It looks as if Derek Chisora just might get one final shot at a world heavyweight title, with the IBF confirming to Sky Sports today that they will order titleholder Daniel Dubois to make a mandatory title defense against Chisora.
Dubois’ promoter Frank Warren had already intimated that Chisora was in position to land the fight, and it’s now closer than ever considering the sanctioning body’s position on the matter.
“Derek Chisora is the mandatory challenger for Daniel Dubois but the mandatory bout is due to be ordered on April 22. There is not enough time for an eliminator since Dubois’ mandatory is due on June 21,” the IBF told Sky Sports.
Despite this news everything isn’t set in stone for Chisora just yet as Dubois could potentially negotiate a unification fight against Oleksandr Usyk, which would supersede the mandatory defense, but Usyk himself has a mandatory order to defend against Joseph Parker. So, basically, there are a few moving parts here.
We should have more clarity on how this all shakes out in the coming weeks as the dominoes start to fall.
