Derek Chisora will face former world heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder in London in April in his fiftieth profession battle.

Chisora, 42, mentioned final 12 months he would retire after a fiftieth bout which might happen abroad.

However BBC Sport understands the Briton has as an alternative chosen to tackle Wilder in London on 4 April.

The pair had been on account of battle 13 years in the past however Wilder withdrew from the bout after an arrest for home violence prevented him from travelling to the UK.

Wilder received his first 40 fights earlier than drawing with Tyson Fury in 2018 – after which suffered successive defeats by the ‘Gypsy King’ in 2020 and 2021.

Chisora has additionally confronted Fury 3 times – dropping all three, in 2011, 2014 and 2022.

Wilder was as soon as thought-about the division’s most feared puncher however has struggled to regain his aura since his trilogy with Fury.

The 40-year-old’s inventory plummeted after back-to-back stoppage defeats by Joseph Parker in 2023 and Zhilei Zhang in 2024.

After greater than a 12 months out, the American returned in June with a low-key seventh-round stoppage of little-known Tyrrell Anthony Herndon.

But regardless of his fall from grace, Wilder has nonetheless been closely linked with a possible battle in opposition to unified champion Oleksandr Usyk – ought to he beat Chisora.

Chisora, in the meantime, is having fun with a late-career resurgence with a three-fight profitable run, together with factors victories over Joe Joyce and Otto Wallin.

He had been linked with a 3rd bout in opposition to long-time rival Dillian Whyte or a potential shot at WBO champion Fabio Wardley.

Fury has backed Chisora to win the battle and thinks it must be for a title.

He mentioned: “There must be a belt on the road. You’ve got received two legendary fighters right here.

“A world champion with 10 title defences from the USA, and an absolute warlord from the UK.”