Derek Chisora won again, and threw out three big names for his potential 50th fight later this year.
Derek Chisora did his thing yet again, out-working and out-fighting Otto Wallin over 12 rounds in an IBF heavyweight eliminator today in Manchester, scoring a win by unanimous decision.
Judges saw it 114-112, 116-110, and 117-109 for the veteran. Bad Left Hook unofficially scored the fight 117-109 for Chisora.
Chisora (36-13, 23 KO) has said he wants to do 50 pro fights, and this was No. 49, so the next one may be the last. And he’s fought himself into position, given how boxing works, for it to possibly be a world title fight.
The 41-year-old Chisora opened up a big lead in the fight by controlling the tempo and keeping Wallin (27-3, 15 KO) from achieving much at all, or even attempting to do a whole lot for most of the bout. Wallin was down in the ninth round on a right hand, and went down again just before the final bell of the evening, clipped as Chisora was winging both hands, as he did many times.
Chisora then presented the crowd with three options for his 50th fight: Oleksandr Usyk, Anthony Joshua, and Daniel Dubois. The crowd was most positive about the Joshua idea, and least about Dubois.
