• Tyson Fury v Dereck Chisora

Fury free to face Chisora after escaping BBBoC ban

ESPN staff
September 10, 2014
Tyson Fury was given a £15,000 fine for a foul-mouthed outburst during a press conference © Getty Images
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Tyson Fury will fight British rival Dereck Chisora in November after the Manchester fighter escaped a British Boxing Board of Control ban.

Fury escaped with a £15,000 fine after the BBBoC opted not to ban him after he was charged with misconduct for a foul-mouthed outburst during a press conference in June.

Fury will face Chisora again at a press conference on Monday. The pair were due to fight in Manchester in July but the bout had to be postponed after Chisora fractured his hand during training.

They will now meet at London's ExCel Arena on November 22 in what will likely be an eliminator for Wladimir Klitschko's WBO heavyweight crown, as well as the British and European titles.

"All Chisora is to me is an obstacle and I've got to smash through him to get where I want to be and that's fighting for the world title," Fury said. It has been a frustrating 18 months for Fury, who saw rival David Haye twice pull out of a fight with him last year.

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