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The decision is definitely going to be debated, but Joseph Parker edged past Derek Chisora via split decision in a rugged heavyweight main event from Manchester, England, moving closer to another possible world title shot.
Parker won on two cards of 115-113 and 116-111, the latter of which is a pretty awful score, and one card going to Chisora, 115-113. Bad Left Hook had the fight 114-113 for Chisora.
Chisora (32-11, 23 KO) dropped Parker (29-2, 21 KO) inside the first 10 seconds of the fight, a debatable call itself but on replay looked cleaner than not, certainly wasn’t feet getting tangled or a slip. The question is more if the punch caused it, but it’s hard to say it didn’t, and referee Steve Gray said it did.
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The Guardian described the “desperately tight” contest as a close and bruising fight. It was a shock opening for the favoured fighter (Parker) but he looked off balance as the blow to the back of his head landed with crude force. Chisora, seeking an early finish, poured forward but Parker was not badly hurt. The New Zealander managed to keep the marauding Chisora at bay to see out the rest of the round without further mishap. “Parker, the more skillful fighter, had sporadic success but he struggled to stem the brawling style of Chisora,” the newspaper’s report of the first half of the fight read.
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