Who won Whyte vs Chisora?
Dillian Whyte beat Derek Chisora by split decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 10th December 2016 at Manchester Arena in Manchester.
The scorecards were announced as 115-113, 114-115, 115-114 in favor of winner Dillian Whyte.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.
Whyte vs Chisora stats
Back in December 2016, Dillian Whyte stepped into the ring with a record of 19 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
Derek Chisora made his way to the ring with a record of 26 wins, 6 loses and 0 draws, with 18 of those wins by knock out.
The stats suggested Whyte had a slight advantage in power over Chisora, with a 79% knock out percentage over Chisora's 69%.
Dillian Whyte was the younger man by 4 years, at 29 years old.
Whyte had a height advantage of 2 inches over Chisora. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.
Both Dillian Whyte & Derek Chisora fought out of an orthodox stance.
Whyte was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 12 less fights, and made his debut in 2011, 4 year and 2 months later than Chisora, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 139 less professional rounds, 185 to Chisora's 324.
Whyte vs Chisora form
Whyte had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beat Ian Lewison on 7th October 2016 by technical knockout in the 10th round in their BBBOC British Heavyweight championship fight at The SSE Hydro, Glasgow, United Kingdom.
Previous to that, he had beat Dave Allen on 30th July 2016 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at First Direct Arena, Leeds, United States.
Going into that contest, he had won against Ivica Bacurin on 25th June 2016 by knockout in the 6th round at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.
Before that, he had been beaten by Anthony Joshua on 12th December 2015 by technical knockout in the 7th round in their CBC Commonwealth Heavyweight and BBBOC British Heavyweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London.
He had beat Brian Minto on 12th September 2015 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at The O2 Arena, London.
Chisora had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Kubrat Pulev on 7th May 2016 by split decision in their 12 round contest at Barclaycard Arena, Hamburg, Germany.
Previous to that, he had defeated Andras Csomor on 9th January 2016 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Baden-Arena, Offenburg.
Going into that contest, he had won against Jakov Gospic on 12th December 2015 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.
Before that, he had defeated Peter Erdos on 5th December 2015 by technical knockout in the 5th round at Inselparkhalle, Wilhelmsburg, Germany.
He had beat Marcelo Luiz Nascimento on 26th September 2015 by points in the 10th round at Wembley Arena, London, United Kingdom.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Derek Chisora had been fighting more than Dillian Whyte.
Going to this contest, Dillian Whyte had last fought 2 months and 3 days ago, while Derek Chisora's last outing had been 7 months and 3 days ago.
Whyte's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 2 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.2 rounds on average.
Chisora's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 2 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.4 rounds on average.
What time did Whyte vs Chisora start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM GMT at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.
Who broadcast Whyte vs Chisora?
Whyte vs Chisora was broadcast on Sky Box Office HD in the UK.
What were the odds on Whyte vs Chisora?
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