Dereck Chisora's promoters have called for a 'huge' rematch with Dillian Whyte after he suffered a split decision defeat on Saturday night.
The British heavyweight rivals produced a thrilling fight at Manchester Arena, which saw Whyte emerge with winning scores of 115-113 and 115-114, while the third judge scored it 115-114 to 'Del Boy.'
Chisora had attracted fresh controversy with his antics during an ugly feud with Whyte, but received a hero's reception when he left the ring and promoter Nisse Sauerland is pushing for a return bout.
He told Sky Sports: "The crowd were against Dereck at the beginning but at the end everyone was singing his name. Needless to say Dereck made a lot of fans on Saturday night which he has deserved for a long time now.
"I think everyone wants to see this fight again and a rematch will be huge for both fighters!''
The Finchley man traded big punches with Whyte from the opening bell to the last and Sauerland felt he had done enough to earn a hard-fought victory.
''Saturday was one of the greatest heavyweight fights I have witnessed from ringside, both fighters should get a huge amount of credit," said Sauerland.
"The fight was close, but after reading everyone's comments and re-watching the fight my initial opinion was confirmed, I feel Dereck deserved the victory or at the very least a draw."