As announced earlier this week, Tony Bellew and Isacc Chilemba are set to fight each other once more on the under card of Carl Froch v Mikkel Kessler II for the right to face the winner of Chad Dawson v Adonis Stevenson.
The first contest between the pair, while not a barnburner, was an interesting tactical affair in which the three scoring judge were unable to separate them, deeming the contest a split decision draw. BoxingScene caught up with Chilemba to get his thoughts on the rematch
“I’m really very happy,” he said. “I get to finish a job that is ready to get done”
Many believed the 25-year-old had done enough to take the first bout. He overcame a slow start and from the fifth round caused Bellew issues with his elusiveness and quick counters.
“I did better than he did to win the fight and I was very upset with the outcome” he said. “I thought I won the fight. From the fourth round upwards I was leading the fight. The judge that made 116-112 [Christophe Fernandez, in Chilemba’s favour] I was very impressed with because that’s what I thought. Another judge scored it a draw and the other gave it to him [Bellew] by a point, I don’t know how they scored the fight!”
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The first contest between the pair, while not a barnburner, was an interesting tactical affair in which the three scoring judge were unable to separate them, deeming the contest a split decision draw. BoxingScene caught up with Chilemba to get his thoughts on the rematch
“I’m really very happy,” he said. “I get to finish a job that is ready to get done”
Many believed the 25-year-old had done enough to take the first bout. He overcame a slow start and from the fifth round caused Bellew issues with his elusiveness and quick counters.
“I did better than he did to win the fight and I was very upset with the outcome” he said. “I thought I won the fight. From the fourth round upwards I was leading the fight. The judge that made 116-112 [Christophe Fernandez, in Chilemba’s favour] I was very impressed with because that’s what I thought. Another judge scored it a draw and the other gave it to him [Bellew] by a point, I don’t know how they scored the fight!”
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