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The co-main event of Anthony Joshua vs. Robert Helenius just got concluded in favor of Derek Chisora by unanimous decision on the scorecards. Chisora displayed a great performance against Gerald Washington, despite being injured – having a cut on his right eye in the second round itself. At that time, the fight seemed a bit lopsided, as Chisora also fell down during this round. But, it wasn’t deemed a knockout by the referee as it was recognized as a slip.

Post-second round, Chisora didn’t give Washington a chance to take control of the fight. In the further eight rounds, Chisora landed a number of body shots, while Washington also connected effective 1-2 punches combinations from time to time. Overall, the fight was a great spectacle of technical boxing and two titans going the distance against each other.

Fans react to the co-main event of Joshua-Helenius between Derek Chisora and Gerald Washington

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Some fans showed happiness and admiration for the Derek Chisora victory, while others considered the results to be absolutely “rigged“.

One of the fans, Franko, stated that he agreed with the scorecards, but they still believe that the scoring of 97-92 doesn’t seem quite right. Still, they further congratulated the boxer on grabbing the victory.

Another fan, Brian Blake, stated that how somebody called Chisora “a dangerous looking tablecloth“. Then also pointed out that he further went toe-to-toe against Gerald Washington. The fan claimed this to be his “rock bottom“.

One fan, Liam, advised ‘War’ to call it a retirement on a win, after watching his performance against Washington.

A fan, Andy Borland, stated that the scoring didn’t make sense in the Chisora fight. So much so that the fan went ahead and called it “batsh*t crazy“.

Meanwhile, another fan kieran mcbride couldn’t believe that Chisora had grabbed the win in the co-main event of Anthony Joshua-Robert Helenius fight. They even made a harsh claim about boxing being fake and scripted.

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The fans had a different opinion about the bout as the results of the fight were announced. Some believed that Washington won the fight, but the scorecards handed the unanimous victory to ‘War’. Who is the winner according to you? Do you think the results were fair and justified? Tell us in the comments section.

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