According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, former world title challenger Derek Chisora will take on undefeated Malik Scott on July 20th in London.
“We have made offers to many of the top heavyweights, but it was Scott who called Chisora out and wants the fight, so now he’s got his wish,” said promoter Frank Warren.
“These are the type of fights that get you that next level,” said Scott’s promoter Dan Goossen. “Dereck has a great name and has been in there with great fighters. He went the distance with (heavyweight titleholder) Vitali Klitschko and he got robbed against Robert Helenius (in a European title fight). It’s a very good fight for Malik. It’s the type of fight he needs right now.”
“I can’t wait for the fight,” Chisora said. “Scott is a great name to have on my record. He’s big (6-foot-4, 225 pounds), unbeaten and dangerous. I’m just looking forward to going out there and doing a real good job on him. I’m disappointed that the other guys turned the opportunity down, but I will make a real statement against Scott and show that I’m back on track for the world title (opportunity).
Appearing in the undercard will be Carl Frampton. Frampton recently joined Warren after beng promoted my Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Sports
“We have enjoyed our time working with Carl Frampton as promoter of his boxing career,” Hearn said in a statement. “However, after the success of the last Frampton fight, we were informed by (manager and Hall of Fame former featherweight champion) Barry McGuigan that he wanted to be joint promoter in future Frampton fights.
“Whilst we had no problem whatsoever in agreeing (on) purses for Carl Frampton, we felt that such a relationship with Barry McGuigan represented a potential conflict of interest with Barry’s role as Carl’s manager and we could therefore not agree to be involved on this basis.”
“I’m really excited to be on the show at Wembley and for the opportunity to be showcased on great channel like BoxNation,” Frampton said. “I want to be a world champion and BoxNation will give me the platform to do it. I’ve got to keep winning and doing the business, but this is great time for me.”
Said Warren: “I’m really pleased that Carl will be on the Wembley Arena show on a great night of action with some of Britain’s best boxers. Carl has impressed me with his thrilling performances and is a world-class fighter on the verge of fighting for the world title.”
McGuigan told ESPN.com that the move was simply because they got a better offer.
“After the Martinez fight, our negotiations with Eddie Hearn ground to a halt and as a result Carl has been inactive. This is not acceptable,” McGuigan said. “We took the decision to move to another network because we got a substantially better offer and, importantly, more freedom to plot Carl’s accent to the top of world boxing.
“Our aim is to get Carl into a mandatory (position) for a world title within the next two fights, win the title, have our fights at home and then take him to America and make him a star.”
