Derek Chisora vs. Otto Wallin Prediction on February 8, 2025

Match info

Derek Chisora will fight Otto Wallin in Manchester, England, UK, marking the start of his final farewell to men’s boxing. The major event, which the organizers have dubbed “The Last Dance”, will take place at the Co-op Live Arena on Saturday, February 8, 2025. There’s no weight limit, as the bout is in the heavyweight division and will be 12 rounds. Chisora and Wallin ringwalks are anticipated to begin at approximately 9 p.m. local time after all undercard bouts conclude.

According to the Pound sterling bookmakers’ odds, Wallin is the favorite. It should be mentioned that American Jarrell Miller was originally scheduled to be Chisora’s opponent, but as Miller claimed, his promoter Dmitry Salita stopped the signing of a contract for the fight.

Meeting statistics

The current form of Derek Chisora

Is there any boxing aficionado who hasn’t heard of this fellow? “Del Boy” has been fighting since before many of his fans were even born, and some of his opponents have been Vitali Klitschko, Dillian Whyte, Oleksandr Usyk, Joseph Parker, and Tyson Fury. At 41, all we can think of is his previous state, erasing sentimental tears, but Chisora won his last two bouts, defeating Gerald Washington and Joe Joyce, both on points. The Brit did surprise quite a little in the last fight, which was in July; he showed Joyce his full potential and more, earning the victory after a hard battle.

With a 35-13 record (23 of those 35 wins coming by way of knockout), Chisora has stated that he hopes to fight 50 times before retiring, and this fight against Wallin will be his penultimate fight.

The current form of Otto Wallin

Otto Wallin will always be praised for his spectacular triumph over Murat Gassiev and his level-headed battle with Fury. Anthony Joshua knocked him out in December 2023, and then Wallin knocked out an unknown Nigerian, Onoriode Ewarieme, in the first round of his most recent bout. Wallin will hardly ever achieve stardom, but he’s more than capable of shutting off fighters like Chisora. Odds are going in his favor: the Swede is 1.42 for the win on Fairspin. Chisora, on the other hand, is 2.70.

In his professional career, Wallin has only ever suffered two defeats. He will enter the ring having won 27 times, 15 of them via knockout.

Head-to-head

These two have never faced before.

Match analytics

Chisora has frequently astounded boxing fans with his character and endurance, and he’s likely to behave in his typical manner—very aggressively—this time around. Wallin will probably accept this situation because he’s technically proficient and long-lasting enough to compete on an equal footing for a while before dominating in the later stages. Given that the elderly and rather worn-out Chisora will probably falter in the second half of the battle, we think this strategy of the Swede should be successful.

Tip: Will the fight go the distance – no, with odds of 2.21 on 20BET.