David Price keen on getting a fight against Dereck Chisora – Boxing News
British heavyweight champion David Price is keen on getting a fight against Dereck Chisora. Although not confirmed yet, promoters of both the sides are seeking a bout between the two.
“A fight with Chisora would create interest and if the fans wanted to see it, I'd be happy to take part,” said Price in his recent interview with BBC.
Price currently stands with 11 knockout victories out of 13 in his portfolio. He is being considered a promising fighter for the British boxing fraternity who can end the reign of the Klitschko brothers.
“I feel I can beat anyone on my day and Dereck Chisora is no different. I've sparred a lot with him and we've had some good sessions. It would make a good fight, but I would be 100% confident of beating him,” Price added when asked about going head to head
against Dereck Chisora.
Chisora lost via fifth round knockout to British heavyweight David Haye on July 14 at the Upton Park in London. The British heavyweight will be applying for a license with the BBBofC soon, as that is a condition being put forth by Price.
“Next year sometime if I'm still British champion and move on to another level, there might be an opportunity,” Price added.
Chisora currently stands with an indefinite ban on his license by the BBBofC, following his public brawl with David Haye. His fight on July 14 was not sanctioned by the organisation, as none of the fighters held British boxing license.
While talking about the entire issue, Price insisted that Chisora would have to get the license in order to fight him or else there will be no showdown.
Furthermore, Price stated that Chisora has been into some real tough fights recently and so he needs to rest a bit and start his career from point one.
When asked about his first title defence fight, Price said he, along with camp, is working on arranging his first title bout. However, he did not come up with a name or indicated towards a fighter who could be his possible opponent.
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