“There’s No Bad Blood” – Derek Chisora Has Nothing But Respect for Oleksandr Usyk

Derek Chisora is set to take on the Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk later this month inside The SSE Arena in London, England.

Coming off a TKO win over David Price, Chisora grabbed the vacant WBO inter-continental title late last year with an incredible performance to mark his third straight win since dropping the WBO inter-continental heavyweight title to Dillian Whyte back in December 2018.

“Very cool, I like it. He’s got good sense of humor which is amazing. I like it. He doesn’t take anything too hard. He’s a great dancer, great comedian which is amazing. So it’s quite cool.” Chisora said.

Derek Chisora is a huge name in the world of boxing, and with a win over Oleksandr Usyk, there’s a reason to believe that he could file his contention for the heavyweight title.

Oleksandr Usyk will look to cement his position in the heavyweight division

On the other side, Oleksandr Usyk will look to further cement his position in the heavyweight division with a win over boxing veteran Derek Chisora. Usyk remains undefeated inside the ring, and with wins over the likes of Tony Bellew and Michael Hunter, he is the next big thing in the heavyweight division.

As an amateur boxer, Usyk won the gold medal at the 2011 world championship. He is also an Olympic gold medalist, having won the 2012 Olympic gold medal in the heavyweight division.

Soon after turning professional in 2013, Usyk became the undisputed cruiserweight champion in the year 2018 and has not looked back since then. With an impeccable record of 17-0 and 13 stoppage wins to his name, Oleksandr Usyk will bring the fight to Derek Chisora.

“I do respect him, he’s good Man. He’s amazing. I think when he won the Olympics,  I was in Monaco. I think it was after my fight with David,” Chisora said.

“There’s no sort of bad blood. You can’t really have bad blood with somebody who can’t really speak English and understand it very well and plus, I think we like the same things. We like cars, we are both like family men. It’s quite cool, I like him.”

Ahead of the epic match matchup, both the boxers have looked in great spirits. Speaking to Sky Sports boxing, Chisora stated that he has nothing but respect for the Ukrainian boxer.