The Last Dance for Derek Chisora takes place tonigut as he takes on the Swiss Otto Wallin over ten rounds in Manchester, with a stacked undercard featuring. Catch the round by round updates for every fight here on this article.
Derek Chisora returns this tonight as part of his ‘Last Dance’. This is because it’s his last expected fight in the United Kingdom, coming to the end of his special career. Tonight will be fight 49 for Derek Chisora, and he’ll be looking for his 36th win. Chisora will be looking to keep momentum after his big win over Joe Joyce at the 02 Arena last year.
Standing in the other corner will be (27-2) Otto Wallin. Wallin is most known for his losses, they came to Tyson Fury who Wallin had a horror cut. The latest is Anthony Joshua, who dominantly stopped Wallin. However, since then Wallin did pick up a KO win last year over (20-4) Onoriode Ehwarieme. It’s a tough fight for Chisora, and many see it as a poor matchmaking fight of this last dance. However, you can never rule out Derek, and it’s still a very intriguing matchup.
The undercard sees Nathan Heaney return as chief support versus Sofiane Khati over ten rounds. Jack Raffertty defends British & Commonwealth titles versus Reece MacMillan. Zach Parker takes on late replacement Mickael Diallo in the light heavyweight division and Massid Abdulah clashes with Zak Miller for the vacant British Featherweight title.
Running Order
Heavyweight – Derek Chisora vs Otto Wallin
Middleweight – Nathan Heaney vs Sofiane Khati
Super-Lightweight (British & Commonwealth titles) – Jack Rafferty vs Reece MacMillan
Light-Heavyweight – Zach Parker vs Mickael Diallo
Featherweight (Vacant British Title) – Masood Abdulah vs Zak Miller
Heavyweight – Lewis Williams vs Cristian Uwaka
LIVE Results: Round by Round Updates
Fight 1: Lewis Williams vs Cristian Uwaka (Heavyweight 4 rounds)
Round 1 & 2
Dominant start from Williams, very measured performance and picking his shots very well. Good boxing display with an experience Uwaka who is in there to survive with a high guard. Williams will need to step up the pressure to get the stoppage.
19.00 Official Result: 40-36 Lewis Williams
Every round won for Williams, a decent boxing display. Not the most exciting performance and not too promising but he boxed very clinically and mature. Good rounds banked.
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