EUROPEAN CHAMPION Dereck Chisora is to trade blows with Ukrainian powerhouse Andriy Rudenko at February’s showdown in London’s Copper Box Arena.
The fight for the 30-year-old Londoner is part of his world title shot this year as he targets a second attempt at taking glory in 2014.
But he will face a stiff challenge from Rudenko, 30, who is unbeaten in 25 matches with 16 KO’s to boot.
The fight is likely to be confirmed as a European title defence, and Chisora knows he will have to come out on top if he is to keep his dreams of a world title shot alive.
The British fighter said: “Rudenko is a great start to the year for me, he’s a strong, powerful and undefeated challenger who’s got his own ambitions for the world title and will be coming over here to knock me out.
“I couldn’t get to the Klitschko brothers, they didn’t want to know about me. Vitali retired and vacated the title, but good luck to him and his political ambitions. I gave him a hard twelve rounds when we met and next time round he wouldn’t have come away with the title. -Voice
“Wladimir looks like he’ll be around for a little while longer and I’ve got unfinished business to settle with him so I want to get to him and finish him off.”
Chisora added: “So for now I’m facing the Klitschko clone in Rudenko. This man can punch, he’s gone the last five years knocking everybody out apart from one, but he’s not carrying on with that run against me.
“The threat level goes up and so does my performance. I’ll be at my sharpest against him and you’ll see another destruction job from me.
“I’m at an ideal fighting weight, the flow of punches and power are coming together, the 2014 Dereck Chisora is going to be a real force to be reckoned with.”
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