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Chisora and Wilder preview their heavyweight clash as both look for a route into title mix
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00:00I'm going to take a look on my side
00:03And there's a lot of nice to throw you away
00:08Cause the sun don't shine
00:10I'm walking around my room
00:14I'm going to make away your day
00:17I'm walking around my city
00:20I'm walking around my room
00:25I'm walking around my room
00:27Thanks very much Adi
00:49Derek is with us
00:50We're going to give you the big welcome
00:52But you can come up and join us right now
00:54A huge and warm welcome
00:59To this heavyweight press conference
01:02You alright?
01:02You good?
01:03I don't know
01:04You told me I was being announced
01:05Yeah
01:06Don't you want to come in from the back?
01:08Shall we do that again?
01:09Yeah go on
01:10Off you go
01:10Off you go
01:11Go on
01:11We'll bring you in again
01:12Hi everybody
01:13That's Derek
01:14It's
01:14Hey he's in town
01:16Don't clap
01:18Don't clap
01:18Don't fucking clap
01:20Give him a clap
01:21Just wait
01:21Give him a nicer introduction in a moment
01:25Hope you've had a great day everybody
01:27A huge heavyweight blockbuster of a press conference
01:33On the banks of the Thames
01:35It's going to be a swashbuckling showdown this
01:38No doubt
01:38Live and exclusive on DAZN worldwide
01:42Sponsored by Oosh
01:43And brought to us by MF Pro
01:47Their first show
01:48What a show
01:49And Queensbury
01:51What shows we've been having for Queensbury
01:54And what lie ahead in 2026
01:57Tickets for this
01:58The 100
01:59We're calling it
02:00On April the 4th
02:01From the world famous O2 Arena
02:04What a great venue for boxing
02:05Pre-sale live now
02:07General sale from 2pm on Friday
02:11Before I bring the big boys out
02:14Just a quick welcome to the elite gentleman on the top table
02:19Amir Abdallah from MF Pro
02:23Alongside him
02:25Just next to me here
02:26Hall of Fame promoter
02:28He really needs no introduction doesn't he
02:30Mr Frank Warren with us
02:32My excellent colleague down on the far side
02:38Mr Alfie Sharman from DAZN
02:41And Deontay's long
02:44Come on
02:45Let's be a bit more generous
02:46And
02:47And an old friend
02:49And a great guy
02:50What a boxing guy
02:51A man of many talents
02:53The manager
02:54Long time manager
02:55Of Deontay Wilder
02:56Mr Shelley Finkel
02:58Great to see Shelley
02:59In London
03:00There is a gap in the middle
03:02But here
03:03Another of our favourite promoters
03:06Over the last
03:07I don't know
03:0820, 30 years
03:09I don't know how long Callie and Nisse have been doing this business
03:11Since they were kids really
03:12From MF Pro
03:14And many other guys
03:15Is Callie Sauerland
03:17Is with us
03:18Okay
03:22Time to get these legends out
03:25Please welcome
03:26With a record of
03:2744 wins
03:2943 by knockout
03:32In 49 fights
03:34He's from Tuscaloosa
03:36In Alabama
03:37The hardest hitting puncher
03:40I believe since Ernie Shavers
03:42Maybe George Foreman
03:43He's the former
03:44Long reigning
03:45Heavyweight champion
03:46Of the world
03:47The one and only
03:48Bronze bomber
03:49Mr Deontay
03:51Wilder
03:52Wilder
03:53I love it
04:08I love it
04:09I love it
04:21No one does it
04:23Quite like you
04:24The bomb squad
04:25In the building
04:26We know he's also here
04:28But let's bring him in properly
04:30One of the most popular
04:31Charismatic
04:33Cult
04:34Heavyweights
04:35Of the modern
04:36Era
04:37With a record of
04:3836 wins
04:3923 by KO
04:41Also making his
04:4350th ring walk
04:44On April the 4th
04:46The former British
04:47Commonwealth
04:47European
04:48And two time
04:50Challenger
04:51For the world
04:52Heavyweight crown
04:53He is of course
04:54Delboy
04:55Or
04:56Derek
04:57War
04:58Chisora
04:59bee
05:03Blar
05:04othy
05:04These
05:09radically
05:09Tackle
05:10view
05:11trying to
05:13tag
05:13both
05:14aqui
05:14Back when
05:14The engag
05:15Get
05:16really
05:16like
05:17establish
05:17and
05:18gotta
05:18Pubalies
05:19Don't
05:19event
05:20Let's
05:21Hot
05:22et
05:22혹시
05:23Oh
05:24There
05:24What
05:25народ
