Derek Chisora claims unanimous points victory over Joe Joyce in heavyweight slugfest
A hard-hitting contest ended with all three judges awarding the win to 40-year-old Chisora; the fight included a key knockdown of Joyce in the penultimate round
Derek Chisora claimed a unanimous decision victory over Joe Joyce after 10 hard-hitting rounds of boxing at the O2 Arena.
Both fighters landed heavy punches in a back and forth contest, but it was Chisora who came out on top after he downed Joyce in the ninth round to seal a knockdown round which tipped the scales in his favour.
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All three judges gave the fight to Chisora, two by scores of 96-94 and the other by 97-92.
Chisora told TNT Sports: “I want to thank Frank Warren for keeping faith with me. I thought it was a good way to end my career with the man I started with.
“It’s not my last fight – I’ve got two more. It’s my last fight in the O2 Arena. I’ll go to Manchester in December.”
