Derek Chisora narrowly outpointed Kubrat Pulev in a thrilling heavyweight rematch to pick up his first win in almost three years.
Pulev, who beat Chisora when the pair fought six years ago in Hamburg, was looking to land his jab at range as the fight got underway. Chisora was avoiding the Bulgarian's power punches and working his way into the clinch to make the fight physical.
Chisora relentlessly attacked Pulev's body in the early rounds with 'The Cobra' being warned for shots to the back of the head. Pulev, who refused to sit off of his stool in between rounds, was landing some good punches in the fourth round but Chisora absorbed them well. The Bulgarian had his rival pressed against the ropes at the end of the fifth but again Chisora's ironclad-like chin held up.
Pulev was put on the retreat after Chisora landed a big overhand in the seventh round, with the Brit's forearm connecting cleanly on Pulev's chin. The London crowd roared in support for Chisora as he pushed the action. Both men had each other hurt at the end of the eighth stanza with the high output continuing into the ninth.
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Pulev landed a shot after the bell sounded to end the 10th with Chisora visibly unhappily, landing one of his own as the referee warned them at the start of the 11th. The heavyweight rivals went back and forth in the final round and both had their moments, but the judges saw it 112-116, 116-112 and 116-114 in favour of Chisora.
Super-welterweights Israil Madrimov and Michel Soro looked to settle their rivalry after their first meeting ended in controversy, but it was much the same second time round after the rematch was called short due to a clash of heads.
Madrimov had a good start to the fight, mixing up his punches to put Soro on the backfoot. As the pair came out of their corners to start the third round they accidentally clashed heads, opening up a big cut above Soro's eye. The ringside doctor deemed Soro unable to continue and the fight ended a technical draw.
Fabio Wardley extended his unbeaten run to 14 fights by knocking out Chris Healey in the second round. Matchroom Boxing boss Eddie Hearn said that he wants Nathan Gorman to be Wardley's next opponent after the win. Ramla Ali improved to 6-0 by winning every round in her fight against Agustina Rojas.
Undefeated Irish prospect Caoimhin Agyarko was rarely troubled by Lukasz Maciec as he cruised to a one-sided decision, clinching the WBA International super-welterweight title the win. Also on the undercard, 21-year-old prospect Yousif Ibrahim picked up his second professional win with a shutout decision against Fran Rodriguez and Solomon Dacres improved to 4-0 after going eight rounds with Argentine heavyweight Kevin Nicolas Espindola.
