Derek Chisora vs Deontay Wilder went to the judges’ scorecards and the Bronze Bomber won the fight by split decision
Deontay Wilder beat Derek Chisora on points in an epic heavyweight brawl at the O2 Arena in London on Saturday night.
Both fighters went toe-to-toe in the capital in a fight full of twists and turns but it is Wilder who prevailed with the American winning by split decision.
“I had a durable opponent, I knew Derek was going to come, I knew he was going to bring everything that he had,” Wilder said immediately after the fight.
“This is his retirement fight and I was telling him in the ring as I started seeing his eyes swelling and his temple start to buckle a bit and I said ‘brother, you have got to live for your kids. I don’t want you to hurt too much.”
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