Derek Chisora
Zimbabwean-British boxer (born 1983)
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- Derek Chisora (born 29 December 1983) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 2007 to 2026.
- At regional level, he held multiple heavyweight championships, including the British and Commonwealth titles from 2010 to 2011, and the European title from 2013 to 2014.
- He holds a notable win over future world heavyweight champion Kubrat Pulev.
- 5 in 2013 and 2020.
- Early life Derek Chisora was born on 29 December 1983 in Mbare, a suburb south of the Zimbabwean capital Harare, the son of Viola and Paul Chisora.
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WikipediaDerek Chisora (born 29 December 1983) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 2007 to 2026. He challenged twice for the WBC heavyweight title in 2012 and 2022. At regional level, he held multiple heavyweight championships, including the British and Commonwealth titles from 2010 to 2011, and the European title from 2013 to 2014. As an amateur, he won the ABA super-heavyweight title in 2006. He holds a notable win over future world heavyweight champion Kubrat Pulev.
Chisora was ranked by BoxRec as among the world's top 10 heavyweights between 2013 and 2024, reaching his highest ranking at No. 5 in 2013 and 2020. Chisora's knockout-to-win percentage stood at 64%.
Derek Chisora was born on 29 December 1983 in Mbare, a suburb south of the Zimbabwean capital Harare, the son of Viola and Paul Chisora. Following his parents' divorce when he was 4, Chisora spent his early years in Hatfield, in the care of his maternal grandmother and step-grandfather. As a teenager he attended Churchill School, where he became a paramedic for the school's sports team. Chisora and his family moved to the United Kingdom in 1999 when he was 16 and lived in Finchley, London.
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