adminHAMBURG. — Dereck Chisora’s hopes of getting a shot at Anthony Joshua’s world heavyweight boxing title were crushed by Kubrat Pulev over 12 tough rounds in Hamburg on Saturday night.
Zimbabwe-born “Del Boy” was the underdog going into the showdown and lost an expected but strangely scored decision that saw him lose the IBF eliminator and miss out on the vacant European title. The scores of 116-112 and 118-110 in Pulev’s favour at least meant that the 115-113 in Chisora’s favour was as big a consolation as having his foe-turned-friend Tyson Fury supporting him at ringside.
Pulev (23-1-KO12) was one of many whose rise to the top of the heavyweight division was halted by Wladimir Klitschko, but the 35-year-old is back on track. Chisora (25-7-KO17) suffered the same fate as he did against Vitali Klitschko but despite his efforts to try and spring a Fury-style surprise out in Germany, it looks like he will head back to the domestic scene. — Sky Sports.
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