Dereck Chisora takes on Polish southpaw Artur Szpilka on a big night of heavyweight boxing in the capital this evening.
With Dillian Whyte and Oscar Rivas headlining and Dave Allen vs David Price also on the undercard, Chisora will be looking to steal the show with a performance he hopes will remind some people that he isn’t done in the ring quite yet.
After narrowly losing an absolute war with Whyte in 2016, Chisora again fell short to the Brixton fighter in their rematch last December.
Dismissing talk of retirement however, ‘Del Boy’ is still game for big fights, angling for a meeting with former WBO champion Joseph Parker – a bout all the more likely now after the Kiwi signed a deal with Matchroom.
For that to happen however, Chisora must find a way past 30-year-old Szpilka, who is coming in on a two-fight winning streak following back-to-back defeats to Deontay Wilder and Adam Kownacki.
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Chisora vs Szpilka TV channel and live stream
Chisora vs Szpilka will be live on Sky Sports Box Office.
UK customers can purchase the fight for £19.95 (€24.95 for those in the Republic of Ireland) up until midnight on Friday July 19.
Those prices still apply to self-service bookings (remote control and online) made after that time, but telephone bookings are set at £24.95 (€29.95 ROI). Sky note that "an additional £2 booking fee if via an agent still applies".
Undercard coverage begins at 6pm BST.
Date, UK start time and venue
Chisora vs Szpilka takes place on Saturday July 20 at The O2 Arena in southeast London.
According to Matchroom's programme, their bout will take place before Dave Allen vs David Price, which appears set to serve as the chief undercard fight.
That may leave Chisora and Szpilka ringwalks pencilled in for no earlier than 8pm.
Prediction
Seven months have passed since Whyte vs Chisora II - a fight where the latter offered plenty of intensity and brought constant pressure before the 11th round knockout.
While he cannot afford to look past Szpilka with that meeting with Parker potentially on the horizon, the 35-year-old should have enough left in the tank to get past the Pole with a mid-to-late stoppage.
Undercard
Dave Allen and David Price meet in an intriguing all-British showdown before Whyte and Rivas meet in the main event.
London cruiserweight Lawrence Okolie also defends his WBA continental strap against Mariano Angel Gudino of Argentina.
- Dave Allen vs David Price
- Dereck Chisora vs Artur Szpilka
- Lawrence Okolie vs Mariano Angel Gudino
- Richard Riakporhe vs Chris Billam-Smith
- Charlie Duffield vs Dan Azeez
- Fabio Wardley vs Mariano Ruben Diaz Strunz
- Dalton Smith vs Reece Smith
- Alen Babic vs Morgan Dessaux