05:26I'm sitting, I'm sitting, oh my god, fantastic, what a star, okay, so I do sit, I go back
05:55Okay, it seems a bit surreal this, doesn't it, after their long, long journeys, half a century of heavyweight fights on one side, another in fight number 50, it's the hundred, two of the most exciting, fearless, and dangerous heavyweights of their generation, England and America, I guess first question, Deontay Wilder, why
06:22I mean, Adam, you know, I serve a god that they, and why not here, and I'm looking forward to the fight, I need this fight, like I said before, I need Derrick more than he needs me, because of the things he brings to the table, I need to see where I am, I feel like I'm back, I've been broken down, I can fly, and I'm looking forward to it, you know, and I can't wait
06:49We know you love Sheffield, we had you ringside for AJ Klitschko all those years ago, on the commentary, might be, you're back here on a mission, is this a must win for you, in order to fight for the world heavyweight crown again, what is left in the Deontay Wilder locker?
07:09This is definitely a must win for me, not only a win, but I need a devastating win, I need a knockout, that's what we come to see, you know, you got two beautiful heavyweights up here, that you don't know what to expect from them, you know, we have a question mark on our back, because we're unpredictable as a fighter, but his style matched mine, and mine matched him, he come with everything, he throws everything in the kitchen sink,
07:36you can add the toaster, the blender, and everything else, he's going to bring, he hit you in places that you don't want to be hitting, he don't care, he wants to win, he's going to do whatever it takes to win, and that's what I want, that's what I need, I told Derrick, after we done talked on the phone, and FaceTimed each other, I said, bro, this is going to be the last time, after this press conference, after the final press conference, we will be in the ring, and after that, it's a fight, I don't want no one to,
08:06as y'all see it unfold, because this is how it's been for a while, we just, we don't fake it, you understand me, we don't have to have things to bring up, or
08:16get mad over each other, and that, we leave that behind, we don't even need security here, y'all can rest today, you understand, but
08:26I want you to know, when that night of the fight comes, that will switch off, you will see two enemies in the ring, that's going to try to whoop each other, I told Derrick, I want you to try to kill me,
08:36because I need that, I need that, and that's what he's going to do, so I'm looking forward to it, this is a special moment, my fifth year fight,
08:44his fifth year fight, combined together is the hundredth fight, one is looking to retire, and the other one's looking to be the diamond in the rough,
08:52he said he's going to carry me with him, and we're going to go fishing, but I, I'll go fishing, but I ain't retiring,
08:57thou shalt not park,
08:58Deontay, 2008 is when you turn pro, but you've made a bit of a history, you say unpredictable in the ring,
09:05you've been unpredictable out of it as well, you do like to get under fighter's skin, a little bit like
09:10Derrick, why the respect here, have you looked at him from afar, and just believe that he is a great heavyweight
09:17like yourself, do you need to get that anger, that fire back in your belly, outside of the ring?
09:22I mean, respect is, is earning, not just, just giving, and this is another man that, that, that
09:29risks his life in the ring, just like me, this is a loving father, and so many other things that he
09:35brings to the table, you know, and, you know, I'm a, I'm a, I'm a type of person, I go off of energy,
09:42I go off of feel, and this is all I ever felt for him, many times, we're supposed to fall like a decade
09:47ago, and then here it is, December, we're supposed to fall, and then Abe, and then February, and here
09:53it is in April, so, you know, God is an on-time God, you know, and this is where it's supposed to
10:01happen, it's meant to happen, so, as a fighter, we, we all have a respect, you, you, you, you release
10:07your enemy, retiring with two black eyes.
10:09I already got two.
