The fight between the victims of Usyk Chisora and Joyce ended in a sensation. Video

38-year-old British heavyweight Joe Joyce (16-3, 15 KOs) sensationally lost to his 40-year-old compatriot Dereck Chisora (35-13, 23 KOs). The 10-round fight at the O2 Arena in London ended with a unanimous decision of 97-92, 96-94, 96-94.

From the first minutes, Chisora relied on power punches, forcing Joyce to work hard on defense. At the same time, Joe was much more accurate with his jabs.

At the end of the fight, realizing that he was losing on points, Joyce picked up the pace and was able to shock his opponent in the 8th round. The same thing happened in the 9th. Getting carried away by the attacks, Joe missed a response, falling into a knockdown.

As a result, according to the statistics for the entire fight, Joyce landed more accurate punches (211-192) due to the fact that he worked more often with jabs (60-29). Chisora managed to land more effective power shots (163-151).

This fight caused a real shock among boxing fans. The British media believe that Joe's career may be over after such a defeat.

Before the meeting, bookmakers called Joyce a unanimous favorite.

The absolute heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk came to support Chisora in his fight with Joyce. The Ukrainian has met both athletes in the past.

As reported by OBOZ.UA, on March 17, Joyce won a spectacular victory over IBF European champion Kash Ali (21-3, 12 KOs).

It should be noted that in his interviews, Joyce stated that he would have no problem dealing with Usyk and taking the championship belt from him. Usyk and Joyce met in 2013 as part of the semi-professional World Series of Boxing (WSB). Then the Ukrainian boxer won.

On November 1, 2020, the Ukrainian defeated Chisor by unanimous decision - 117:112, 115:113, 115:113.

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