Chisora vs Washington

Who won Chisora vs Washington?

Derek Chisora beat Gerald Washington by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday 12th August 2023 at O2 Arena in Greenwich.

The scorecards were announced as 97-94, 98-93, 96-94 in favor of winner Derek Chisora.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Anthony Joshua beating Robert Helenius. Also, on the undercard Filip Hrgovic beat Demsey McKean and Johnny Fisher defeated Harry Armstrong.

Chisora vs Washington stats

Derek Chisora stepped into the ring with a record of 33 wins, 13 loses and 0 draws.

Gerald Washington made his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 5 loses and 1 draw.

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

Washington had a height advantage of 4 inches over Chisora. That also extended to a 8-inch reach advantage.

Both Derek Chisora & Gerald Washington fought out of an orthodox stance.

Chisora was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 20 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 5 years and 5 months earlier than Washington, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 189 more professional rounds, 324 to Washington's 135.

Chisora vs Washington form

Derek Chisora had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Tyson Fury on 3rd December 2022 by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBC World Heavyweight championship fight at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beat Kubrat Pulev on 9th July 2022 by split decision in their 12 round contest at O2 Arena, London.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Joseph Parker on 18th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Manchester Arena, Lancashire.

Before that, he had lost to Joseph Parker on 1st May 2021 by split decision in their 12 round contest at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

He had been beaten by Oleksandr Usyk on 31st October 2020 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London.

Gerald Washington had stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Ali Eren Demirezen on 1st January 2022 by technical knockout in the 8th round at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Charles Martin on 22nd February 2020 by technical knockout in the 6th round at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Robert Helenius on 13th July 2019 by knockout in the 8th round at Armory, Minnesota.

Before that, he had been beaten by Adam Kownacki on 26th January 2019 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Barclays Center, New York.

He had lost to Jarrell Miller on 29th July 2017 by technical knockout in the 8th round at Barclays Center, New York.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Derek Chisora had last fought 8 months and 9 days ago, while Gerald Washington's last outing had been 1 year, 7 months and 11 days ago.

Chisora's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 58 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.6 rounds on average.

Washington's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.4 rounds on average.

What time did Chisora vs Washington start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:00 PM BST at O2 Arena, Greenwich, United Kingdom, which was 2:00 PM EST or 11:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Chisora vs Washington?

Chisora vs Washington was broadcast on DAZN Global in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by DAZN.

What were the odds on Chisora vs Washington?

Derek Chisora was a 1/6 (-590) favourite going into the contest, while Gerald Washington made his way into the ring at 4/1 (+400) with oddsmakers.