10:10Derek, he mentions tables, we've had tables turned over, we had all sorts of controversy
10:18at press conferences through your career, which has made you so engaging, as well as watching
10:23you fight, but it seems so calm and cool, this build-up, why?
10:29It's all right, so, let me fix the microphone, see my throat.
10:33Oh, there you are.
10:34I think, because we're old, it's just it, he's 40, I'm in my 40s, so, can you imagine
10:46two grown men wrestling right now, on the floor, you'd be like, what the hell is this?
10:52You know, we want to sell this, find a different way, now, look at this, right now, you know,
10:57all these people came out to see you, brother, I'm not going to lie to you, when I do a press,
11:02this, coming from the, you, from the, from the other side.
11:05For real.
11:07Am I lying, Frank?
11:09Not at all.
11:10Yeah, so, so now I, now I understand, because, how about this crowd, yeah, it's a good crowd,
11:15young crowd, understand, so, well, thank you very much for coming, I really appreciate
11:19you guys.
11:20Yeah, so, listen, I don't want to sell this fight with violence, because there's too much
11:26violence in the world right now, so, we want to sell it on the point of, like, there's
11:31so much love between me and his brother here, first fight I went to watch in New York, with
11:37him and Spuka, you know, and I went to watch him with TF, with Tiny, with Tyson, but, you
11:44know what, I always wanted to fight him, and people always ask me, why, why do you want
11:49to do that for, I just want to fight him, and, but, coming back on the selling point, the
11:55way we're doing it right now, it's going great, because I think we're doing good numbers,
11:58and, one of my favourite things for this whole weekend, I introduced him to Fish and
12:05Chips, at Barrel Market, so, I'm buzzing about that, I enjoy that, so.
12:09This is, this is real, Derek, this isn't sort of playing games here, the Fish and Chips.
12:13No, no, no, listen, it's real, because he's my boy, you understand, after, after this fight,
12:19I might go and stay in Alabama for, like, a weekend, a week, with my, my family, and just
12:25hang out there, can you believe that you haven't fought so far, through both of your
12:30careers, you mentioned the Spilka fight, it's a fighter you've got in common, obviously,
12:34Fury three times each, as well, but, it's amazing, this hasn't happened until now, and
12:39finally, we get to see it, on April, the, if fighters speak to each other, fights will
12:45be happening, that's what I'm going to say, from now on, then you tell the promoters, what
12:49you've done, so, that way, you get to fight each other, because sometimes, the, the, the
12:55space in between is a very big gap, you know, it's like Chinese whispers, you never know,
13:00so, I'm just happy that me and this guy are fighting, I'm just happy being promoted by
13:04my first promoter, and my newlywed to be promoter as well, you know, I'm here, so, I'm just happy
13:11that, frankly, is sitting here with me today.
13:13Yeah, almost 19 years as a professional fighter, Derek, did you ever believe that,
13:18you'd have achieved so much, in this period, when you first started?
13:24Do you know what, no, I, I was just doing for the fun of it, you know, I was just doing
13:31for the fun of it, when I realized I can get laid by boxing, I began, I began, I realized
13:43I can watch boxing with the Crown Prince, and I'm like, wow, this is what happens in
13:47boxing, so I think, let me take it seriously now, so, well, you know what, I am taking
13:51it seriously, last fight, number 50, I'm excited.
13:54This is the last fight, win or lose, he says he's going to knock you out, what happens when
14:00you lock horns together, finally, with Deontay?
14:02Listen, I think everybody knows what I say, listen, right now, we're just happy to be in
14:09the same room, and just hanging out with each other, but I believe April, when he arrives
14:16in April, I think he arrives one day, he comes back, and the first press conference, he's
14:21done, you know, friendship is out of the window, we actually put the friendship in the bag for
14:25the time being, and then we're back as brothers.
14:30Before I get to everyone else on the table, you've got Legend on the back of your T-shirt,
14:34do you believe you're the star of this show, or he is?
14:38We are both, because I don't think if he was here, I would not get all this crowd here,
14:43and I believe the United Kingdom love Deontay Wilder, and everywhere he goes, he's a star,
14:51so, you know, so that is it, he's got better knock-ups than me, you know, he's been losing
14:57fights, and then suddenly out of nowhere, the guy is on the floor, don't know what happened,
15:01so, I think he's the biggest star than me.
