England, London, Wembley Arena - Zimbabwe-born British and Commonwealth Heavyweight Champion Derek Chisora, weighing in at a career high 118 kgs, lost his belts to fellow prospect and arch rival Tyson Fury on Saturday night in a bout that failed to live up to its pre-fight trash talk and animosity between the two undefeateds.
The twenty-seven year old Chisora, undefeated in fourteen bouts coming into the fight, got off to a good start rocking his taller opponent in the second round, but let Fury, 116 kgs, off the hook after consistently missing with follow up singular shots. Adjustments by the gutsy challenger, now 15-0, allowed him to sweep the middle rounds until a partially redeeming last round flurry by Chisora closed out the proceedings.
One judge scored it 118-111 while the other two were a tad more generous to the ex-champ at 117-112 reflecting his lack of originality in a tough fight. Chisora loses out on a huge payday against multiple world champion Wladimir Klitschko, but probably saved himself a good tanning in the process.
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