Derek Chisora vs. Senad Gashi - 20 April 2019

[Ruthless-RKO]

Former World title challenger Chisora came sensationally close to beating Whyte in December. Going into the eleventh round of an exhilarating and brutal fight, Chisora was ahead on two of the judges’ scorecards only to be caught by a devastating left hook.

Having recently teamed up with highly-respected trainer Dave Coldwell, Chisora is feeling refreshed, revitalised and ready to take on any challenges in 2019.



"Six weeks ‘til I go back to WAR and boy I can’t wait!" said Chisora. "On Saturday 20th April I will be stepping into the ring at The O2 with fire in my soul, I have a point to prove and mission to continue!

"Parker b*tched out, he must have taken too many laxatives and sh*t himself. He wasn’t ready for the battle, he reckons he needed more time. Gashi has shown he is a true fighter, he is always ready to go to war when called. He showed this in December when he stepped in the ring with Takam on just one week’s notice and gave him a real fight. I’m not stupid, I know with six weeks' notice in April Gashi will be a different animal.

"He is a wild horse, a loose cannon, he is coming to win but trust me, he won’t hear the final bell. I’m ready, we’ve stepped things up a gear working hard with Dave Coldwell. April 20th WAR Chisora will be back in London to show the Heavyweight division exactly why retirement wasn’t an option."

[Ruthless-RKO]

“I’m excited to be back at The O2 for this big Heavyweight double-header,” said Eddie Hearn. “Dave Allen has become a cult hero over the last year but this time he is in deep against former WBA World Champion Lucas Browne. Browne, who lost to Dillian Whyte at the same venue just under a year ago, has bounced back with three wins since and is looking for a shot at one of the big boys. For Dave, this is a dream chance to catapult himself into the big time in a vibrant Heavyweight market.

“Chisora returns after his FOTY contender with Dillian Whyte in December against the tough Senad Gashi. Gashi went to war with Takam in December on less than a week’s notice and this time he will be fully prepared in what I believe will be a very tough fight. One of the world’s biggest young talents Josh Kelly defends his WBA title against unbeaten Pole Przemyslaw Runowski and fellow Olympian Joe Cordina will challenge Andy Townend for the vacant British Lightweight title. Unbeaten 147lb star Conor Benn also returns to action following a hand injury as he hunts major domestic titles in 2019.”

David Haye of Hayemaker Promotions said: “On Saturday 20th April Hayemaker Promotions are excited to be back at The O2, the home of British Boxing. Once again working in partnership with Matchroom Boxing, we are looking forward to bringing fight fans an electric night of boxing with showreel knockout endings!

"Derek 'WAR' Chisora will be back, on a mission to show the fans exactly what he has in his armoury under new Head Trainer Dave Coldwell. Former WBA World Champion Lucas Browne is set to go toe-to-toe with Dave ‘White Rhino’ Allen and future World Welterweight Champion Josh Kelly is also ready to set the ring alight.”

[Oiky]

Easy work for Chisora

[Gazmac81]

what is it with Chisora and the Laxitive patter leading upto fights these days.?

[jamamb]

well they had takam vs chisora, and then takam vs gashi, so of course they make chisora vs gashi, prob before making takam vs chisora again

and then maybe they can do chisora vs whyte 3 and takam vs parker 2

[Ruthless-RKO]

well they had takam vs chisora, and then takam vs gashi, so of course they make chisora vs gashi, prob before making takam vs chisora again

and then maybe they can do chisora vs whyte 3 and takam vs parker 2

Just recycling the same old.. all these guys Whyte, Parker, Gashi, Chisora, Takam have more or less all fought each other..

At least they’re fighting each other.

[Gnome]

Gotta love a fight whose ring name is "Gashine Gun". None of his fights have gone the full distance either.

Chisora should deal with him easily enough, but it should be a fun fight.

[northern]

Both coming off a loss, both have a majority of their wins by KO/TKO and neither likes to go the full distance and end things early.

I have to favour Chisora to come away with the win, just based on the level of competition he's fought so far he'll be too much for Gashi.
It will be even more interesting to see how Chisora has taken to the change of training camp though, maybe he'll be fitter, maybe he'll show better technical ability then he has before, probably not but it should be a great fight to watch.

