Via Ken Hissner: At the O2 Arena, Greenwich, London, UK, on Saturday against DAZN Eddie Hearn (Boxing Arena) in the World Boxing Association presented in the Main Event during their 2016 rematch. with veteran British, European, WBO Intercontinental and WBA International Heavyweight Champion Dereck “War” Chisora won the split if not contested with former Olympian, Europe champion , IBF International and WBA Intercontinental Kubrat “The Cobra” Pulev.
In their 2021 rematch, Israil “The Dream” Madrimov and former WBA interim Welterweight champion Michel Soro ended in a technical draw due to Soro being cut.
In the Main Event, heavyweight competitor Dereck “War” Chisora, 33-12 (23), #258 ¼, Zimbabwean and Finchley, London, UK, won the split decision against Kubrat “The Cobra” Pulev, 29-3 (14), #250, by Sofia, Bulgaria, 12+ laps.
In the first round, which began 10 seconds into the round, twelve times were shaken with a warning from referee Marcus McDonnell. In the second round, Pulev started to score well with shots on the right and the right to cut Chisora’s chin.
Twice Chisora nearly hit referee McDonnel while cracking the iron. In the third inning, Pulev hit Chisora most of the time until the last minute when both were cautioned for hitting the back of the head. The commentators support Chisora.
In the fourth and fifth innings, Pulev proved to be superior to Chisora with ambidextrous uppercuts while Chisora swung wildly, landing only erratically. In the sixth round, a head impact caused a cut on Pulev’s left eyebrow. Referee McConnell continued to warn Pulev for hitting the back of the head. Pulev continues to overtake Chisora.
In the seventh round, Pulev controlled until the last thirty seconds when Chisora had a powerful finish with blood trickling down from Pulev’s left eyebrow cut. In the 1/8 round, Pulev continued to score well. In the final thirty seconds, Pulev injured Chisora against the rope, but Chisora fought back in the final seconds.
In the ninth inning, Chisora landed a punch to the chin, injuring Pulev from the first minute. Pulev will land half a dozen stabs before Chisora returns with an overhand right to the chin.
In the tenth round, Pulev’s right eyebrow was cut. Referee McConnell then warned Pulev after he punched him in the head for a foul. Pulev continues to surpass Chisora overall. The two landed after the bell rang.
In round 11, Pulev continued to pit Chisora against the ropes trying to throw punches without causing discomfort. In the final seconds, Chisora tries to steal a round which is his habit.
In the twelfth and final inning, Pulev kept Chisora on the rope until nearly the last minute when Chisora landed with his right hand, rocking Pulev. Pulev continued to stab Chisora in the face, followed by fists, and Chisora only landed once.
41-year-old Pulev and 38-year-old Chisora spent their last time. The one-sided comments from the ring announcers are relentless in their support of Chisora, who has taken too many punches overall on the ropes most of the time.
The scores are 116-112 Pulev (Ezekiev of Bulgaria), 116-112 Chisora (Gray of Great Britain) and 116-114 Chisora (Pineda of Panama), while 118-110 from this writer for Pulev.
Pulev’s ring entrances to “Sweet Caroline” and “You Were Always on My Mind” by Chisora set the stage.
In a rematch from 2021 Super Welterweight Israil “The Dream” Madrimov, 8-0-1 (6), #153, of Khiva, Uzbekistan and Indio, CA, and former interim WBA Super Welter champion Michel Soro, 35 -3-2 (24), #153, of Villeurbanne, Rhone, France, for the WBA World Super Welter title elimination, ending in a technical draw at 0:05 in the third third of the 12 scheduled innings. submit.
Madrimov made the first round, easily overtaking Soro. In the second round, after 30 seconds, a combination from Madrimov on the chin injured Soro. Once again with only a minute left, he injured Soro.
In the third round, a head-flash caused by Soro’s second to the inner ring caused a bad cut on the left side an inch from his left eyebrow, causing the round medic to stop. The referee is Steve Gray. It was a suspiciously early stop.
British heavyweight champion Fabio Wardley, 14-0 (13), #238, of Ipswich, UK, scored a pair of knocks in the late men’s sub-stop Chris Healey, 9-10 (2), # 278, of Stockport, UK, with a score of 0 : 40 in round 2 of the eight scheduled rounds.
In the first round, Healey outplayed Wardley until half a point when Wardley let Healey fend off the ropes to land five unanswered punches, with a sixth right to the chin, knocking Healey down for 8 counts from referee Mark Healey trying. Try to reach the end of the inning. In the second half, Wardley’s two upper-right butts from the chin brought Healey to the knee while Wardley hit him again with the right when referee Bates ordered a halt. Advertiser Eddie Hearn says Nathan Gorman, 19-1 (13), will be next for Wardley.
Former WBA international middleweight champion relegated to Super Welterweight Caoimhin ‘Black Thunder’ Agyarko. 12-0 (7), #153, of Belfast, No. Ireland, United Kingdom, in an entertaining match, defeated Lukasz “Crazy Cat” Maciec, 28-5-1 (5), #154, of Lublin, Poland, by more than ten innings for the WBA International Super title. Welterweight is left blank.
In the first three innings, Agyarko outperformed the aggressive Maciec, who managed to get his right down to the chin. In the fifth round, Maciec played low, showing a bit of landing power while Agyarko attacked the body. With just over a minute left, Maciec landed right on his chin, leaving Agyarko stunned.
In the sixth half of the round, Agyarko turned south for the rest of the Maciec round despite occasionally getting a right to the chin. This is the first time referee Steve Gray has to blow the whistle. Maciec was the aggressor, largely countered by Agyarko.
In the seventh inning, Agyarko returned to the mainstream, having his way most of the time until the final 30 seconds when Maciec landed a solid left hook to the chin seconds later, a right hook to the chin a few seconds later. in a good half for Maciec. In the eighth and ninth rounds, Agyarko continued to overtake Maciec in a very interesting match. In the tenth and final round, Agyarko was not stopped despite being better than Maciec, who was never stopped. The fans were satisfied with this duel.
Scores are 100-90 and 99-93, with this writer 98-92.
Super Bantamweight Ramla Ali, 5-0 (1), #122, of Mogadishu, Somalia and Greenwich, London, UK, Agustina Rojas, 6-1 (0), #122, of Monte Grande, Bueno Aires, ARG , 8 × 2 innings.
In the first three rounds, Ali used her hand speed to get past the ever-aggressive Rojas, who had a photo session of her body. In the 4th half, Rojas could not cut the penalty area because Ali moved well and counterattacked well.
Rojas competed in the fifth round, though not enough to win the round. During the sixth and seventh innings, fans began chanting “Ali, Ali” as Ali stood firm and had two good innings past Rojas 2-1, making it past the sixth round for the first time.
In the eighth and final round, Rojas unleashed a series of punches, with Ali taking over after thirty seconds of fine scoring, and ending with a tackle. Referee Chas Coakley gave the score 80-72, as did the writer of this article. Her last three games were in the US under coach Manny Robles.
The announcer of the bell is David Diamonte.
