Who won Usyk vs Chisora?
Oleksandr Usyk beat Derek Chisora by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, October 31st, 2020, at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London.
The scorecards were announced as 115-113, 115-113, 117-112 in favor of winner Oleksandr Usyk.
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 Lee Selby lost to George Kambosos for the IBF World Lightweight championship, Tommy McCarthy defeated Bilal Laggoune, and Savannah Marshall was victorious over Hannah Rankin.
Usyk vs Chisora stats
Back in October 2020, Derek Chisora stepped into the ring with a record of 32 wins, 9 losses, and 0 draws, 23 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Oleksandr Usyk made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 17 wins and 0 draws, with 13 of those by knockout.
The stats suggested Usyk had a slight advantage in power over Chisora, with a 76% knockout percentage compared to Chisora's 72%.
Derek Chisora was the older man by 3 years, at 37 years old.
Usyk had a height advantage of 1 inch over Chisora. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.
Derek Chisora fought out of the orthodox stance, while Oleksandr Usyk was a southpaw.
Chisora was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 24 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 6 years and 8 months earlier than Usyk, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 145 more professional rounds, totaling 334 compared to Usyk's 189.
Derek Chisora went into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBA, 2 by the WBC, 1 by the WBO, and 3 by the IBF at heavyweight.
Oleksandr Usyk was ranked number 10 by the WBA, 12 by the WBC, 8 by the WBO, and 10 by the IBF in the Heavyweight division.
Usyk vs Chisora form
Chisora 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 defeated David Price on October 26, 2019, by technical knockout in the 4th round at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.
Prior to that, he had defeated Artur Szpilka on July 20, 2019, by knockout in the 2nd round at The O2 Arena, London.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Senad Gashi on April 20, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at O2 Arena, London.
Before that, he had been beaten by Dillian Whyte on December 22, 2018, by knockout in the 11th round at The O2 Arena, London.
He had won against Carlos Takam on July 28, 2018, by technical knockout in the 8th round at The O2 Arena, London.
Usyk remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 3 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Chazz Witherspoon on October 12, 2019, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Wintrust Arena, Illinois, United States.
Prior to that, he had beaten Tony Bellew on November 10, 2018, by knockout in the 8th round in their WBA Super World Cruiserweight, WBC World Cruiserweight, IBF World Cruiserweight and WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.
Going into that contest, he had defeated Murat Gassiev on July 21, 2018, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Cruiserweight, WBA Super World Cruiserweight, WBC World Cruiserweight and WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at Olimpiyskiy, Moscow, Russia.
Before that, he had won against Mairis Briedis on January 27, 2018, by majority decision in their WBC World Cruiserweight and WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at Arena Riga, Riga, Latvia.
He had defeated Marco Huck on September 9, 2017, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at Max Schmeling Halle, Berlin, Germany.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Derek Chisora had been fighting more than Oleksandr Usyk.
Going into this contest, Derek Chisora had last fought 1 year and 5 days ago, while Oleksandr Usyk's last outing had been 1 year and 19 days ago.
Chisora's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 3 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 35 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7 rounds on average.
Usyk's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.8 rounds on average.
What time did Usyk vs Chisora start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:15 PM GMT at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London, United Kingdom, which was 6:15 PM EST or 3:15 PM PST on the West Coast of America.
Who broadcast Usyk vs Chisora?
The DAZN show began at 1:00 PM EST / 10:00 AM PST. The Sky Box Office HD broadcast of the card started at 7:00 PM (GTM).
What were the odds on Usyk vs Chisora?
Derek Chisora was a 4/1 (+400) underdog going into the contest, while Oleksandr Usyk made his way into the ring at 17/100 (-590) with oddsmakers.
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