Joseph Parker beats Derek Chisora to reignite heavyweight world title hopes
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mirror.co.ukDerek Chisora started like a train but ran out of steam as he dropped a split-decision defeat to Joseph Parker. Chisora dropped Parker after just seven seconds of the first round and although the Kiwi recovered quickly, Chisora continued to push the pace.
The Brit opened up a handy lead in the first half of the fight as Parker struggled to find his rhythm when faced with the marauding Chisora.
Under instruction from new trainer Andy Lee, the former world champion began to edge his way into the bout in the middle rounds as he narrowed the deficit on the scorecards.
And Parker continued to improve in the final third of the fight before being given the nod by scores of 113-115, 116-111 and 115-113.
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