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Associated Press

Former world champion Joseph Parker took another step to becoming a heavyweight title contender after beating Derek Chisora by split decision in Manchester Arena on Saturday.
Parker overcame being knocked down by a right swing just seconds into the non-title bout. The New Zealander, who lost his WBO title to Anthony Joshua in 2018, gradually came back into a toe-to-toe fight that he tipped thanks to his late pressure, cleaner punches and work rate.
Two judges gave Parker 116-111 and 115-113 scores, and one gave Chisora 115-113.
Parker’s fifth successive win since he lost to Joshua and Dillian Whyte improved his record to 29-2.
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Chisora, who lost his one world title shot against Vitali Klitschko in 2012, dropped to 32-11.
Meanwhile, Katie Taylor retained her WBC, WBA, IBF and WBO women’s lightweight titles after a narrow points victory over Natasha Jonas in another thriller.

Eight seconds into #ChisoraParker and we already have a knockdown pic.twitter.com/xcv8Q57RUG
— DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) May 1, 2021

Nearly nine years on from their quarter-final showdown at the 2012 London Olympics, which Taylor won en route to the gold medal, the unbeaten Irish fighter prevailed again in an equally absorbing 10-round bout.
Taylor’s superior speed and accurate combinations barely won the day from the judges, who scored it 96-94, 96-95, 96-95.
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Jonas moved up in weight to take on Taylor after a controversial draw against WBC super featherweight champion Terri Harper last August.
Also, unbeaten Russian boxer Dmitry Bivol retained his WBA light-heavyweight belt when he beat British champion Craig Richards by unanimous decision.
The shorter Bivol was defensively better and landed more eye-catching shots. The judges decided it 118-110, 115-113, and 115-114.
Bivol improved to 18-0, while Richards’ record dropped to 17-2.


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Ex-champ Joseph Parker overcomes knockdown to beat Derek Chisora

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Parker takes fifth successive win as Chisora drops to 32-11



Parker takes fifth successive win as Chisora drops to 32-11.


Ex-champ Joseph Parker overcomes knockdown to beat Derek Chisora

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Parker takes fifth successive win as Chisora drops to 32-11