Veteran heavyweight warhorse Derek Chisora claims that Saturday's bout will be the final one for Chisora in England.
Chisora did say he would consider a final fight elsewhere, so it makes sense that the bout is being promoted as The Last Dance.
However, earlier this week, the IBF may have lengthened Chisora's career as the sanctioning body announced that the winner of Chisora's match with Sweden's Otto Wallin would become their second-ranked contender, and would face the winner of the Martin Bakole-Efe Ajagba match to become their mandatory challenger to Daniel DuBois or Joseph Parker, should Parker win their fight later this month.
The forty-one-year-old Chisora has taken tremendous punishment throughout his career and I'd hate to see him against Ajagba or especially Bakole, both possessing excellent punching power.
Wallin is a pure boxer and was chosen because he isn't likely to hurt Chisora if Wallin outboxed him.
Wallin has fought only once since Anthony Joshua stopped him in five in 2023 while Chisora last fought in July with a close and fun-to-watch decision win over Joe Joyce.
If Wallin boxes and doesn't fall for the Chisora tricks and mind games, Wallin could win comfortably.
Chisora's only chance is to rough it up, hope Wallin takes the bait and Chisora will have the home arena on his side, which can sway the judges.
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