BOXING

Deontay Wilder beats Derek Chisora with scorecards revealed after brutal slugfest

Derek Chisora suffered defeat in his final fight after a brutal battle with Deontay Wilder. Chisora recovered from a brutal attack in the eighth round of the contest to hear the final bell in what was his retirement fight. ‘Thank you very much, I really appreciate it.

By Metro UK

• April 04, 2026 at 7:00 PM

Deontay Wilder beats Derek Chisora with scorecards revealed after brutal slugfest Photo: Metro UK

Derek Chisora suffered defeat in his final fight after a brutal battle with Deontay Wilder.

Chisora recovered from a brutal attack in the eighth round of the contest to hear the final bell in what was his retirement fight.

‘Thank you very much, I really appreciate it.

Thank you very much, United kingdom I really appreciate you.

I was born in Zimbabwe, I came over when I was 16, I got in trouble and then got addicted to boxing.

‘I didn’t know I was going to get addicted.

Thank you very much, I really appreciate it.’
Judges scored the bout 115-111, 112-115 and 115-113 in favour of Wilder to earn the American a huge victory that places him back in the mix for world title fights.

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