Chisora stuns Joyce in a gruelling battle

Derek Chisora (35-13) beat Joye Joyce (16-13) on Saturday night in London in a great upset following 10 gruelling rounds between two British heavyweights.

Chisora won via unanimous decision (96:94, 96:94 and 97:92).

He dropped Joyce once in round nine.

40-year-old said after the fight that he isn’t thinking of retiring yet. He said Joyce was very tough opponent.

“I knew he [Joyce] was tough, but Jesus Christ, that guy is tough,” Chisora told his post fight news conference.

“For a couple rounds, I was moving back my legs were just all over the place. But, you know, it was just two big guys in there bro. The whole point is to stay up and just keep moving.

“It was beautiful and tough at the same time. Yeah, it was hard.”

Joyce insisted after the fight he will continue, but this was seen as a must win by many.

Promoter Frank Warren said it’s to soon to say what’s next for Joyce.

“It’s too soon [to say]. I’ve said that I felt the loser in this fight would have nowhere to go. But I never predicted or thought it would be a fight like this. I thought it would be competitive, but I didn’t think it would be like this million years.”