The fight between Chisora \u200b\u200band Pulev became the main event of the boxing evening, organized by the promotional company Matchroom Boxing. Interestingly, the British boxer came to the weigh-in before the fight wearing a Boris Johnson mask..
38-year-old Chisora \u200b\u200band 41-year-old Pulev, despite their respectable age for boxing, staged a fierce battle.
The fight went on for 12 rounds.. The opponents spent the first half of the fight at a low pace. In the third round, boxers beat each other on the back of the head, for which they received a warning from the referee.. By the middle of the fight, Pulev seized the initiative and threw a significant number of punches.. However, Chisora \u200b\u200bmanaged to answer, as a result of which the Bulgarian opened a dissection near his left eye.. In the final rounds, boxers exchanged dangerous attacks. Pulev acted more precisely, but Chisora \u200b\u200bput more power into his punches. Opponents did not slow down until the very final gong. As a result, the opinions of the arbitrators regarding the winner of the battle were divided.. Two referees gave victory to Chisora \u200b\u200b- 116-114, 116-112, and the third to Pulev - 112-116.
Thus, Chisora \u200b\u200btook revenge on Pulev for the defeat six years ago - in May 2016, Kubrat defeated the Briton by a split decision..
Chisora \u200b\u200bbreaks 3-game losing streak to win vacant WBA International belt. The title of a full-fledged WBA champion belongs to Oleksandr Usyk.
Chisora \u200b\u200bhas 33 wins (23 by knockout) and 12 losses.. During his career, he twice met in the ring with Ukrainian boxers.
In February 2012, Derek lost to Vitali Klitschko by unanimous decision in a fight for the WBC belt, and in October 2020, the Briton lost by unanimous decision to Oleksandr Usyk in the fight for the status of a mandatory contender for the WBO title..
Pulev has 29 wins (14 by knockout) and 3 losses. In the ring, he fought against the Ukrainians three times: at the start of his career, he defeated Yaroslav Zavorotny and Maxim Pedura, and in November 2014 he lost by knockout to Vladimir Klitschko in the fight for the titles of IBF, IBO, WBO, WBA Super and The Ring.
Earlier it was reported that Chisora \u200b\u200bgave advice to Joshua before the rematch with Usyk.