British heavyweight hero Derek Chisora will step into the ring for the 45th time in his storied career when he faces Kubrat Pulev at the O2 Arena on Saturday.
Chisora is facing fellow veteran Pulev for the second time, having dropped a split decision to the Bulgarian when fighting for the European title back in 2016.
The 38-year-old has since been involved in a succession of thrilling contests against the likes of Dillian Whyte, Carlos Takam, OIeksandr Usyk and Joseph Parker.
However, Chisora’s desire to continue pitting his wits against the division’s best fighters means he is on a three-fight losing streak. To do that, he must beat a man who has only lost twice in his career — to Wladimir Klitschko and Anthony Joshua at that.
The Sporting News will be providing live updates, highlights and commentary from Chisora vs. Pulev 2 below.
Chisora vs. Pulev 2 live results, updates
7:13 p.m. BST/2:13 p.m. ET: Our first heavyweight action of the evening is about to get underway. Undefeated prospect Fabio Wardley (13-0) shouldn’t have too many problems with Chris Healey (9-9), even if a late replacement southpaw is no one’s idea of a good time.
7 p.m. BST/2 p.m. ET: What of Pulev, the bookmakers’ favourite who has only ever lost previously when contesting the unified heavyweight championship. The most recent of those forays for world honours came north-west of the O2 at Wembley Arena, where he grinned and gurned his way through a nine-round battering from Anthony Joshua.
6:45 p.m. BST/1:45 p.m. ET: London’s O2 Arena has proved to be a happy hunting ground for Chisora in the past, winning six out of his seven contests at the Greenwich venue. The best of those was a barnstorming eight-round win over Carlos Takam in July 2018 — a victory that probably does much to explain why he’s still being granted the opportunity to mix it with the likes of Pulev. A repeat display tonight would absolutely bring the house down.
6:20 p.m. BST/1:20 p.m. ET: So, here we go then. Once more into the breach with Derek Chisora and all the potential mayhem that suggests. It’s with good reason that this bill has been dubbed ‘Total Carnage’ by promoters Matchroom. It must be said, when Chisora and Pulev met six years ago, it was a bit of a forgettable affair aside from the final scorecards being dramatically close. However, since then, Chisora has been involved in a decent handful of thrillers. Is he ready to take us to that place again?
6:00 p.m. BST/1:00 p.m. ET: Hello and welcome to The Sporting News’ live coverage of Derek Chisora vs. Kubrat Pulev 2.
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What channel is Derek Chisora vs. Kubrat Pulev 2 on?
- TV channels/live stream: DAZN
The prelims and the main card for Derek Chisora vs. Kubrat Pulev 2 will be available through the DAZN app.
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What time does Derek Chisora vs. Kubrat Pulev 2 start?
- Date: Saturday, July 9
- Main card: 2 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. BST
- Main event: 5 p.m. ET / 10 p.m. BST (approximate)
The Chisora vs. Pulev 2 main card launches at 2 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. BST on Saturday, July 9, with the heavyweights expected to make their ring walks at approximately 5 p.m. ET / 10 p.m. BST, depending on the length of the undercard fights.
Derek Chisora vs. Kubrat Pulev 2 fight card
- Derek Chisora vs. Kubrat Pulev; heavyweights
- Israil Madrimov vs. Michel Soro; super-welterweights
- Caoimhin Agyarko vs. Lukasz Maciec; WBA International super-welterweight title
- Ramla Ali vs. Augstina Marisa Rojas; super-bantamweights
- Felix Cash vs. Vaughn Alexander; WBA International middleweight title
- Fabio Wardley vs. Chris Healey, heavyweights
- Solomon Dacres vs. Kevin Espinolda, heavyweight
