Derek Chisora v Kubrat Pulev

[Spicoli]

Being honest I totally forgot they fought prior . But we've hit a bit of a lull big card wise but the undercard co main (?) could be rather awesome. Soro v Madrimov rematch needed to happen right away after the bogus crazy stoppage and we're getting it!

[TIC]

i think kubrat should win but he might have aged just enough for dereck to catch him

[Master]

Derek Chisora gave a fan a free ticket for his Kubrat Pulev fight at his open workout on Wednesday - as well as a big wad of cash.

The heavyweight star opted not to bother with a public workout, instead inviting supporters who had turned up for the event to compete for a free ticket with a game of musical chairs. Ultimately, after four fans were chosen, one woman picked up the victory, at which point Chisora awarded her an undisclosed sum of money.

He was in Potters Fields Park, London for the open workout, where he stared down Pulev in a heated face-off before declaring that he would have kicked off in the past. Chisora, 38, is known for being an unpredictable character but he seemed on friendly form at the launch event alongside his Bulgarian rival, 41.

The eventual winner of the game was a recruiter named Kirsty from London, who he joked should spend the money on Boohoo.com. The fighter got the crowd going throughout the event, although event broadcaster Barry Jones admitted the whole ordeal was "confusing"

"[Promoter] Eddie Hearn has been in the game 40 years," Chisora said after the game, when he gave Kirsty the initial ticket prize. "And I told him today I want to make somebody happy, so I hope I've made you happy."

Chisora almost reduced Kirsty to tears when he presented a massive wad of cash to his winner as a surprise. She declared that she would spend her winnings on shopping for a holiday in Brazil.

Pulev and Chisora have fought before, with the Bulgarian winning their first meeting by split decision back in 2016. And he will be favoured to do it again at The O2 arena in London on Saturday night when the pair meet, given Chisora's recent losing run as opposed to his own two victories.

Chisora has indicated that he is now focused on entertaining fans after three straight losses, against Oleksandr Usyk and twice against Joseph Parker. He has vowed not to retire if he loses this weekend and plans to continue fighting for the foreseeable future.

Asked what his plan for the Pulev fight was at a press conference in June, he replied: "What is the plan? I don’t know. Where is the road leading to? I don’t know; war.

"What’s the agenda? Where are we going? This guy had a strategy against ‘AJ’ and it didn’t really turn out well did it? For me, my plan is my fans – that is it. Entertainment. That’s what I like.

"I’ve lost so many fights, I’ve won a couple of fights. I’ve won things that I wanted to win. I prefer fighting. I wake up every morning and I go training. I’ve still got the hunger for it.

"I get these younger guys into the gym to spar me. I see in their eyes the fear they have by the time they get to rounds three or four. I’m still hungry and I still want to fight. I still want to cause damage to people and I still want to entertain. No disrespect to the big man."

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