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PREDICTION – Oleksandr Usyk – Dereck Chisora

British boxer Dereck Chisora will fight undefeated boxer from Ukraine Oleksandr Usyk. It will be a heavyweight fight 23rd of May. The two boxers will fight at 02 Arena in London. Fight was originally scheduled to take place in March but was postponed after Usyk injured himself in training. The former cruiserweight has moved into the heavyweight and will put his status as a WBO to Anthony Joshua. All bettors should check the boxing statistics first.

Oleksandr Usyk vs Dereck Chisora

Many predict the victory of Oleksandr Usyk. However, this fight will certainly not be like a walk in the park for a boxer from Ukraine. Oleksandr is the only fighter to retain all four titles The Ring, WBO, IBF, WBC, WBA. He defended his WBO title seven times. Despite being a cruiserweight, Usyk possesses speed and technique that can be dangerous for a heavyweight.

Dereck, on the other hand, fought the heavyweight boxing elite including Dilian Whyte, David Haye, Tyson Fury. Chisora has experience in heavyweight where Usyk is still in the process of adjusting. After losing to Dillian, Dereck showed no signs of slowing down, in fact he won the WBO Inter-Continental heavyweight title by defeating David Prince. Dereck is currently with three wins in a winning streak. His biggest asset is to use his strength earlier in the rounds.

Statistics for the fight Oleksandr Usyk vs Dereck Chisora:

Usyk currently holds the record 17-0-0 with 132 rounds fought. Reach 78 in, height is 6’3 “, a stance Southpaw. The 13-time fight ended with KO, 4 times with decision. Dereck Chisora holds a record 32-9-0 with 256 rounds fought. Reach 74 in, height is 6’2”, a stance Orthodox. Dereck at finishing has 23 KOs of which 9 ended up with a decision.

Oleksandr Usyk Form Guide

  • 2019 Chazz Witherspoon RTD W
  • 2018 Tony Bellew KO W
  • Murat Gassiev UD W
  • Mairis Briedis MD W
  • 2017 Michael Hunter UD W
  • 2016 Thabiso Mchunu TKO W
  • Krzysztof Glowacki UD W
  • 2015 Pedro Rodriguez TKO W
  • Johnny Muller TKO W
  • Andrew Knyazev TKO W

Dereck Chisora Form Guide

  • 2019 David Price TKO W
  • Artur Szpilka KO W
  • Senad Gashi UD W
  • 2018 Dillian Whyte KO L
  • Carlos Takam TKO W
  • Zakaria Azzouzi TKO W
  • 2017 Agit Kabayel MD L
  • Robert Filipovic TKO W
  • 2016 Dillian Whyte SD L
  • Drazan Janjanin KO W

What is the Prediction?

Oleksandr will be lighter, but he will make up for it with his speed and technique. It will have a four-inch advantage. This will help him pick up Dereck patterns for the first few rounds. After that, the Ukrainian boxer could use his movement to release his strength for a possible later finish.

Boxer Usyk will have more opportunities to sort out Chisora as he enters the fight with more fluid movement. The prediction is that the Ukrainian boxer could eventually take down the opponent with a decision victory or later in a fight with TKO.

Summary

Event: Oleksandr Usyk vs Dereck Chisora

Bet: On the Oleksandr Usyk to win 1.12/-833, 89.3% odds

Bookmaker: bet365