Derek Chisora Triumphs at ‘Last Dance’ Against Otto Wallin

Derek Chisora (36-13, 23 KOs) got himself a potential world title shot by defeating Otto Wallin (27-3, 15 KOs, 1 NC) via unanimous decision.

Scores were 117-109, 114-112 and 116-110. With the win, Chisora is now in line to challenge for the IBF heavyweight world title. The IBF had sanctioned this contest as an official eliminator. Currently, the title is held by Daniel Dubois.

The bout headlined a Queensberry Promotions card at the Co-op Live in Manchester, England. Boxing fans in the United Kingdom could catch the action live on TNT Sports. The rest of the world were able to do so with DAZN.

Derek Chisora Wins Heavyweight World Title Eliminator Against Otto Wallin

Derek Chisora vs. Otto Wallin Fight Recap

In the early rounds, Chisora pressed forward and occasionally landed wild punches. Wallin stuck to moving backwards and maintaining a tight guard, occasionally countering. Due to their respective approaches, there was a fair amount of smothering between the two along the ropes.

As the fight progressed, Wallin started to move laterally a lot more. However, he still struggled to avoid getting hit by Chisora. Wallin also was simply not throwing and landing enough to win rounds. By the end of round five, there were two cuts under each eye of Chisora, caused by an accidental clash of heads. A ringside physician examined the cut in the sixth but allowed the bout to continue.

Chisora continued roughing up his opponent and it was becoming more and more evident that Wallin had little in response. A barrage of swinging punches in round eight from the Brit nearly ended the fight. In the ninth, an overhand right sent Wallin down for the first time in the contest.

OTTO WALLIN GOES DOWN!@DerekWarChisora sends Wallin FLYING 💨#ChisoraWallin | LIVE on @tntsports & @discoveryplusUK pic.twitter.com/1c6LqI7mR8

— Boxing on TNT Sports (@boxingontnt) February 8, 2025

With Chisora visibly exhausted as the fight neared the end, there was little being thrown by either fighter. An overhand right with less than 20 seconds remaining sent Wallin down for a second time in the bout. Though he got up, it was too late for the Swede as he would go on to lose via unanimous decision.

DEREK CHISORA KNOCKS OTTO WALLIN DOWN AGAIN 💣@DerekWarChisora lands a big second knockdown at the end of the fight!#ChisoraWallin | LIVE on @tntsports & @discoveryplusUK pic.twitter.com/0QqSICqMkE

— Boxing on TNT Sports (@boxingontnt) February 8, 2025

Post-fight Interview

Derek Chisora

Oleksandr Usyk ❓
Daniel Dubois ❓
Anthony Joshua ❓@DerekWarChisora lets the people decide his 50th and final opponent! #ChisoraWallin | LIVE on @tntsports & @discoveryplusUK pic.twitter.com/eZej0XXnjL

— Boxing on TNT Sports (@boxingontnt) February 8, 2025

Undercard Results

TNT Sports/DAZN Broadcast

Sofiane Khati (18-5, 7 KOs) won via seventh-round technical knockout against Nathan Heaney (18-2-1, 6 KOs). The official time of stoppage for this 10-round middleweight clash was 1:08. A left hand from Khati stunned his opponent and after a barrage of punches, Heaney went down. After a series of hooks from Khati, referee Bob Williams stepped in to end proceedings.

Jack Rafferty (25-0, 16 KOs) won via seventh-round technical knockout against Reece MacMillan (17-2, 2 KOs). The official stoppage for this 12-round super lightweight bout came at 1:37. MacMillan’s corner threw in the towel to indicate they wanted to end proceedings, giving Rafferty the stoppage win.

Zach Parker (26-1, 18 KOs) won a unanimous decision against Mickael Diallo (21-2-2, 18 KOs) in a 10-round light heavyweight contest. Scores were 98-93, 98-92 and 97-94. Parker was originally set to face Willy Hutchinson, but an injury to the Scottish boxer resulted in Diallo stepping in.

Zak Miller (16-1, 3 KOs) won a majority decision against Masood Abdulah (11-1, 7 KOs) in a 12-rounder. While one judge saw the action 114-114, the other two had it 115-113 and 115-114. With the victory, Miller is now the Commonwealth and British featherweight champion.

Opening the broadcast on TNT Sports and DAZN, Lewis Williams (2-0, 1 KO) won on points against Cristian Uwaka (1-5, 1 KO). Referee Steve Gray’s scorecard read 40-36 for this four-round heavyweight fight.

YouTube Broadcast

On a portion of the undercard that was broadcast on YouTube, Walter Fury (3-0, 0 KOs) won on points against Joe Hardy (3-28, 0 KOs). Referee Mark Lyson’s scorecard read 40-37 for this four-round super welterweight clash.

Joe Cooper (3-0, 0 KOs) won on points against Artjom Spatar (4-12-1, 1 KO) in a four-round middleweight contest. Referee Gray had it 40-34 on his scorecard. Spatar went down in rounds one and two, each time from a right hook to the head.

Opening the broadcast, Jermaine Dhliwayo (5-0, 1 KO) won on points against Mark Butler (3-16, 1 KO). Referee Lyson’s scorecard read 40-36 for this four-round super featherweight bout.