Dereck Chisora has regained his British Boxing Board of Control licence a year after it was withdrawn following his behaviour in Germany last February.
The Finchley heavyweight found himself in hot water over a number of misdemeanours in Munich, not least a press conference brawl with London rival David Haye.
The board withdrew his licence to box after a hearing on March 14 last year and the Zimbabwe-born fighter had to fight using a Luxembourg licence when he and Haye settled their feud in the ring last summer.
Chisora has now been reissued with a licence ahead of his April 20 comeback fight.
Chisora (29) was roundly condemned for his behaviour when he unsuccessfully challenged Vitali Klitschko for the WBC heavyweight title in early 2012.
Having already slapped Klitschko at their weigh-in and spat water in the face of his opponent’s brother, Wladimir, Chisora became embroiled in a distasteful brawl with Haye in the post-fight press conference.
Now, however, Chisora can continue his career under the umbrella of the British Board and will fight on promoter Frank Warren’s April 20 Wembley Arena show in a 10-round bout as planned.
“I’m glad that this whole episode is finally behind me. I would like to thank everyone who has kept faith me over the troubled months,” said Chisora.