Chisora vs Pulev II

Who won Chisora vs Pulev II?

Derek Chisora beat Kubrat Pulev by split decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, July 9th, 2022, at O2 Arena, London.

The scorecards were announced as 116-112, 116-114, 116-112 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.

Also on the undercard Israil Madrimov was victorious over Michel Soro, and Caoimhin Agyarko beat Lukasz Maciec.

Chisora vs Pulev II stats

Back in July 2022, Derek Chisora stepped into the ring with a record of 32 wins, 12 losses, and 0 draws, 23 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Kubrat Pulev made his way to the ring with a record of 29 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 14 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Chisora had a large advantage in power over Pulev, boasting a 72% knockout percentage compared to Pulev's 48%.

Derek Chisora was the younger man by 2 years, at 39 years old.

Pulev had a height advantage of 2 inches over Chisora. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Both Derek Chisora and Kubrat Pulev fought out of an orthodox stance.

Chisora was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 13 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 2 years and 7 months earlier than Pulev, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 66 more professional rounds, totaling 334 compared to Pulev's 268.

Chisora vs Pulev II form

Derek Chisora had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Joseph Parker on December 18, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Manchester Arena, Lancashire, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Joseph Parker on May 1, 2021, by split decision in their 12 round contest at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Oleksandr Usyk on October 31, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London.

Before that, he had beaten David Price on October 26, 2019, by technical knockout in the 4th round at O2 Arena, London.

He had won against Artur Szpilka on July 20, 2019, by knockout in the 2nd round at The O2 Arena, London.

Pulev had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Jerry Forrest on May 14, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Forum, California, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Anthony Joshua on December 12, 2020, by knockout in the 9th round in their WBA Super World Heavyweight, WBO World Heavyweight and IBF World Heavyweight championship fight at Wembley Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Rydell Booker on November 9, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Chukchansi Park, California, United States.

Before that, he had defeated Bogdan Dinu on March 23, 2019, by knockout in the 7th round at The Hangar, California.

He had won against Hughie Fury on October 27, 2018, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Heavyweight eliminator fight at Arena Armeec, Sofia, Bulgaria.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Derek Chisora had been fighting more than Kubrat Pulev.

Going into this contest, Derek Chisora had last fought 6 months and 21 days ago, while Kubrat Pulev's last outing had been 1 month and 25 days ago.

Chisora's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 19 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.4 rounds on average.

Pulev's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 48 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.6 rounds on average.

What time did Chisora vs Pulev II start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM BST at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Chisora vs Pulev II?

The DAZN show began at 2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card started at 7:00 PM (BST).

What were the odds on Chisora vs Pulev II?

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