By Scott Gilfoid: After winning a HIGHLY controversial 12 round split decision victory last Saturday night over #11 WBC heavyweight contender Dereck Chisora (26-7, 18 KOs) in their WBC heavyweight title eliminator match, #10 WBC Dillian Whyte (20-1, 15 KOs) says he’d be open to a rematch with Chisora. However, Whyte is leaving it up to his promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Sport to make the final decision whether a rematch will take place.
Hearn might not be too eager to put the 28-year-old Whyte back inside the ring with the 32-year-old Chisora for a couple of reasons. First off, Chisora appeared to beat Whyte in the eyes of a lot of boxing fans including this writer. Secondly, Chisora is NOT promoted by Hearn. He’s with Sauerland. As such, if Whyte faces Chisora a second time and the judges get it right this time, then Whyte can forget about his title shot against WBC heavyweight champion Deontay “Bronze Bomber” Wilder.