15:04Do you echo that, Deontay, how do you feel about that, it's Chisora Wilder here, it's
15:09Wilder Chisora in the States, is it just the two of you meshed together for a fabulous night?
15:14Most definitely, you know, like I said, we need each other, we both, we both come together
15:18and bring what we see now, you know, and then when the time of the fight, you see all
15:23the fans in the arena, and the millions that's going to be watching, you know, you'll know
15:27that we both did it together, and that's what it takes, it takes two fighters to be great
15:34and do what they have to do, like Darryl said, you know, we all should talk to each other,
15:39you know, whether you like each other or not, you know, just for information, so you won't
15:45be manipulated, so you won't be lied to, you understand me, let the best fights happen
15:50at the time they should, should happen, and it's just going to be a fighting fight, I
15:56can't wait, you know, many, many guys would never fight their friends and stuff like that
16:00for various reasons, so you got to know we got a sick mind to be able to fight each
16:05other like this, and we're going to hurt each other, at least try to, and then after that,
16:10we're going to make amends, and we're going to go on about our lives, and everybody going
16:13years later to talk about how great this fight was.
16:16Yep, the 50th fight each, and a 50-50 fight, I'm here to bring you in, first of all, from
16:22MF Pro, how delighted are you to be involved in this big heavyweight event for early 2026?
16:30What an absolute honor, I mean, first of all, I'd like to thank everybody for coming out,
16:33and all of the people that will be attending, which we expect to be a sellout crowd at the
16:37O2 Arena. For me, Derek and Deontay are personal friends of mine, I know what their relationship
16:43is because I've seen them together outside of this event. To be able to put a fight like
16:48this together with MF Pro, of course partnered with Queensberry, is a tremendous honor for
16:53me and for MF Pro. This is our inception event, this is us coming out of the gates, of course
16:57you're all familiar with Misfits, which is the influencer, what Derek calls the circus kind
17:02of boxing. This is the traditional boxing, this is how we're starting our mission, this is how
17:07we're starting our venture into professional boxing with Chisora Wilder, Wilder Chisora,
17:13and what better can it be than having a partner promoter as Frank Warren and George and Queensberry
17:20on DAZN exclusively worldwide. Of course, working with Derek and Deontay, I had 38 phone calls
17:28with him one day. One of my bucket list things was to be able to sit on a press conference with
17:32the great Shelley Finkel. It's an absolute honor, so thank you Adam, thank you everybody
17:37for coming. April 4th, it's going to be an absolute blockbuster.
17:41I'm going to bring Shelley in in a minute, firstly to Alfie down the far end, a DAZN with an...
17:46What is it particularly about this one that whets your appetite?
17:49Yeah, thanks, thanks Adam, and echoing what was just said, fantastic turnout today. You know,
17:56despite the greeting from Derek, I'm a huge fan. These two guys are icons of heavyweight
18:03boxing, and April 4th at the O2, live exclusively on DAZN, is going to be an amazing throwdown.
18:09For us at DAZN, 2026 so far, we've hardly come up for air. Just this weekend, just gone,
18:13we saw Josh Kelly become the latest British world champion in Newcastle. Congratulations
18:18to him.
18:19Well done, Josh.
18:20Well done, Josh. MSG sold out. Shakur Stevenson, formidable against Teofimo Lopez. All of these
18:28shows that we have coming up, obviously, exclusive to DAZN, but for me, it's this show that I cannot
18:32wait for. As I say, icons. I grew up watching these two guys trade leather with some of the
18:38best in the era.
18:40Sorry, mate. How old are you?
18:41When you say icons, you make it sound like we're old. How old are you?
18:4712.
18:48I'm 38.
18:49Jesus Christ.
18:51Dee, we're old.
18:54We're old. Thank you.
18:55Jesus.
18:55It's moisturising me too.
18:58So listen, you know, I'm a fan, first and foremost.
19:00Thank you, thank you.
19:01You're welcome.
19:03And, you know, we're very, very privileged to be putting on this event worldwide.
