Promoter Frank Warren revealed that this Saturday’s battle between Derek Chisora and Otto Wallin a Ibf heavyweight title eliminator To determine a mandatory for the champion of Daniel Dubois. Chisora against Walling fights a 12-loaf on February 8 in the Co-Op Live Arena in Manchester, England.
It is amazing that the Journeyman Chisora is in an IBF title -Liminator with its 13 career decisions and empty victories over three Skidrow level 40-year-olds.
Is it fair?
The 41-year-old Chisora (35-13, 23 CO’s) enabled himself to fight for an IBF title eliminator against #12 Wallin (27-2, 15 COs) by beating these three heavyweights:
Joe Joyce – 39
Gerald Washington – 42
Kubrat Pulev – 43
It is not exactly the murderer who went through Chisora to earn an IBF -Liminator place because he had to beat much better fighters than to be one win away from Daniel Dubois for his title.
It is almost impossible for Chisora to defeat the 34-year-old Wallin, because he is much younger, more technical and fights at a much higher level. However, with the struggle performed in the UK, you cannot exclude a controversial victory for Derek. The location of the fight and the sentimental drama can make it difficult for Wallin to win.
The Swedish fighter lost only during his 12-year professional career against Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury. Many fans believe that Wallin should have been a win over Fury on September 14, 2019, because the Gypsy King had a bad cut early in the fight.
The doctor on the side made it go with Tyson bleeding everywhere and looked like a complete wreckage. Even with the fight going to the cards, Wallin felt like he deserved victory, but he found himself on the losing stick with a 12-round decision against the more popular Tyson.
IBF’s questionable decision
“I expect him to focus on the 49th, because without the 49th being successful, there will not be a 50,” said the promoter Frank Warren Boxnation Asked whether Derek will be Chisora’s next battle in Africa. “This is how you lose when you lose.
This is a difficult struggle. Don’t overlook Otto Wallin. He lost only two fights, and it was on two world champions, Tyson Fury and AJ. All the rest is winning. They (Team Wallin) like it. That’s why they are here.
“What everyone forgets about is that it is an eliminator for the IBF title,” Warren said of the Chisora vs. Wallin collision as an IBF title -Liminator to determine a mandatory for champion Daniel Dubois.
It would be disturbing to see Chisora fighting for a world title against IBF champion Daniel Dubois, given his many defeats and how washed he has been watching since 2019. Fury received great criticism for defending his WBC title against Chisora in December 2022, while Delboy three resulted from his last four fights. It was a complete joke, which made Fury look like a cherry picker.
“It’s an eliminator for the IBF title, and the IBF will then decide what they are going to do,” Warren said when he said that Martin Bakole and Efe Ajagba expected to fight in a final IBF title Eliminator in May in New York.
“Of course it would. It would be brilliant for him to come back and do it, ”Warren said of Chisora fighting for a world title in the 50th and final battle of his career. That would be the perfect end for him.
“If Daniel (Dubois) arrives in Riyadh on February 22 against Joe Parker, him and Derek, who would be a fight,” says Warren.
Wallin will be far too good for Chisora on Saturday, so it will save fans to see Delboy walking to challenge Dubois for his title. The battle would be a complete slaughter and not even remotely sports.
Last updated on 02/06/2025