[handsofstone]

Dire

[Ruthless-RKO]

Both coming off a loss, both have a majority of their wins by KO/TKO and neither likes to go the full distance and end things early.

I have to favour Chisora to come away with the win, just based on the level of competition he's fought so far he'll be too much for Gashi.
It will be even more interesting to see how Chisora has taken to the change of training camp though, maybe he'll be fitter, maybe he'll show better technical ability then he has before, probably not but it should be a great fight to watch.

Too late to change his style really. He’ll have a few advisors though.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Dire

Tell me about it. Just recycled names per usual at Matchroom

[oogiebe]

Perfect first fight back for Chisora. Shouldn't be much of a threat. Unless Gashi hits him with a chair.

[northern]

Both coming off a loss, both have a majority of their wins by KO/TKO and neither likes to go the full distance and end things early.

I have to favour Chisora to come away with the win, just based on the level of competition he's fought so far he'll be too much for Gashi.
It will be even more interesting to see how Chisora has taken to the change of training camp though, maybe he'll be fitter, maybe he'll show better technical ability then he has before, probably not but it should be a great fight to watch.

Too late to change his style really. He’ll have a few advisors though.

Very true sadly, would be interesting to see how a fitter Chisora handled himself though, same rough style but with higher standards of fitness would make it fun to watch. Or more of a Violent spectacle, either way.

[northern]

Perfect first fight back for Chisora. Shouldn't be much of a threat. Unless Gashi hits him with a chair.

Only if Chisora is allowed to throw his weapon of choice all over again, someone get him a table ha.

All we need is another one to bring in a ladder and we can expect something WWE could be proud of in the build up

[oogiebe]

Perfect first fight back for Chisora. Shouldn't be much of a threat. Unless Gashi hits him with a chair.

Only if Chisora is allowed to throw his weapon of choice all over again, someone get him a table ha.

All we need is another one to bring in a ladder and we can expect something WWE could be proud of in the build up

Gashi is a bit daft. Had a couple of "incidents" in the ring.

[northern]

Perfect first fight back for Chisora. Shouldn't be much of a threat. Unless Gashi hits him with a chair.

Only if Chisora is allowed to throw his weapon of choice all over again, someone get him a table ha.

All we need is another one to bring in a ladder and we can expect something WWE could be proud of in the build up

Gashi is a bit daft. Had a couple of "incidents" in the ring.

Genuinely didn't know that so thank you, i'm glad to find it out. More over just because I'm prepared for some sort of spectacle to happen now, before or during the fight.

[oogiebe]

Perfect first fight back for Chisora. Shouldn't be much of a threat. Unless Gashi hits him with a chair.

Only if Chisora is allowed to throw his weapon of choice all over again, someone get him a table ha.

All we need is another one to bring in a ladder and we can expect something WWE could be proud of in the build up

Gashi is a bit daft. Had a couple of "incidents" in the ring.

Genuinely didn't know that so thank you, i'm glad to find it out. More over just because I'm prepared for some sort of spectacle to happen now, before or during the fight.

LOL! You're welcome!

[black panther]

Looks like they trying to line up Chisora vs Browne.

That would be a fun fight. I expect Browne to get past Allen he’s coming in good shape these days.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Rumours are Browne-Allen is headlining!

[Ruthless-RKO]

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[DrDuke]

Allen vs Browne is more interesting there. It can develop to a bar brawl style showdown.

[Ruthless-RKO]

[Ruthless-RKO]

Hearn said a Chisora vs. Allen fight is a possibility if they both win.

I’d like to see Chisora fight an in-shape Browne..

[leejonesjnr]

I think it’s a nice enough wee card.
Allen v Browne probably should be the topper as there is more mystery around what might happen there than the Chisora v Gashi contest.
No world beaters on the show but decent, should be competitive contests.

[danconnollyeire]

How has o2 turned in to the main venue for these low level fights? What next? Open mic acoustic music and comedy sessions moved from the local dog n duck to wembley stadium?