Overview
- The British heavyweights shook on a Queensberry bout targeted for 13 December at Co-op Live in Manchester during a DAZN broadcast at The O2.
- Derek Chisora said the paperwork "has to be right" and confirmed that contracts have not yet been signed.
- Dillian Whyte stated he wants the fight and is ready to proceed, stressing his eagerness to return.
- Whyte leads the rivalry 2-0 after a controversial 2016 split decision and a 2018 knockout, setting the backdrop for a third meeting.
- Chisora enters on three straight wins over Gerald Washington, Joe Joyce and Otto Wallin, while Whyte is coming off a first-round loss to Moses Itauma; Chisora had also explored Jarrell Miller and Zhilei Zhang as options.