After regaining the WBC title by stopping Samuel Peter after a four-year absence from the ring in 2008 Vitali Klitschko was looking to make an eighth consecutive defence of his crown.

Derek Chisora had been set to face Vitali's brother Wladimir, on 11 December 2010, but Klitschko pulled out just days prior with a torn abdominal muscle.

With [Vitali] Klitschko due to fight Adamek, this left Chisora with no other option than to face his mandatory challenger for the British title, the upcoming Tyson Fury.

[5] Klitschko boxed a disciplined fight with changing angles and superior footwork, and was able to keep the aggressive and offensive Chisora at range for the majority of the rounds.

Chisora also became only the fourth man (after Tino Hoffmann, Kevin Johnson and Shannon Briggs), to take Klitschko the twelve round distance.