Fringe heavyweight contender/travelman Derek Chisora (35-13, 23 food) weighed 259.7 pounds while his opponent Otto Wallin (27-2, 15 COs) on a slimmer 239.1 pound on Friday’s weighing For their 12-Round IBF title Eliminator this Saturday, February 8 at the Co-Op Live Arena in Manchester, England.
Desperate for a title shot
The winner of the Chisora-Wallin match will be compulsory for IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois. It’s hard to believe, because 41-year-old Chisora lost two of his last five fights, and his three wins came against old, primary heavyweights similar to himself.
The centuries of Chisora’s last three wins: 39, 42 and 43) The victories came against Joe Joyce, Gerald Washington and Kubrat Pulev. Chisora has another vulnerable opponent in front of him with 34-year-old Wallin, who was recently stopped by Anthony Joshua on December 23, 2023.
Chisora can’t do the things AJ did to Wallin, especially at his age. Wallin, 6’5 1/2 ″, is too long and a good boxer for a slow, clumsy Chisora to strike him or win a decision unless it is questionable, as his victory over Pulev . It looked like a robbery.
“He is fighting irregularly these days, but he is still with a chance. I think he’s beating Wallin, ”Barry McGuigan said Talksport Boxing About his prediction of a Derek Chisora victory on Saturday night over the much younger Otto Wallin. “I think he can overwhelm and stop him, and if he does, he gets a shot at the (IBF) world title (at dubois) again.
“If he does, I hope he can say, ‘Now I will step away from it. “It worries me that guys are going on for too long. Not just for them. It’s not good for the sport. I just wonder how much he has left. How much of the fire in the abdomen he has left, ”McGuigan said of Chisora.
“That’s money. I know he beat Joyce, and if he (Wallin) defeats, he has the opportunity to fight for a world title again. ‘
Last updated on 02/07/2025
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