Derek Chisora delivered a fitting farewell to his home fights with a unanimous decision victory over Wallin. The 41-year-old Londoner put Wallin on the canvas twice and controlled the fight despite suffering a deep cut above his right eye. The win could set up a shot at the IBF heavyweight title against either Daniel Dubois or Joseph Parker, who will meet on February 22.
If Saturday night’s showdown at the Co-op Live Arena is to be the 41-year-old's home fight swansong, it was a fitting send-offBilled as ‘The Last Dance’ by Queensberry Promotions for the 41-year-old Londoner, if Saturday night’s showdown at the Co-op Live Arena is to be his home fight swansong, it was a fitting send-off.
Chisora made a solid start landing plenty of body shots on the 6ft 5ins Swede, whose only two previous defeats had came against Tyson Fury, on unanimous decision in 2019, and then when he was stopped by Anthony Joshua during December 2023. As the blood flowed, the referee paused the contest in the sixth round to allow further checks from the doctor on the damage to Chisora’s eye, but he was allowed to continue.
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