Del Boy upsets The Juggernaut on points after a hugely entertaining showdown at London’s O2 Arena
Derek Chisora shocked Joe Joyce to win a thrilling all-British heavyweight showdown on Saturday night. ‘Del Boy’ rolled back the years with an excellent performance in an absolute slugfest fought in front of a strong pro-Chisora crowd at London’s O2 Arena, flooring his rival in the ninth round before taking a deserved unanimous decision win with scores of 96-94, 96-94 and 97-92.
It was a victory that will once again end any talk of an imminent retirement for the 40-year-old Chisora, who said afterwards that he intends to have two more fights to reach the 50 mark as a professional – starting in Manchester in December. Joyce also insisted that he would carry on despite suffering a devastating third defeat from his last four fights that leaves any lingering hopes of getting back into the world title picture in tatters.
On Saturday’s undercard, Moses Itauma knocked out Mariusz Wach early in a serious statement from the rising boxing superstar and a punch-perfect Dennis McCann became the new European super-bantamweight champion as he dominated Ionut Baluta in a one-sided rematch. Ryan Garner also stayed unbeaten following early wins for Royston Barney-Smith, Sean Noakes, Aadam Hamed, Raven Chapman, Brandun Lee, Umar Khan and Chisora’s nephew Jermaine Dhliwayo. Follow Joyce vs Chisora reaction live below!
