Big John McDermott to fight winner of Chisora v Skelton

Hornden heavy John McDermott, who most people thought was robbed of his English title when Manchester gypsy Tyson Fury was given a points verdict last November, will fight for his old title against the winner of a real purist's battle - Derek Chisora v Matt Skelton.

In a poll conducted on BoxRec's British forum, 94% of participants said the Board should mandate a rematch between McDermott and Fury and they duly did so.  However, a fortnight after the controversial match, Fury went and broke his hand on the tough head of Polish journeyman Tomas Mrazek in what should have been a routine workout (Fury won on points).

So Fury has had to vacate and McDermott's dubious 'reward' is a match against either 'Del Boy' or the 'Bedford Bear'.

Those two are set to square off for the Southern Area belt on February 13th on the undercard of an intriguing contest in the same division - the British and Commonwealth title showdown between Sam Sexton and Danny Williams. 

Purse bids for McDermott v Chisora/Skelton are due the following Monday, February 15th, with the match to take place by the end of May.