19:07We've not worked with Deontay exclusively before in the past, and as was just mentioned,
19:11Shelly's a legend.
19:13So working with Queensbury, obviously, Caller, Frank, great friends of DAZN.
19:17We look forward to seeing you all there April 4th live and exclusive on DAZN.
19:21Yeah, fantastic, Alfie.
19:22So many fights between then and April the 4th, but what a heavyweight night we will have
19:28at the O2.
19:29Shelly Finkel, you love the heavyweights.
19:31You've been around Deontay since the word go.
19:35It's a pleasure to have you, as everybody is saying, in London.
19:39A warm welcome.
19:42What excites you so much about the challenge of Derek Chisora against the man that you've
19:48guided for so long?
19:50First, I want to say, Adam, I'm glad to see you here looking so good.
19:54Right.
19:56And that's very important.
19:58He went through a big battle, more important than a lot of the fights we see, and he's
20:04a champ.
20:05Thank you, Shelly.
20:06You're very welcome.
20:13You know, everyone says how calm and mild this is and how Chisora is, but I know the other
20:22Chisora.
20:24I'm at it away.
20:26And I guess with age, you do mellow, or hopefully you learn and you grow.
20:33So, this is a match.
20:37Look, Yusa came to us recently to fight.
20:41We didn't know if that could happen, and we were on a trajectory to fight Chisora.
20:50It's a great test.
20:52I believe my guy will win, but I don't think it's easy by any means.
20:57I don't think because they talk now like this, you're going to see that in the ring.
21:02You're going to see two people looking to kill each other.
21:05But it's something that the fans I know will walk away saying, wow, I'm glad I saw it.
21:14And boxing is like no other sport.
21:18You can't tell someone, did you see that knockout?
21:21You could see a touchdown.
21:23You could see something happening.
21:25But boxing is at any moment.
21:28Someone could be, like Deontay says, everyone needs 8, 10, 12 rounds.
21:34All I need is two seconds.
21:37And in very infrequently any other sport, the drama is that way.
21:42If you're down 40 to 0, it's very unlikely in the fourth quarter you're coming back.
21:48So it's a very dangerous fight, and I'm glad I'm part of it.
21:54Yeah, Shelley, you've lived the drama, the many ups and the downs as well, through so long.
22:00And how confident are you that he gets it right on April the 4th?
22:04I'm confident every time he goes in he's going to win.
22:08And this one I'm very confident.
22:10And that's not taking anything away from Chisora at all.
22:16When Yusik's people, I honestly believe the toughest fight that Yusik ever had was with Chisora.
22:26I remember when it was, I think it was the second fight of Chisora as, sorry, of Yusik as heavyweight.
22:35And I said, God, I don't think this guy is going to be that great.
22:40And he has been Yusik, but it also showed how great Chisora is.
22:46And we take nothing away from him.
22:49And if my guy were to lose, it's because that guy was better.
22:54Of course, we're coming to win.
22:57He's coming to win by knockout.
23:00And if it doesn't, it's only because Chisora is as good as people say.
23:05Thanks, Shelley.
23:06I'm going to move a couple down the road to Calla Sauerland.
23:09And Calla, you've said that this is so important, not just.
23:14Do you really feel that, that it is a W at all costs?
23:18It's not a beat around the bush here.
23:19They're in the twilight of their careers.
23:22Sorry.
23:23But, you know what, when Deontay was talking and Derek was talking, I was just thinking to myself, what a crime it would have been if this heavyweight generation didn't see this fight.
23:33And Derek has talked about this fight for so many years.
23:38And at times I thought, man, that's crazy.
23:43But his trajectory has been unbelievable in the last five years.
23:48Unbelievable.
23:49I think you look back in heavyweight history, I've never seen a trajectory of a heavyweight at this stage of his career.
23:55You look at the fighters.
23:56We talk about, you know, we talk about Frank 19 years ago.
23:59So 15 years ago, we had our first, that was actually together with Frank as well, was Robert Elenius.
24:04Yes, you got robbed.
24:06Yes, you got robbed that night.
24:07Because you were promoting it.
24:08On this one, I might get robbed again.
24:10You were on the wrong side that night.
