7/9 DAZN: Dereck Chisora vs Kubrat Pulev 2 / Michel Soro vs Israil Madrimov 2
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Lmfao
chisora vs pulev 1 wasnt even a good fight and pulev did decisively win that fight to me..could have gotten wallin or somebody
however madrimov vs soro 2 needed to be run back and is a good fight
however madrimov vs soro 2 needed to be run back and is a good fight
Tanahashi Coates
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i wonder what ol girl is up to? i mean her credibility def had to be shot to pieces
Derek Chisora finally has an opponent—and a familiar face, to boot—for a long-targeted July date.
The veteran heavyweight trialhorse is set to rematch Bulgaria’s Kubrat Pulev in a battle of former title challengers set for July 9 at The O2 in London. The bout will headline a DAZN Show that was formally announced by Matchroom Boxing on Tuesday.
“I’m delighted to get this fight over the line,” Eddie Hearn, Matchroom Sport chairman and Chisora’s promoter, stated.
“Initially we worked on some other opponents for Derek, but this fight came out of nowhere a few days ago and I absolutely love it! I think the strapline, ‘Total Carnage’, is absolutely perfect for this fight, in terms of the build-up and in terms of the fight itself.
The fight comes more than six years after their May 2016 semifinal title eliminator, which saw Pulev (29-2, 14KOs) claim a twelve-round split decision in Hamburg, Germany. Chisora (32-13, 23KOs) won five fights in a row prior to that point following a repeat loss to Tyson Fury, with the Pulev fight serving as a pattern of falling short at the contender level in the twilight of his career.
The 38-year-old London-based heavyweight enters this fight having lost three straight. An October 2020 unanimous decision defeat to Oleksandr Usyk (19-0, 13KOs)—the former undisputed cruiserweight champion who went on to dethrone WBA/IBF/WBO/IBO heavyweight titlist Anthony Joshua—was followed by consecutive losses to former WBO heavyweight titlist Joseph Parker including their rematch thriller last December.
Chisora—whose lone career title challenge came in a March 2012 loss to then-WBC champ Vitali Klitschko—now returns to the source of his previous three-fight win streak, all coming at The O2 where he appears for the eighth time. He was previously in talks to face Brooklyn's Adam Kownacki, before negotiations ceased altogether which led Matchroom to move on to the next available heavyweight for the date.
Pulev enjoys his quickest career turnaround since 2015, having soundly outpointed Jerry Forrest on May 14 in the greater Los Angeles area. The 41-year-old—who has twice challenged for the heavyweight title—claimed his first win under pure boxing rules since November 2019. The fight itself was his first in a boxing ring since a December 2020 knockout loss to Joshua, who was still the unified heavyweight titlist at the time.
Mixed in between, Pulev scored a first-round knockout against UFC legend Frank Mir in a hybrid Triad Combat fight last November in Arlington, Texas.
“Expect the unexpected but expect a thriller at The O2 on July 9,” insists Hearn. “Both men have been longstanding fixtures of the World Heavyweight division and it’s all or nothing at The O2 for both, as defeat could lead to the end of the road. Fans can expect a huge undercard and a brilliant main event for another brilliant event live on DAZN.”
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Israil Madimov and Michel Soro are ready to resolve unfinished business.
The junior middleweight rematch is set months after being formally ordered by the WBA, as Matchroom Boxing confirmed that it will land on the already announced July 9 DAZN show at The O2 In London. The bout is one of two confirmed rematches on the show, with the main event featuring former heavyweight title challengers Derek Chisora and Kubrat Pulev meeting six years after their first encounter.
Madrimov won the first fight—to which Matchroom won the promotional rights in a purse bid—via controversial ninth-round knockout last December 17 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Madrimov (8-0, 6KOs) was presented with his toughest assignment as a pro, with Soro fighting on even terms through eight-plus rounds.
The WBA title eliminator took a dramatic turn when Madrimov—an Uzbekistan-born contender who trains out of Indio, California—rocked Soro with roughly 20 seconds to go. The action continued well beyond the bell, a situation poorly handled by referee Salvador Salva who stopped the fight upon rendering Soro defenseless at a point when he should have been afforded a one-minute rest period.
The matter was immediately protested by Soro and head trainer Abel Sanchez, with a lengthy delay for naught as the original ruling was upheld.
The WBA got involved, ordering that Madrimov had to once again face Soro before being formally named as its mandatory challenger to the junior middleweight title. The two sides were able to reach terms without the pairing going to a purse bid hearing for a second time.
"I am looking forward to this fight again," said Madrimov. "After the first fight I told my team right away, if the way the fight ended requires a rematch, I am willing to do it.
"I do not want any unanswered questions left. Let the best man win this time honorably and decisively. We are having a good camp and will be ready for July 9."
Soro (35-3-1, 24KOs) now gets one more chance to advance beyond his longtime place as a bubble contender in the loaded junior middleweight division.
The 34-year old Cote d'Ivorie native, now based out of France, has long been at the doorstep of contention but has come up short in his biggest fights. Soro rode a 13-fight unbeaten streak leading into his July 2017 interim WBA interim title fight with then-unbeaten Brian Castano, who claimed a split decision on the road in Evian les Bains, France.
A July 2019 rematch was planned but never saw the light of day.
Soro was left to instead accept two fights in 2019 that were stay-busy affairs on paper but allowed him to advance in the WBA rankings. A fifth-round knockout of Cedric Vitu in November 2019 was his last fight before the pandemic, going more than two years away from the ring leading into the first fight with Madrimov.
A much quicker turnaround is afforded the veteran contender, along with a shot at revenge.
“Madrimov is a great fighter and an exemplary sportsman, a very respectful man,” said Soro. “This fight is crucial for each of us, we are going to war.
"I will be much stronger than in the first fight, I have no right to defeat, I will give everything and I will win.”
The winner will become one of four mandatory challengers awaiting a shot at undisputed junior middleweight champion Jermell Charlo (35-1-1, 19KOs).
2 or 3 rounds? Why?Expecting maybe 2 or 3 rounds from Chisora, followed by the worst performance we've seen
i really despise this main event...pulev still finding his way into main event spots for some reason
the co main should be dope..that shyt needed to be run back
the co main should be dope..that shyt needed to be run back
