Joe Joyce faces grizzled veteran Derek Chisora within the 12-round heavyweight headliner on ESPN+ from the O2 Enviornment in London. The occasion will likely be proven stay on ESPN+ as we speak within the U.S. beginning at 3:30 p.m. ET/12:30 p.m. PT. Within the UK, will probably be proven on TNT Sports activities.
Boxing Information 24 will present stay updates and outcomes of as we speak’s motion on the Joyce vs. Chisora battle under.
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Preview:
Chisora (34-13, 23 KOs) is coming off a protracted one-year layoff, and it’s tough to know what he’ll appear like contained in the ring on this match. If his latest kind is any indication, he gained’t final lengthy in opposition to Joyce (16-2, 15 KOs).
You may’t completely rule out a victory for Chisora as a result of he nonetheless possesses energy, and Joyce’s punch resistance regarded completely horrible in his two defeats in 2023.
Joyce snapped a two-fight dropping string earlier this yr with a victory over Kash Ali, however he didn’t appear like his outdated self. The ‘Juggernaut’ Joyce’s two knockout defeats in opposition to Zhilei Zhang final yr took one thing out of him, and he didn’t carry out nicely in opposition to Kash.
On the Joyce-Chisora undercard are the next fights:
Dennis McCann vs. Ionut Baluta: Battle for vacant European tremendous bantamweight title
Ryan Garner vs. Archie Sharp: Tremendous featherweights
Raven Chapman vs. Yohana Sarabia
Moses Itauma vs. Mariusz Wach
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