24:11You were on the wrong side that night.
24:13But, you know, but honestly, like, we released chips in your career.
24:19Or else we would not be here now.
24:21You have found something that only God knows what you have found that has changed.
24:26Because your style hasn't really changed.
24:28It's the engine.
24:30And that makes this fight so interesting.
24:33So interesting.
24:35You've got Deontay, who is, this is not promoter BS.
24:38This is The Ring magazine.
24:40The Ring magazine, hardest punching heavyweight of all time.
24:45Right?
24:46So we sort of know what Deontay is going to try and do Easter weekend.
24:51We know what Derek brings.
24:52It's on his shorts.
24:53He brings war.
24:53He's done it from his first pro fight.
24:55He just seems to have really, in the last five years, found the recipe of doing it very well.
25:01And at sustain, he used to go hot and cold during the fight.
25:04He does it.
25:05It's sustained.
25:06I was watching the Wallin fight, you know.
25:08And I agree with Shelly as well.
25:11You know, I promoted Uziq at Cruiserweight.
25:15Phenomenal fighter.
25:16Phenomenal.
25:17But I looked at him with those weigh-ins.
25:19And I used to think, this guy can't go to heavyweight.
25:21And Derek gets in.
25:22And Derek proper shook him.
25:26And you see what Derek has done in the last five years in the sport.
25:32And you know what Deontay's legacy is.
25:34Both have their legacy.
25:35They will, one thing, we can't say that, you know, the loser goes only song.
25:39Time to say goodbye.
25:40That MF Pro are launching it with this sort of big first show alongside Frank and Queensbury,
25:47the heavyweights.
25:48So many of them there in the Queensbury stable.
25:52It's a big statement, isn't it?
25:53Listen, to have a testimonial, to have Frank Warren as your co-promote, fighting over the rights.
26:02Because most of the time, and Frank will probably agree with me on this, we're pushing it, right?
26:09We're pushing it.
26:09We're not the Premier League.
26:11We're pushing the beautiful science of boxing.
26:14But we are pushing it.
26:15We're selling it.
26:16So when a broadcaster is in the water to sell us their services, you know that you've got something special.
26:26You know you've got something special.
26:28And that's when you know you're doing all right.
26:31And we're delighted with a choice.
26:33We're delighted to be globally, globally on what is now undoubtedly the home of boxing DAZN.
26:41Fantastic fights that are taking place on DAZN.
26:44And, of course, the Saudi shows, but outside the Saudi shows as well.
26:47Nick Ball this weekend, fantastic show.
26:49Every week there's boxing on DAZN.
26:52It's a true home of boxing.
26:53And for us, you know, it's a very exciting evening, Easter weekend.
26:59Thanks, Caller.
27:00I for one can't wait to get to Liverpool for Nick Ball.
27:02Frank, I know you'll be excited about your little man there.
27:06But this is the big guys and heavyweight boxing, the blue ribbon division.
27:10You've seen so many through the years.
27:13Very much so.
27:14He was Shelly after all these years.
27:16And some fights have fight written all over them.
27:20And this is one of those.
27:21You look at the styles of these guys.
27:23You look at the age they're at.
27:25You know, Callie said it all.
27:27Amy said it all about the 50th fight.
27:30And, you know, the loser's got nowhere to go.
27:32And the winner will go on.
27:34That's a fact of life.
27:35In this fight, that's a fact of life.
27:37And what I look at is the styles and what these styles will bring to the fight.
27:41And both of them are walk-forward fighters.
27:44Both of them come to fight.
27:47No backing up.
27:48And as soon as that bell goes, you are going to get, as Derek will say, war.
27:53It's going to be a war.
27:55It's going to be bombs away from the two of them.
27:58And you are going to be sitting on the edge of your seat watching this.
28:01This is the type of fight it is.
28:03Heavyweight division's on fire.
28:05Lots of big fights being made.
28:07The winner of this, I don't think he'll retire if he wins.
28:11To me, I'm...
28:13Please, please, please, please.
28:16But whatever happens, the winner will go on.
28:19And the loser's got a real problem.
28:22Because of...
28:22I'm not being disrespectful.
