It is a fitting destination. If a fight falls in the forest, or in a galaxy 33 billion proper light-years away, and absolutely no fans on Earth care to buy the pay-per-view, does it even make a sound?

It is the ultimate cosmic exile. At that distance, the radio signals of the fight wouldn’t even reach Earth for another 33.5 billion years, which is just about the right amount of time to make fans forget about the O2 Arena debacle entirely.

Let Eddie Hearn try to promote that one. Staging a card on a primordial planet at the edge of the observable universe is probably the only way to guarantee a gate of absolute zero. No pay-per-view complaints, no angry boxing pundits, just pure cosmic silence.

Chisora has repeatedly stated that he wants another shot at Wilder, despite originally promoting their first fight as the final bout of his career.

Speaking during an interview with Daily Mail Boxing, Chisora reached Wilder via FaceTime and asked about the possibility of a second fight.

“Hell yeah. We’re gonna make it happen.”

The Reality Check

• The First Fight Was a Mess: The split decision in April wasn’t exactly a masterclass. It was a chaotic, grueling slugfest featuring debatable knockdowns, a point deduction for Wilder pushing Chisora out of the ring, and a lot of holding.
• The Retirement Mirage: Chisora marketed the initial bout as his grand finale. Now, he claims his wife gave him the “green light” to return because Wilder is allegedly “upset” with how the first fight looked.
• The Financial Motivation: At this stage in their careers, a rematch isn’t about climbing back into world title contention. It’s about a secure, highly visible payday in the UK market, likely through Eddie Hearn or the MF Pro banner.

Wilder is coming off a rough stretch over the last couple of years, and while he technically got the decision against Chisora, it did little to prove he belongs back in the ring with the elite heavyweights. Running it back might make sense for their bank accounts, but it does absolutely nothing for the division.

It feels like a total bait-and-switch. Fans invested emotional energy, and plenty of hard-earned cash, into what was explicitly billed as the final ride for Derek Chisora. To immediately move into a rematch makes the entire promotion of that first fight look like a marketing gimmick designed to inflate pay-per-view buys.

If Eddie Hearn and the promoters push forward with this, they risk serious backlash from a fan base that is growing tired of getting tricked by retirement narratives.