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Nick Parkinson
Close- • Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers
• Reported on British boxing since more than 15 years old
• Appears on Boxing Matters BoxNation Show
LONDON – Dereck Chisora is busy taking business against Carlos Takam Saturday much faster than heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua has managed in October.
Chisora provided another surprise touch in his entertainment career with a brilliant eighth-round knockout over Takam, which lasted 10 rounds against Joshua.
Takam seemed to be heading towards a points win over Chisora, who absorbed considerable punishment before finding the strength to land two large straight hands Takam
Takam, 37, based in France, who is intervened in the short term against Joshua and lasted longer than expected, had beaten Chisora on the ropes for a good part of the fight.
"I really want the winner of the main event," said Chisora in front of his London rival Dillian Whyte compared to Joseph Parker
"Takam is hard … I realized that I could not trade with him from head to toe.I knew the right down could catch him.In this round I knew it was time to send him home. "
Chisora, born in Zimbabwe and living in North London since childhood, is constantly inconsistent – able to take Vitali Klitschko to points in a valiant WBC World Champion In 2012, Chisora (29-8, 21 K-O .) was impressive in losing points to Whyte in December 2016, but lost three of his opponents. He had six fights before confronting Takam.
Chisora seemed to be heading for another defeat in the first round after being beaten in a terrible way
Takam (35-5-1, 27 KOs), born in Cameroon. , broke Chisora's head with a straight uppercut and pbaded most clubbing hooks unloading while Chisora sat on the ropes near his corner.
But this fight had a lot of twists, and 34-year-old Chisora started the second round more positively before the pair did not hold back as they
Takam was more active, and Chisora Once again absorbed the shots in the fifth round.
Chisora escaped right on the strings in the sixth end under intense pressure, but the Londoner quickly recovered and rallied to finish the round on the attack.
Chisora was being outmatched and dominated, but it did not matter when he landed a big forehand at the top of the head that floored Takam in the eighth
Takam was still stunned when he got up and he was quickly brought back to the canvas by a straight jaw.
Katie Taylor d. Kimberly Connor, KO 3
In another fight on the undercard, Katie Taylor retained her WBA and IBF lightweight world titles after crushing Kimberly Connor in the third round.
Connor was left to wobble right in the jaw after a storm of fast punches on the American.
"I managed to catch [Connor] with a good shot, I stayed calm and I had a good ending," said Taylor Taylor
. The defense of the IBF belt and the third of the WBA title, wants to unify the four world titles. Belgian Delfine Persoon (41-1, 16 KOs) is the defending champion of the WBC while the Brazilian Rose Volante (13-0, 7 KOs) is the WBO champion.
Says Taylor, 32: "I have two"
Taylor (10-0, 5 KOs), from Bray in Ireland but training in Connecticut, has one time moreover showed her skills and her fast hands, making her one of the stars of professional women's boxing.
Connor (13-4-2, 5 KOs), 37, from Little Rock, Arkansas, had not fought for a year, but she briefly gave Taylor something to think about at the beginning of the third.
But after being caught by a stiff right hand, Taylor responded in landing a series of combinations and hooks.The Irish, who won the gold medal at the 2012 Olympics, pursued Connor relentlessly around the ring and two right handed hands threw American legs in jelly
Taylor will face former world featherweight champion Cindy Serrano (27-5-3, 10 KOs) in Chicago on Oct. 6. That's will be Taylor's fifth fight in a year, and we can expect Serrano, a Brooklyn-based fighter from Puerto Rico, to be harder to test than Connor.
Joshua Buatsi d. Andrejs Pokumeiko, KO 1
In another bout, lightweight Joshua Buatsi (7-0, 5 KOs), Olympic bronze medalist in 2016, eliminated Andrejs Pokumeiko (17-15-1, 13 KOs )) in the first round after a furiously fast departure.
Buatsi, 25, born in Ghana but who has lived in South London since childhood, finished his Latvian opponent in 1 minute and 56 seconds. Buatsi's shots were too fast and Pokumeiko was floored a second time by a perfectly delivered left hook.
Conor Benn d. Cedrick Peynaud, 10-round unanimous decision
Conor Benn (13-0, 9 KOs), the son of former world champion middleweight and super middleweight Nigel Benn, did a better job on Cedrick Peynaud the second time After defeating Peynaud in points in December in a fight where he was twice on the ground in the first round, Benn, 21, unanimously beat the Frenchman Saturday with a score of 98-90, 98- 91 and 97-90 who were a little generous for the English in a sometimes difficult revenge.
And Benn, who grew up in Spain and Australia but is now based in England, had another Peynaud first round (6-6-3, 4 KOs) when he was caught at two. occasions
Benn took advantage of Peynaud's penalty for an account early in the second round after stumbling after a missed punch.
Benn was caught by a gust of hooks in the third round, but he was much more ranked fifth. The English boxer dropped Peynaud for an account with a shot at the body in the seventh round.
Peynaud received another account in the ninth but Benn was not totally dominant and remained open to being hit.
Benn, who had never been 10 rounds before, was exhausted and had trouble again in the last round, but he won the verdict.
David Allen d. Nick Webb, KO 4
David Allen was heading for defeat when he threw a big right hand loop that overthrew English heavyweight Nick Webb in the fourth round.
Webb (12-1, 10 KOs) He was resting his chin against the bottom rope after a fun meeting.
Allen (14-4-2, 10 KOs), 26, of Doncaster, was stopped by Frenchman Tony Yoka, 2016 Olympic gold medalist, in the 10th round last month, but this victory in a British title eliminator breathes new life into his career.
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