Chisora vs Gashi

Who won Chisora vs Gashi?

Derek Chisora beat Senad Gashi by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, April 20th, 2019, at O2 Arena, London.

The scorecards were announced as 99-91, 100-90, 100-91 in favor of winner Derek Chisora.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Dave Allen beating Lucas Browne. Also on the undercard Joe Cordina defeated Andy Townend for the BBBOC British Lightweight belt, Josh Kelly was victorious over Przemyslaw Runowski, and Conor Benn beat Josef Zahradnik.

Chisora vs Gashi stats

Back in April 2019, Derek Chisora stepped into the ring with a record of 29 wins, 9 losses, and 0 draws, 21 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Senad Gashi made his way to the ring with a record of 17 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 17 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Gashi had a large advantage in power over Chisora, boasting a 100% knockout percentage compared to Chisora's 72%.

Derek Chisora was the older man by 6 years, at 35 years old.

Chisora had a height advantage of 2 inches over Gashi.

Both Derek Chisora and Senad Gashi fought out of an orthodox stance.

Chisora was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 19 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 7 years and 3 months earlier than Gashi, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 243 more professional rounds, totaling 334 compared to Gashi's 91.

Derek Chisora went into the fight ranked number 11 by the WBC at heavyweight.

Chisora vs Gashi form

Derek Chisora had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Dillian Whyte on December 22, 2018, by knockout in the 11th round at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Carlos Takam on July 28, 2018, by technical knockout in the 8th round at The O2 Arena, London.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Zakaria Azzouzi on March 24, 2018, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at O2 Arena, London.

Before that, he had been beaten by Agit Kabayel on November 4, 2017, by majority decision in their 12 round contest at Salle des Étoiles, Monte Carlo, Monaco.

He had won against Robert Filipovic on September 30, 2017, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Activity check

Chisora's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 6 months and 21 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.6 rounds on average.

What time did Chisora vs Gashi start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM BST at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Chisora vs Gashi?

Chisora vs Gashi was broadcast on Sky Sports Action in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by DAZN.

What were the odds on Chisora vs Gashi?

Derek Chisora was a 1/10 (-1000) favorite going into the contest, while Senad Gashi made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+500) with oddsmakers.