Derek Chisora has revealed that he plans to fight in Manchester in December after his upset victory against Joe Joyce on Saturday evening.
Two judges scored the fight 96-94, while the third had it 97-92 in favour of Chisora who handed Joyce the third professional defeat of his career.
Crucially in round nine, Chisora, caught Joyce with a huge right hand that sent him to the canvas.
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96-94IN HIS FINAL APPEARANCE AT THE 02, Derek "War" Chisora gets it done!!! 🇬🇧🥊 #JoyceChisora | LIVE on TNT Sports and discovery+ pic.twitter.com/HFGXPAxM1A
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Post fight, ‘Del Boy’ vowed to continue in the sport despite concern from fans.
He said: ‘It’s not my last fight, I’ve got two more. Nah, this is not my last fight. It’s my last fight in The O2 Arena, so now I go to Manchester end of the year in December.’
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Joyce himself took to asking the crowd at the 02 if he should continue or hang up the gloves.
“Well, I don’t know if I’m done yet. Do you want to see more of me?’ he asked the crowd at The O2.
After the crowd cheered, Joyce added: ‘Well there you go man, I’m still pretty fresh.’
