Warren strikes back over Chisora

Dereck Chisora’s promoter Frank Warren feels it is not the World Boxing Council’s place to suggest his fighter needs anger management treatment.

Chisora has been handed an indefinite ban and heavy fine – yet to be finally determined – by the WBC following his behaviour before and after his heavyweight title defeat to Vitali Klitschko in Munich last month.

Chisora slapped his Ukrainian opponent at the weigh-in and spat water at Klitschko’s brother Wladimir just prior to the contest, before being embroiled in a brawl with British rival David Haye at the post-fight press conference.

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The WBC confirmed the ban in a statement, in which they said they were “demanding Chisora take anger management medical treatment after which his suspension will be reconsidered.’’

Warren said: “Is (WBC president) Jose Sulaiman a qualified psychiatrist or does he have any medical qualifications?

“Until someone who does examines or talks about Chisora – if indeed that is what needs to be done – then I would say he is not qualified to say that. I find the whole thing bizarre, unbelievably strange.”

Chisora has issued an apology and faces a British Boxing Board of Control hearing on March 14.

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