By Keith Idec

Dillian Whyte considers Dereck Chisora a lesser fighter than when they first fought two years ago.

That’s not the only disadvantage Chisora will have to overcome when they meet again Saturday night at O2 Arena in London. Whyte also feels he has gotten better since he edged Chisora by 12-round split decision in December 2016.

“I’ve changed a lot and improved over the last two years since the last fight,” Whyte said following an open working Wednesday in London. “One thing I’ve improved is my consistency. That’s the main thing. I’ve been consistent. I’ve had hard fights, I’ve had boring fights, I’ve had exciting fights, but I’ve been consistent.”

London’s Whyte, 30, has beaten Malcolm Tann and Lucas Browne by knockout and out-pointed Robert Helenius and Joseph Parker in 12-rounders since his victory over Chisora.

The native Jamaican was particularly impressive versus Parker, whom Whyte dropped twice in his last fight, July 28 at O2 Arena. Whyte (24-1, 17 KOs) also got up from a 12th-round knockdown to defeat Australia’s Parker (25-2, 19 KOs).

“Everybody knows what I come with and what I bring into the ring,” Whyte said. “We worked on a few new things. We improved in every area. There’s been a lot of talk from him about how he’s given his life to God, and he’s got David [Haye] here and all that. We’ll see.”

London’s Chisora (29-8, 21 KOs) came back to defeat Cameroon’s Carlos Takam (35-5-1, 27 KOs) in the eighth round of his last fight, which was part of the Whyte-Parker undercard. Chisora was behind on points, but the Zimbabwe native dropped Takam twice in the eighth round before their bout was halted.

Whyte figures the deeper into their rematch he goes with Chisora, the more it’ll favor him.

“The first time I fought him it was only the second time I’ve ever been scheduled for 12 rounds and the time before that I got stopped,” Whyte said, referring to his seventh-round, technical-knockout defeat to Anthony Joshua in December 2015. “I remember the first time I went past five rounds it was like, ‘Oh crap, this is round six, round seven.’ But now I’ve been there and I’ve done it. I’m experienced, and I show different things in different rounds. Even in my last fight, I got put down in the 12th round, and got up and did what I had to do to win the fight.”

Showtime will televise the Whyte-Chisora fight live in the United States (5:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. PT). Their rematch will headline a Sky Sports Box Office pay-per-view card in the United Kingdom (€19.95; 6 p.m. GMT).

Keith Idec is a senior writer/columnist for BoxingScene.com. He can be reached on Twitter @Idecboxing.