Chisora Grabs Wallin In Headlock During Fiery Weigh-In

Derek Chisora and Otto Wallin’s weigh-in took place ahead of their heavyweight fight this weekend.

Chisora could very well have his last fight on UK soil, as is expected. He has spoken about his desire to retire after his 50th fight. This will be his 49th bout, as he arrives into the fight with a 35-13-0 record. He secured an impressive win by beating Joe Joyce the last time out. He dropped Joyce on his way to a unanimous decision win. Wallin also enters into the fight with a win.

He overcame Onoriode Ehwarieme, which was the perfect response after his loss to Anthony Joshua in the fight before. Wallin’s only other loss was against Tyson Fury. He will hope to avoid coming unstuck against another Brit. Chisora hit the scales at 259.7 pounds, while Wallin weighed 239.4 pounds. It is an IBF Heavyweight Title eliminator, with plenty on the line. During the face off, Chisora put his head on Wallin, later grabbing him in a headlock. The pair were separated before things escalated.

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Predictions

"It depends what Otto Wallin has left. I know we talk about Derek, but we’ve got to see what Otto Wallin has got left. He is tall, upright, and a good straight shooter. I’m sure Derek will love being able to get inside, slip the jab, hook over the top, emotionally, get to him in the latter stages of the fight, rounds eight to 11. Expect Derek to let one of the big hay makers go," Joe Gallagher

"It’s not an easy style, but, but I don’t think when has Derek ever taken an easy fight. In all honesty, he is a war horse, and I’ll take my hat off to him. Do I feel like he should have walked away ages ago, Yeah. But who am I to tell someone what to do with a career?," Jamie Moore 

"Yeah, it’s a tricky one. It is, I may be ever so slightly lean towards Del, just because I think he’s going to give absolutely everything. And he’s so dangerous with those looping lefts and rights. But Wallin, I guess, compared to some other heavyweights out there, is probably not going to cause too much damage. He’s more of a boxer as opposed to a fighter, so he’s not got to worry about huge bombs raining in relentlessly throughout the fight. So it could be a smart bit of matchmaking," Darren Barker

Full Card

Derek Chisora vs Otto Wallin (heavyweight)

Zach Parker vs Willy Hutchinson (light-heavyweight)

Masood Abdulah vs Zak Miller (featherweight)

Jack Rafferty vs Reece MacMillan (super-lightweight)

Nathan Heaney vs Sofiane Khati (middleweight)

Nelson Hysa vs Todorche Cvetkov (heavyweight)

Walter Fury vs Joe Hardy (super-welterweight)

Joe Cooper vs Artjom Spatar (middleweight)

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