IT was revealed by promoter Frank Warren at yesterday’s (November 29) Bad Blood press conference that he was the one who decided to retire Dereck Chisoraย following the 10th round of a brutally one-sided bout against Tyson Fury.
Read more of what Warren had to say about this, and the rest of the London ExCel event, below.
On Dereck Chisora-Tyson Fury II
โI told Don [Charles, Chisoraโs trainer] to stop the fight after the 10th round, as it was quite apparent thereโd be no change in the way things were going. Dereck just didnโt get into the fight from the start. His jab was non-existent and he couldnโt cope with Furyโs height and size. That was the pattern of the fight.
โChisoraโs a warrior and a very tough guy. He had three stitches under his eye and his nose may be broken. Thereโs no way Iโm going to be making any decisions about Dereckโs future [in the sport] tonight, though. Thatโs something weโll talk about and discuss together.โ
On Billy Joe Saunders–Chris Eubank Jnr
โSaunders-Eubank was a cracking fight – one of the best Iโve seen for a while. Down the road, you can see a rematch taking place.
โThe timing of the fight was good. Saundersโ experience as an amateur and as a pro proved to be the difference in the contest. He won the first four or five rounds, but Eubank came on strong in the later rounds. Heโs got a big heart. He knew he needed a stoppage to win as the final rounds approached, and he went for it. Iโm sure heโll come again.
โSaunders did a great job against Eubank and heโll fight the winner of Andy Lee-Matt Korobov for the WBO middleweight title next, hopefully on our show at the O2 Arena on February 28. Weโll do our best to get that fight on there. Tyson Fury will also be in action on that date.โ
On Frankie Gavin-Bradley Skeete
โGavin-Skeete was a real technical fight. I thought Gavin did enough to win.โ
On Mitchell Smith-Zoltan Kovacs
โSmith busted his left hand up in the first round, but heโs a good little fighter.โ
Read all the action as it happened from the huge Bad Blood show at London’s ExCel
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