Derek Chisora has revealed that he plans to fight in Manchester in December after his upset victory against Joe Joyce on Saturday evening.
Chisora had announced before the bout with Joyce that it would be his last appearance at The O2.
And the 40-year-old delivered another granite display as he floored Joyce in the ninth round before he was handed the win via unanimous decision.
Two judges scored the fight 96-94, while the third had it 97-92 in clear favour of Chisora, who has now registered consecutive wins for the first time in five years.
‘It’s not my last fight, I’ve got two more,’ Chisora said after his win.
‘Nah, this is not my last fight. It’s my last fight in The O2 Arena, so now I go to Manchester end of the year in December.’
Joyce, meanwhile, faces an uncertain future as his record is now blemished with a defeat to Chisora and back-to-back losses against the formidable Chinese heavyweight Zhilei Zhang, who knocked out Deontay Wilder last month.
Speaking after his defeat to Chisora, Joyce was adamant that he wanted to get back in the ring.
‘Well, I don’t know if I’m done yet. Do you want to see more of me?’ asked the departing crowd at The O2.
After the crowd cheered, Joyce added: ‘Well there you go man, I’m still pretty fresh.’
Meanwhile, the fight’s promoter Frank Warren warned that such a gruelling fight ‘will catch up’ with both Chisora and Joyce, who turns 39 in September.
‘I’ve got to be honest, I never thought this fight would go the distance, I really didn’t.
‘And it tells a lot bout the both of them. The fact of the matter was it was a close fight, it was those last two rounds.
‘We’ll sit down and talk to them to see where we go.
‘That was a brutal fight and those fights, at the end of the day, they will catch up with you.
‘You’ve got to think about it, both of them.’
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