Dillian Whyte Defeated Dereck Chisora In An Epic Heavyweight Bout

Fighting as an eliminator, Dillian Whyte, from Brixton, won a mammoth fight with Dereck 'Del Boy' Chisora, in what will probably be the fight of the night.

The fight was shrouded in controversy after Chisora chucked a chair at Whyte and his team earlier in the week, with left him with a two-year suspended sentence and a £25,000 fine.

While Chisora went for aggression, Whyte was cleaner in his approach. He took the match by a split decision as the pair of them went toe to toe and blow for blow.

Credit: PA

Here's a round by round account.

Round one: Whyte got a few shots in on Chisora, catching him low once well. Pretty even though.

Round two: Back comes Chisora, getting Whyte on the ropes. Again, not much in it overall.

Round three: Big land from Chisora with a minute of the round left. Chisora probably shading it.

Round four: Pair trading blows. Perhaps edged by Whyte.

Round five: Big round. Few big hits by Whyte but Chisora turns the screw and gets him on the ropes with some massive blows. Then Whyte comes back into the round. Huge blows from both parties.

Round six: Whyte pushes the initiative and gets the better of him early doors, with Chisora seemingly tiring. Crisper punches from Whyte.

Round seven: Not much in it, with Chisora going for a big blow and potential knockout but not landing it. Chisora finishes the round the stronger. So far there's very little in this fight.

Round eight: Both heavyweights panting heavily, both struggling. Chisora nearly takes Whyte down. He's literally saved by the bell and it's beginning to look like a Rocky movie.

Round nine: Back comes Whyte at the start of the round, with Chisora keeping energy in the tank for the end of the round. It's brewing even more.

Round 10: Chisora lands some early punches, which was unexpected at this stage of the round. Looking for an aggressive knock out. Bigger punches from Chisora, sharper hits from Whyte.

Round 11: Whyte takes the initiative. Chisora stumbles and Whyte gets him on the ropes but doesn't make enough of it. That said, he still probably does enough to take the round with a number of successful jabs.

Round 12: Chisora falls after a Whyte shot and slip. A minute later a massive shot from Chisora and Whyte is spinning. 10 seconds later a big shot from Whyte. All too close to call. Chisora may have shaded this and the match.

James Dawson

James Dawson is a Journalist at LADbible. He has contributed articles to LADbible’s ‘Knowing Me, Knowing EU’ series on the EU referendum, the 'Electoral Dysfunction' series on the 2017 general election, the ‘U OK M8?’ series tackling mental health amongst young men, and for its ‘Climate Change’ initiative in partnership with National Geographic.

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