Via Mark Eisner: Derek Chisora is set to take on Kubrat Pulev tonight in their 12th round rematch in the main event on DAZN at the O2 Arena in London, England.
Chisora (32-12, 23 KOs) is trying to keep his gig as featured/entertainer a little longer, but he absolutely needs a win tonight over Pulev after losing the last three competitions.
Boxing News 24 will update live and results below Chisora vs. Pulev 2 tonight.
- Unbeatable heavyweight prospect Fabio Wardley (14-0, 13 KO) kills the fat 278 lb laner Chris Healey (9-10, 2 KOs), stopped him in the second round. 27-year-old heavyweight Wardley knocked out Healey twice, once in the first and second. After the second knockdown, the competition halted in the second half. Injury time at 0:40 in the second half by referee Mark Bates.
- Heavy potential customers Solomon Dacres (3-0, 1 KO) defeat superior opponent Kevin Nicolas Espindola (7-4, 2 KOs) on an 8-round decision. The score is 80-72.
- Super bantamweight talent Yousuf Ibrahim (2-0.0 KO) learned Francisco Rodriguez (1-7, 1 KO), beating him by a four-point decision. The score is 40-36.
Pulev (29-2, 14 KOs) is the favorite in tonight’s contest, as he beat Chisora by 12th in 2016, and is fighting at a higher level despite despite being 41 years old.
In the main support match, the junior middleweight contender was undefeated Israil Madrimov (8-0, 6 KO) vs Michel Soro (35-3-1, 24 KOs) in a 12-round rematch in the 154-lb WBA knockout. The winner will be the mandatory challenger of undisputed champion Jermell Charlo.
Cards under Chisora-Pulev II:
Fabio Wardley vs Kingsley Ibeh
Solomon Dacres vs Kevin Nicolas Espindola
Yousuf Ibrahim (vs Francisco Rodriguez
Israil Madrimov vs. Michel Soro
Ramla Ali and Agustina Rojas
Felix Cash vs Vaughn Alexander
Caoimhin Agyarko vs Lukasz Maciec
Pulev brilliantly beat Chisora the last time they played against each other, and there’s no sign that tonight’s rematch will be any different. Chisora’s fighting style, Joe Frazier’s version of a poor man, is ideal for Pulev to land with his right hand.
“He’s made of different things. Genetically, we are very different,” David Haye told Boxing DAZN about Chisora. “He is a tank that keeps moving forward.
“He is very strong and knows his strengths. Chisora just knows, ‘I’m going to keep moving forward and every round, you can win the first, second and third, but in the fourth round I’ll keep rocking and you’ll catch flag head.
“’Once you start flagging, I’ll start hitting more shots. The more I land, the more tired you get. Now we even. Who wants to fight without energy now? ‘
“Derek can fight empty when he is completely exhausted. When he completed the laps completely and completely exhausted, he sat down, stood up, and was ready to go on. Not many people have his healing ability.
“His presence is unlike the others I have fought with before. He has tightened all the gaps in his arsenal in the past,” Haye said of Chisora.
“He is so much better now than he was then. He got older, ran more miles than the clock, lost a few more matches and he’s a much better fighter now. [than in 2012].
“I want to fight Chisora who is 28 years older than Chisora who is 37 years old.
