Derek Chisora stunned Otto Wallin with two knockdowns on his way to a unanimous-decision victory on Saturday in his last fight in the UK.
Chisora is set to retire after his next fight, the 50th of his career, and delivered a remarkable performance, despite having a cut eye for half of the fight.
The 41-year-old could get a world title shot as his win over Wallin, which the three judges in Manchester scored 117-109, 114-112 and 116-110 to Chisora, was an eliminator for the IBF heavyweight title
“When I arrived, I said to myself I won’t cry but I started crying like a baby [before the fight],” said Chisora after the fight.
“I was in tears because I love the sport and love the fans. I love everything about it, the ups and downs.
“It was a very emotional day for me today. It was very hard. When I got the cut, then something happened in the third round which I didn’t tell my trainers, my ears popped, and I said I’m going to carry on.”
Derek Chisora now has a fight record of 36 wins and 13 defeats
How Chisora stunned Wallin
Chisora produced one of his best wins of the 36 in his 18-year career to the delight of the crowd at the Co-op Live Arena in Manchester.
He came flying out of the blocks, with big swinging shots to Wallin’s body in the opening rounds and landed a couple of big right hands to the head in the third.
However, an apparent clash of heads in the fifth round saw Chisora cut his right eye. In the sixth, blood was continually dripping off the eye, so the referee was forced to momentarily halt the bout.
Derek Chisora knocked down Otto Wallin twice
After being checked by the doctors, Chisora did not let up the intensity and unleashed several shots on Wallin in the seventh, before an incredible attack in the eighth with around 30 consecutive swings rocked his opponent.
He glanced Wallin with a right hand in the ninth to send the Swede tumbling, then tactically drew him into the corner over the rest of the bout to land more blows to the body, including another knockdown in the final round before the bell went.
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