Don Charles does not want Derek Chisora to fight Daniel Dubois amid fears over his age and health.
Chisora is set to have his 50th and final fight this year, and has made a plea to face IBF world champion Dubois in a UK stadium.
The bout is set to be ordered by the IBF given Chisora recently defeated Otto Wallin to earn a No.2 heavyweight ranking with the governing body.
It would be a thrilling spectacle, but ‘Dynamite’ would be an overwhelming favourite to win, given Chisora is in his twilight stages as a 41-year-old.
Renowned trainer Charles currently works with Dubois and has him in the form of his life, which has seen him thrust right to the pinnacle of the division.
But Charles also guided the career of Chisora for 31 fights, and doesn’t want to come up against his former charge over health fears.
He said during an appearance on talkSPORT Breakfast: “I wouldn’t like to see this fight for a lot of reasons.
“Firstly because of his age, there is a lot of mileage on the clock to face off against a human being who is in his physical prime.
“I wouldn’t want to see that for Derek, he has 49 fights and I have trained him for 38 of them.
“I wouldn’t want to see it for health reasons, but in my other heart Derek deserves a good send-off.
“He deserves a big-money fight, a huge exit and he entertains the fans and is a crowd favourite.
“I wouldn’t want to see that because I’m emotionally connected to Derek, it wouldn’t be good for me to be in the opposite corner with Daniel.
“So I wouldn’t want to see it happen, but in Derek’s case what a send-off it would be.
“I’m not the governing body who commissioned it, I’m just a trainer and caught in the middle.
“But if I’m called upon by my guy Daniel Dubois, then I am a professional.”
Dubois is caught in a heavyweight conundrum right now with Chisora one of many potential options.
Initially, it appeared the current champion wanted a shot at undisputed glory in a planned rematch with Oleksandr Usyk.
The IBF even suggested that a sequel with Usyk would take precedent and mean Dubois would not be ordered to face Chisora.
But incredibly, the Briton has indicated he would prefer to reschedule his bout with Joseph Parker after he withdrew with illness from their planned February clash.
He said: “I want to run it back [with Parker]. If they can get that fight on, that’s the fight I want next.
“It’s unfinished business and it’s left a bitter taste in my mouth. I want to fight them all. I want to fight Parker definitely.
“For me, that’s unfinished business. All I know is I’ll be fighting in July.
“That’s what I’ve heard. There’s a date in July for me. Which one of them they’ll get for me I don’t know. I don’t really care.”
