Dillian Whyte, Dereck Chisora

Dereck Chisora and Dillian Whyte are set to reignite their in-ring rivalry on 22nd December at London's O2 Arena.

Confirmation of the fight has been long-awaited and tickets to the all-British boxing bout are expected to sell out fast.

Mainstream attention was brought to the pair's rivalry following an eventful pre-fight press conference which saw Chisora lift up a table before launching it in the direction of his opponent.

Two and a half years on from their fight at the Manchester Arena, where Whyte record a narrow victory by split decision, Chisora and his team finally have their wish of a rematch.

In the two and half years since, Whyte has gone on to win both the WBC Silver Heavyweight and the WBO International Heavyweight titles while thirty-five year-old Chisora - now under the management of David Haye and Hayemaker Promotions - has been forced to rebuild his career.

Previously, Chisora claimed Whyte had turned down a rematch offer in excess of £1m. Back in July, however, Chisora defeated Frenchman Carlos Takam for the vacant WBA International Heavyweight title.

In the end, it was a victory which may well have given Whyte's promoter Eddie Hearn the nudge he needed to give this return bout the green light.