Joseph Parker vs. Derek Chisora II
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| Date | 18 December 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Manchester Arena, Manchester, UK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Title(s) on the line | WBO Inter-Continental heavyweight title | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tale of the tape | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parker defeated Chisora via Unanimous Decision | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Joseph Parker vs. Derek Chisora II was a professional boxing match contested on 18 December 2021.
Background
[edit]Following the somewhat controversial split decision victory in their first in May, both Joseph Parker and Derek Chisora expressed interest in an immediate rematch.[1][2] On 16 September 2021, it was announced that a rematch on 18 December, again at the Manchester Arena.[3]
Speaking to BBC Sport in the build up Parker would suggest that he might retire if he lost the rematch, saying "I just want to beat him properly this time. If I can't beat Derek then I have to really look at myself and where I go from there."[4]
The fight
[edit]Parker would largely dominate the bout, landing many overhand rights and uppercuts that hurt Chisora. A big right uppercut from Parker had Chisora wobbling into the ropes, which the referee Howard Foster ruled a knockdown as the ropes had kept him up. Another uppercut sent Chisora down in the seventh and again in the eight. Chisora was again in trouble in the ninth, it appeared at one point that the referee was on the verge of stepping in and waving it off, but Chisora was able to the survive the round. Chisora appeared to be the fresher in the last two rounds but he was ever able to hurt Parker. The bout went the full 12 rounds and the judges all scored the bout for Parker with scores of 115–110, 115–111 and 114–112 giving him an unanimous decision victory.[5][6][7][8][9]
According to CompuBox, Parker landed 144 punches with 31% accuracy, against Chisora's 122 punches with 26% accuracy.[10]
Aftermath
[edit]Speaking in the ring after result, Parker said that "Derek always comes for war, he was one tough guy and never stopped coming forward until the end, we practised and practised that uppercut. What a Christmas present. I felt a lot stronger. It was important to start strong and not be negative from the beginning. You can see there are improvements to be made. Derek Chisora is a credit to the sport of boxing." Promoter Eddie Hearn, speaking to DAZN, said: "Derek Chisora is not human. How that went 12 rounds I'll never know. There was zero quit in him. Both those guys deserve a huge amount of credit."
Attention was drawn to the scorecards which were widely perceived to be overly generous to Chisora: reporters Mike Coppinger opined that "the judges were trying to rob" Parker, while Chris Mannix stated, "These are criminally, criminally, bad scorecards."[11][12]
Undercard
[edit]| Winner | Loser | Weight division/title belt(s) disputed | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
 Kevin Lele Sadjo
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 Jack Cullen
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vacant European Super middleweight title | 6th round TKO |
| Zelfa Barrett
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 Bruno Tarimo
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IBF Super featherweight eliminator | Unanimous decision |
| Lerrone Richards
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 Carlos Gongora
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IBO world super middleweight title | Split decision |
 Alen Babić
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David Spilmont
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Heavyweight (8 rounds) | 6th round KO |
 David Nyika
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Anthony Carpin
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Cruiserweight (4 rounds) | 1st round RTD |
| Preliminary bouts | |||
| Sandy Ryan
|
 Maria Capriolo
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Super lightweight (8 rounds) | 3rd round TKO |
| Jordan Thompson
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 Piotr Budziszewski
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Cruiserweight (6 rounds) | 1st round TKO |
| Rhiannon Dixon
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 Vaida Masiokaite
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Lightweight (6 rounds) | Points decision |
References
[edit]- ^ Davies, Gareth A.; Zeqiri, Daniel (1 May 2021). "Joseph Parker recovers from seven-second knockdown to edge out Derek Chisora". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ "Parker survives knockdown to beat Chisora". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ "Joseph Parker and Derek Chisora to renew rivalry in December rematch fight | DAZN News UK". DAZN. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ^ Kal Sajad (16 December 2021). "Derek Chisora v Joseph Parker II: Parker says rematch is 'make or break' fight". bbc.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ "Joseph Parker vs Derek Chisora 2 result and scorecard after heavyweight thriller". Manchester Evening News. 18 December 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
- ^ James Dielhenn (19 December 2021). "Derek Chisora knocked down and battered by Joseph Parker in heavyweight rematch but vows not to retire". skysports.com. Sky Sports. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ PA Media (19 December 2021). "Joseph Parker defeats Derek Chisora in action-packed heavyweight rematch". theguardian.com. The Guardian. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ Michael Emons (19 December 2021). "Derek Chisora v Joseph Parker II: New Zealander beats Briton on points in Manchester". bbc.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ Gary Rose (18 December 2021). "Reaction as Parker beats Chisora in thriller". bbc.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ Nick Parkinson (18 December 2021). "Joseph Parker outclasses Dereck Chisora en route to unanimous decision victory". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ "Scorecard Of Parker's Win Leaves Fans Shocked". FIGHT SPORTS. 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2022-09-25.
- ^ "'Criminal' scorecard stains Kiwi champ's victory". wwos.nine.com.au. Retrieved 2022-09-25.
- ^ "BoxRec - event".
- ^ Scott Christ (18 December 2021). "Parker vs Chisora 2: Live streaming results, round by round, start time, main event ring walks, running order, how to watch". badlefthook.com. Bad Left Hook. Retrieved 1 November 2024.