Derek Chisora walked away with the win on July 27, when he faced Joe Joyce at O2 Arena in London, England. The 10-round heavyweight bout served as the main event live on ESPN+ in the U.S.
The Zimbabwean-British former world title challenger defeated the British former interim champion and Olympic silver medalist by unanimous decision. On his way to victory, Chisora secured a knockdown, dropping Joyce with a big right hand in the ninth round. In the end, the scores were 96-94, 96-94 and 97-92.
40-year-old Derek Chisora improved to 35-13, 23 KOs and earned his second win in a row. 38-year-old Joe Joyce dropped to 16-3, 15 KOs.
In the co-feature on the card, Ryan Garner (16-0, 8 KOs) remained undefeated and retained his WBC International title defeating previously unbeaten Archie Sharp (25-1, 9 KOs) by unanimous decision. The all-British contest went the full distance. After 10 rounds at super featherweight, the scores were 97-93, 97-93 and 98-92.
Among other Joyce vs Chisora results, heavyweight Moses Itauma (10-0, 8 KOs) of the UK by way of Slovakia stopped Poland’s Mariusz Wach (38-11, 20 KOs) in the second round. With the victory, he retained his WBO Intercontinental belt.