Chisora vs Wallin

Who won Chisora vs Wallin?

Derek Chisora beat Otto Wallin by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, February 8th, 2025, at Co-op Live Arena, Manchester.

The scorecards were announced as 117-109, 114-112, 116-110 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 contest was an eliminator for the IBF heavyweight championship of the world.

Also on the undercard Masood Abdulah was defeated by Zak Miller for the CBC Commonwealth Featherweight championship, Zach Parker beat Mickael Diallo, Nathan Heaney was overcome by Sofiane Khati, and Jack Rafferty was victorious over Reece MacMillan for the BBBOC British Super Lightweight and CBC Commonwealth Super Lightweight championship.

Chisora vs Wallin stats

Derek Chisora stepped into the ring with a record of 35 wins, 13 losses, and 0 draws, 23 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Otto Wallin made his way to the ring with a record of 27 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 15 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Chisora had a slight advantage in power over Wallin, with a 66% knockout percentage compared to Wallin's 56%.

Derek Chisora was the older man by 7 years, at 41 years old.

Wallin had a height advantage of 4 inches over Chisora. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Derek Chisora fought out of the orthodox stance, while Otto Wallin was a southpaw.

Chisora was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 19 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 6 years and 3 months earlier than Wallin, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 171 more professional rounds, totaling 346 compared to Wallin's 175.

Derek Chisora went into the fight ranked number 14 by the WBO, and 10 by the IBF at heavyweight.

Otto Wallin was ranked number 11 by the WBC, 11 by the WBO, and 12 by the IBF in the Heavyweight division.

Chisora vs Wallin form

Derek Chisora had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Joe Joyce on July 27, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten Gerald Washington on August 12, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at O2 Arena, Greenwich.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Tyson Fury on December 3, 2022, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBC World Heavyweight championship fight at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London.

Before that, he had won against Kubrat Pulev on July 9, 2022, by split decision in their 12 round contest at O2 Arena, London.

He had lost to Joseph Parker on December 18, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Manchester Arena, Lancashire.

Wallin 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 Onoriode Ehwarieme on July 26, 2024, by knockout in the 1st round at Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Anthony Joshua on December 23, 2023, by knockout in the 5th round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Murat Gassiev on September 30, 2023, by split decision in their 12 round contest at Regnum Carya Hotel, Antalya, Turkiye.

Before that, he had defeated Helaman Olguin on January 27, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Castleton Banquet & Conference Center, Windham, United States.

He had won against Rydell Booker on May 26, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Ford Community Center, Michigan.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Derek Chisora had last fought 6 months and 12 days ago, while Otto Wallin's last outing had been 6 months and 13 days ago.

Chisora's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 21 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 54 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.8 rounds on average.

Wallin's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

What time did Chisora vs Wallin start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM GMT at Co-op Live Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Chisora vs Wallin?

The DAZN show began at 1:00 PM EST / 10:00 AM PST. The TNT Sports 1 broadcast of the card started at 6:30 PM (GTM).

What were the odds on Chisora vs Wallin?

Derek Chisora was a 8/5 (+160) underdog going into the contest, while Otto Wallin made his way into the ring at 8/15 (-190) with oddsmakers.