Derek Chisora was born in Mbare, Harare, Zimbabwe on December 29, 1983. He made his professional debut at the age of 23 years on February 17, 2007 against István Kecskés. Chisora defeated Kecskés via 2nd round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Chisora got his first shot at a world title at the age of 28 after 17 professional fights. On February 18, 2012 Chisora challenged Vitali Klitschko's WBC heavyweight title but lost via 12-round unanimous decision.
Chisora's latest fight was a unanimous decision victory over Joe Joyce at age 40, on July 27, 2024.
Some of Derek Chisora's best fights so far have been against Carlos Takam, David Price, Kubrat Pulev, Edmund Gerber, Kevin Johnson, Danny Williams, and Joe Joyce. For a complete list of Chisora's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Derek Chisora".
Chisora has 13 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Derek Chisora Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
48 | Jul 27, 2024 | 40 |
Joe Joyce 38 16-2 | win | UD 10 |
47 | Aug 12, 2023 | 39 |
Gerald Washington 41 20-5-1 | win | UD 10 |
46 | Dec 03, 2022 | 38 |
Tyson Fury 34 32-0-1 | loss | TKO 10 |
45 | Jul 09, 2022 | 38 |
Kubrat Pulev 41 29-2 | win | SD 12 |
44 | Dec 18, 2021 | 37 |
Joseph Parker 29 29-2 | loss | UD 12 |
43 | May 01, 2021 | 37 |
Joseph Parker 29 28-2 | loss | SD 12 |
42 | Oct 31, 2020 | 36 |
Oleksandr Usyk 33 17-0 | loss | UD 12 |
41 | Oct 26, 2019 | 35 |
David Price 36 25-5 | win | TKO 4 |
40 | Jul 20, 2019 | 35 |
Artur Szpilka 30 22-3 | win | KO 2 |
39 | Apr 20, 2019 | 35 | Senad Gashi | win | UD 10 |
38 | Dec 22, 2018 | 34 |
Dillian Whyte 30 24-1 | loss | KO 11 |
37 | Jul 28, 2018 | 34 |
Carlos Takam 37 35-4-1 | win | TKO 8 |
36 | Mar 24, 2018 | 34 | Zakaria Azzouzi | win | TKO 2 |
35 | Nov 04, 2017 | 33 |
Agit Kabayel 25 16-0 | loss | MD 12 |
34 | Sep 30, 2017 | 33 | Robert Filipovic | win | TKO 5 |
33 | Dec 10, 2016 | 32 |
Dillian Whyte 28 19-1 | loss | SD 12 |
32 | Sep 10, 2016 | 32 | Drazan Janjanin | win | KO 2 |
31 | May 07, 2016 | 32 |
Kubrat Pulev 35 22-1 | loss | SD 12 |
30 | Jan 09, 2016 | 32 | Andras Csomor | win | TKO 2 |
29 | Dec 12, 2015 | 31 | Jakov Gospic | win | TKO 3 |
28 | Dec 05, 2015 | 31 | Peter Erdos | win | TKO 5 |
27 | Sep 26, 2015 | 31 | Marcelo Luiz Nascimento | win | PTS 10 |
26 | Jul 24, 2015 | 31 | Beka Lobjanidze | win | KO 1 |
25 | Nov 29, 2014 | 30 |
Tyson Fury 26 22-0 | loss | RTD 10 |
24 | Feb 15, 2014 | 30 |
Kevin Johnson 34 29-4-1 | win | UD 12 |
23 | Nov 30, 2013 | 29 | Ondřej Pála | win | TKO 3 |
22 | Sep 21, 2013 | 29 |
Edmund Gerber 25 23-1 | win | TKO 5 |
21 | Jul 20, 2013 | 29 | Malik Scott | win | TKO 6 |
20 | Apr 20, 2013 | 29 | Hector Alfredo Avila | win | TKO 9 |
19 | Jul 14, 2012 | 28 |
David Haye 31 25-2 | loss | TKO 5 |
18 | Feb 18, 2012 | 28 |
Vitali Klitschko 40 43-2 | loss | UD 12 |
17 | Dec 03, 2011 | 27 |
Robert Helenius 27 16-0 | loss | SD 12 |
16 | Nov 11, 2011 | 27 | Remigijus Ziausys | win | PTS 6 |
15 | Jul 23, 2011 | 27 |
Tyson Fury 22 14-0 | loss | UD 12 |
14 | Sep 18, 2010 | 26 | Sam Sexton | win | TKO 9 |
13 | May 15, 2010 | 26 |
Danny Williams 36 41-8 | win | TKO 2 |
12 | Feb 13, 2010 | 26 | Carl Baker | win | TKO 2 |
11 | Oct 09, 2009 | 25 | Zurab Noniashvili | win | TKO 3 |
10 | May 22, 2009 | 25 | Paul Butlin | win | PTS 8 |
9 | Jan 30, 2009 | 25 | Daniil Peretyatko | win | PTS 8 |
8 | Dec 06, 2008 | 24 | Neil Simpson | win | RTD 2 |
7 | Sep 26, 2008 | 24 | Lee Swaby | win | TKO 3 |
6 | Sep 12, 2008 | 24 | Shawn McLean | win | TKO 6 |
5 | Jun 14, 2008 | 24 | Sam Sexton | win | TKO 6 |
4 | Jan 12, 2008 | 24 | Paul Butlin | win | PTS 4 |
3 | Oct 13, 2007 | 23 | Darren Morgan | win | PTS 4 |
2 | Apr 07, 2007 | 23 | Tony Booth | win | PTS 4 |
1 | Feb 17, 2007 | 23 | István Kecskés | win | TKO 2 |