Heavyweights Derek Chisora and Kubrat Pulev will fight one another to remain relevant Saturday night at O2 Arena in London.
DEREK CHISORA (32-12, 23 KOS) VS. KUBRAT PULEV (29-2, 14 KOS)
- Date: Saturday, July 9
- Time: 2 p.m. ET / 11 a.m.. PT (main event later in show)
- Where: O2 Arena, London
- TV/Stream: DAZN
- Cost: $19.99 per month or $149.99 annually
- Division: Heavyweight (unlimited)
- Rounds: 12
- At stake: No major titles
- Pound-for-pound ranking: None
- Odds: Pulev 2-1 favorite (average of multiple outlets)
- Also on the card: Israil Madrimov vs. Michel Soro, junior middleweights
- Prediction: Pulev UD
- Background: Chisora, 38, and Pulev, 41, are fighting to remain relevant heavyweights in a rematch of their 2016 bout, which Pulev won by a split decision. Chisora has lost has past three fights by decision, against Oleksandr Usyk and then two meetings with Joseph Parker last year. The last fight took place in December. The Londoner is 7-7 in his last 14 fights. He lost his only title fight, a unanimous decision against then-beltholder Vitali Klitschko in 2012. Pulev lost his only two title fights, a fifth-round knockout against Wladimir Klitschko in 2014 and a ninth-round stoppage against Anthony Joshua in 2020. He rebounded from the loss to Joshua by easily outpointing Jerry Forrest in May.
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