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Derek Chisora demands Okolie/Whyte heavyweight clash

 

Lawrence Okolie should reignite a rivalry with Dillian Whyte by challenging him to a heavyweight fight, says Derek Chisora.

Okolie and Whyte had a war of words in 2019 that required tense peace talks in order to cool the simmering animosity.

Undefeated Okolie’s chance to become WBO cruiserweight champion against Krzysztof Glowacki is on March 20,    before Whyte’s rematch with Alexander Povetkin on March 27.

“Okolie will smoke that guy then have two choices – stay at cruiserweight or come up to heavyweight,” Chisora told Sky Sports News.

“If I were him? Win that one, then go to heavyweight and challenge Dillian Whyte.”

Okolie is managed by Anthony Joshua and also has a potential collision course with Richard Riakporhe, Whyte’s protégé.

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The pot has been stirred by Chisora who was twice beaten by Whyte in grudge matches that spilled over into acrimony outside of the ring too.

Chisora said about his fights with Whyte: “Power? I haven’t found anybody in boxing who has hit me so hard that I wanted to come out of the ring.

“Some old-school guys could hit you with a jab and it would be a long night.”Dillian’s power is alright.”

Okolie, kickstarted a rivalry with Whyte out of the blue two years ago, when he posted footage of a sparring session that they shared and a claim that he would win if they met in the ring.

Flash back chisora versus whyte

Okolie explained at the time: “Dillian spoke about me on the day that I posted. I didn’t like what was said, so that’s his opinion of my boxing, so I made my opinion on him and my boxing.

“In terms of moving up to heavyweight, I believe definitely it’s something that’s going to happen. I always believe in myself and I’ve always set targets and gone and accomplished them.

“I’m not going to single him out and say I’m gunning for Whyte.

“I’m doing my own career, but at the end of the day, I don’t say stuff for no reason.”

 

 

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