 43 KOs) collide in the capital this weekend for each of their 50th contests.
For Chisora, it’s his final fight before retirement from the sport, but Wilder still has aspirations to become a world champion again.
So, one man has the incentive to close the curtains on his career with a fantastic victory, where he will be roared on by his passionate, partisan, home support, and the other finds himself away from in a must-win situation if he aims to keep his career alive. Occasions with that much riding on them draw in casual punters who spend the rest of the week on horse racing betting sites rather than boxing markets.
Defeat for Delboy would be disappointing, but a drubbing for Deontay could be disastrous.
Fight Details
Date: Saturday, April 4, 2026
Venue: O2 Arena, London
Start Time: 7pm BST / 2pm ET / 11am PT
Main Event: From 10.26pm BST / 5.26pm ET / 2.26pm PT (approx.)
How to Watch
TV Channel: DAZN PPV
Price: £24.99 / $49.99
Fight Preview
Former WBC world heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder fights in the UK for the first time in 13 years against two-time world title contender Derek Chisora.
The last time the fearsome puncher from Alabama was in an English ring was in April 2013 when he obliterated Audley Harrison within 70 seconds.
The American can still boast a frightening 97.73% KO ratio, but he has lost four from his last six, including three painful knockout defeats.
Chisora, on the other hand, is a man on form during the twilight of his career, collecting credible victories approaching his final hurrah over the likes of Gerald Washington, Joe Joyce, Otto Wallin.
Both gladiators are going to be fully prepared to leave it all in the arena to celebrate their half-century with a conquest.
Betting Odds
8/15 Chisora
13/8 Wilder
16/1 Draw
Top Tip: Chisora KO/TKO @5/4
Prediction
Tim Rickson, BBN Editor: Deontay Wilder doesn’t appear to be the same fearsome fighter he once was since his two knockout defeats to Tyson Fury. Those two KOs took a lot out of him and he struggles to adapt to opponents who bring the war to him, which is exactly what Chisora will do.
We all know what to expect from Delboy, he will always be pressurising, rough and tough, and throwing huge overhand rights. With Wilder, it’s difficult to predict which version of him will turn up.
Because of that I am going to put my faith in the reliable Chisora to win.
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