By Bob Smith – 07/27/2024 – Feedback
Joe Joyce faces grizzled veteran Derek Chisora within the 12-round heavyweight headliner on ESPN+ from the O2 Area in London. The occasion might be proven reside on ESPN+ at the moment within the U.S. beginning at 3:30 p.m. ET/12:30 p.m. PT. Within the UK, it is going to be proven on TNT Sports activities.
Chisora (34-13, 23 KOs) is coming off an extended one-year layoff, and it’s troublesome to know what he’ll appear like contained in the ring on this match. If his current kind is any indication, he received’t final lengthy in opposition to Joyce (16-2, 15 KOs).
You may’t solely rule out a victory for Chisora as a result of he nonetheless possesses energy, and Joyce’s punch resistance seemed completely horrible in his two defeats in 2023.
Joyce snapped a two-fight dropping string earlier this 12 months with a victory over Kash Ali, however he didn’t appear like his previous self. The ‘Juggernaut’ Joyce’s two knockout defeats in opposition to Zhilei Zhang final 12 months took one thing out of him, and he didn’t carry out effectively 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
Boxing Information 24 will present reside updates and outcomes of at the moment’s motion on the Joyce vs. Chisora battle under.
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