Chisora vs Parker

Who won Chisora vs Parker?

Joseph Parker beat Derek Chisora by split decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, May 1st, 2021, at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

The scorecards were announced as 115-113, 115-113, 116-111 in favor of winner Joseph Parker.

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 Dmitry Bivol beat Craig Richards for the WBA Super World Light Heavyweight championship, Katie Taylor defeated Natasha Jonas, Chris Eubank Jr was victorious over Marcus Morrison, and James Tennyson lost to Jovanni Straffon.

Chisora vs Parker stats

Back in May 2021, Derek Chisora stepped into the ring with a record of 32 wins, 10 losses, and 0 draws, 23 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Joseph Parker made his way to the ring with a record of 28 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 21 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Parker had a slight advantage in power over Chisora, with a 75% knockout percentage compared to Chisora's 72%.

Derek Chisora was the older man by 8 years, at 37 years old.

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

Both Derek Chisora and Joseph Parker fought out of an orthodox stance.

Chisora was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 5 years and 4 months earlier than Parker, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 84 more professional rounds, totaling 334 compared to Parker's 250.

Derek Chisora went into the fight ranked number 15 by the WBC at heavyweight.

Joseph Parker was ranked number 6 by the WBC, 3 by the WBO, and 6 by the IBF in the Heavyweight division.

Chisora vs Parker form

Chisora had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Oleksandr Usyk on October 31, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London, United Kingdom.

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

Going into that contest, he had beaten Artur Szpilka on July 20, 2019, by knockout in the 2nd round at The O2 Arena, London.

Before that, he had won against Senad Gashi on April 20, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at O2 Arena, London.

He had been beaten by Dillian Whyte on December 22, 2018, by knockout in the 11th round at The O2 Arena, London.

Parker 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 beaten Junior Fa on February 27, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Spark Arena, Auckland, New Zealand.

Prior to that, he had beaten Shawndell Terell Winters on February 29, 2020, by technical knockout in the 5th round at The Ford Center at The Star, Texas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Alex Leapai on June 29, 2019, by technical knockout in the 10th round at Dunkin Donuts Center, Rhode Island.

Before that, he had won against Alexander Flores on December 15, 2018, by knockout in the 3rd round at Horncastle Arena, Christchurch, New Zealand.

He had lost to Dillian Whyte on July 28, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Derek Chisora had last fought 6 months ago, while Joseph Parker's last outing had been 2 months and 4 days ago.

Chisora's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 9 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

Parker's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.4 rounds on average.

What time did Chisora vs Parker start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:45 PM BST at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom, which was 5:45 PM EST or 2:45 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Chisora vs Parker?

The DAZN show began at 2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST. The Sky Box Office HD broadcast of the card started at 6:00 PM (BST).

What were the odds on Chisora vs Parker?

Derek Chisora was a 47/25 (+190) underdog going into the contest, while Joseph Parker made his way into the ring at 2/5 (-250) with oddsmakers.