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Vitali Klitschko pummels Chisora to retain his boxing title
19 Feb 2012 at 06:32hrs | Views
Zimbabwean born Dereck Chisora produced the fight of his career but ultimately came up short against the World Boxing Champion Vitali Klitschko, losing on points after 12 rounds.
Chisora was aiming to become the eighth Briton to hold a world heavyweight title.
Chisora was hoping the WBC's decision to hit him with a hefty fine was the only payback, but Klitschko, 40, was undoubtedly looking to punish the British upstart inside the ring.
A squabble ensued before the bout about the way Chisora's hands were prepared for battle and the presence of Klitschko's brother Wladimir in the challenger's dressing room.
Chisora was booed and jeered by the 12,000-strong crowd as he made his way to the ring before Klitschko's glitzy entrance. He immediately sought to get in his opponent's face as soon as the 40-year-old stepped between the ropes and later appeared to spit water in his brother Wladimir's face.
Chisora pressed the early action and enjoyed the odd success in the first round, but Klitschko, was largely untroubled and kept catching Chisora on the way in. A Chisora right to the body and follow-up left hook was at least eye-catching.
Klitschko maintained an air of authority. A downward right hand was brushed off by Chisora but three more, all single shots, were more telling.
Klitschko was landing his powerful right, with a fierce uppercut hitting home hard in the third.
Chisora was at least making a fight of it, however one-sided it tended to be.
Two judges had Klitschko winning every round after four sessions but one somehow had the challenger winning one.
Chisora was at least showing aggression and punch resistance to back up his pre-fight misdemeanours, landing a winging right but taking a counter shot back in the sixth.
Chisora was slow off his stool for the seventh, perhaps with the futility of the task at hand dawning on him.
Chisora was aiming to become the eighth Briton to hold a world heavyweight title.
Chisora was hoping the WBC's decision to hit him with a hefty fine was the only payback, but Klitschko, 40, was undoubtedly looking to punish the British upstart inside the ring.
A squabble ensued before the bout about the way Chisora's hands were prepared for battle and the presence of Klitschko's brother Wladimir in the challenger's dressing room.
Chisora was booed and jeered by the 12,000-strong crowd as he made his way to the ring before Klitschko's glitzy entrance. He immediately sought to get in his opponent's face as soon as the 40-year-old stepped between the ropes and later appeared to spit water in his brother Wladimir's face.
Chisora pressed the early action and enjoyed the odd success in the first round, but Klitschko, was largely untroubled and kept catching Chisora on the way in. A Chisora right to the body and follow-up left hook was at least eye-catching.
Klitschko maintained an air of authority. A downward right hand was brushed off by Chisora but three more, all single shots, were more telling.
Klitschko was landing his powerful right, with a fierce uppercut hitting home hard in the third.
Chisora was at least making a fight of it, however one-sided it tended to be.
Two judges had Klitschko winning every round after four sessions but one somehow had the challenger winning one.
Chisora was at least showing aggression and punch resistance to back up his pre-fight misdemeanours, landing a winging right but taking a counter shot back in the sixth.
Chisora was slow off his stool for the seventh, perhaps with the futility of the task at hand dawning on him.
Source - Byo24Sports