28:24And I can say it because I'm older than both of them because of their age.
28:27And that's where we are.
28:30Everything will be on the line Easter weekend.
28:33On their line.
28:33And one of them, as I was talking about earlier, one of them will have their chips.
28:37It will be all over.
28:39That will be it.
28:40And this is what's going to make it so exciting.
28:43It's on DAZN, home of boxing.
28:45They're our partners.
28:46We work with them.
28:47All the greatest fights, all the best fights are on there.
28:50This is going to be something special.
28:53These guys have worked very hard.
28:54We've all worked very hard to put this together.
28:56It's there.
28:57It's going to be a great night for the fans.
29:00And do not blink.
29:01This is one of those fights.
29:03Don't blink.
29:04Don't blink because you're going to miss something.
29:06It's going to be something special.
29:08The saying is that power rarely fades.
29:11So that will relieve that we're still sitting here with Derek in fight number 50, whether he decides to go on and try for a world title or his family will say, come on, enough's enough.
29:22How proud are you of Derek?
29:23I've been telling him, enough's enough.
29:25He doesn't say no notice.
29:26He's doing what he's doing.
29:27He's a fighting man.
29:28He's going through a purple patch.
29:31I mean, look what he's done in the ring.
29:32I mean, he's defying age, defied predictions.
29:36It's what he's done.
29:37And, you know, with Deontay, I'm not speaking out of school.
29:41You know, he had the fight.
29:43The third fight he had with Tyson Fury is probably one of the most exciting heavyweight fights I've seen sitting at ringside.
29:50Unbelievable fight.
29:51You know, Tyson and him on the floor getting up the powers there.
29:56And I know he's had some problems outside the ring and that, but Shelly's telling me he's in a great place.
30:03He seems in a great place.
30:05So we'll see.
30:07On the night, we'll see with these guys.
30:09These two fellas are fighters.
30:11They're heavyweight fighters.
30:13They're going to go to war.
30:16Soon as that bell goes, meet in the center of the ring, no backing up.
30:21And I really don't think it'll go the distance.
30:23It will be bombs away.
30:25Yep, they're really looking tip-top physical and mental shape already.
30:29Deontay, since the Fury fight, can you get, after that trilogy, the magic back?
30:36Is it still there?
30:38Is the bronze bomber there, locked away and ready to come out again April the 4th?
30:43Like we haven't seen in a while.
30:44Oh man, it's definitely there.
30:46It's ready to bust out.
30:48And it will on April the 4th.
30:51For sure.
30:52You know, I've been through a lot, you know, outside of the ring.
30:55And usually my problems outside of the ring, I usually can handle them.
31:03But the journey that I had to go through, it was above me.
31:10I had to do a lot of work mentally.
31:14Physically and emotionally I was there.
31:15I never left there.
31:17But mentally, mentally I was done for.
31:21You know, being hurt.
31:23You know, when a man loves, he loves hard.
31:26And when his heart is broken, it's a devastating thing.
31:30It's almost like you want to kill yourself.
31:32But I had to put my heart back together.
31:34I had to put it back together.
31:35And most of the time I was convincing myself that I'll be all right.
31:39I can do it.
31:41This ain't nothing you ain't never been through before.
31:43But I was lying to myself, you know.
31:45And I had to come to a realization.
31:49Certain things, certain fights was a measuring stick to am I really there or not, you know.
31:56And it gave me the answer.
31:57And when I got the last defeat, I knew exactly.
32:01I went to Shelly immediately.
32:03And we handled that, you know.
32:06It's tough.
32:07You got to understand, we are fighters and we're not robots, you know.
32:10We still have our lives outside boxing.
32:14We still go through emotions.
32:15We still have emotional roller coasters in life, you know.
32:18No one person has it all figured out, you know.
32:22So that's why things are placed and set for us to go seek help for certain things.
32:30And, you know, as my race of people, you know, it's hard for us to go see therapists and stuff like that.
32:36Because sometimes we done been through so much in life, you know.
32:40The generational trauma of things we feel like we can handle it.
32:44But when you go try, you'll find out it's all right, you know.
32:49And here I am now, the rebuild of myself.
32:53I'm human just like everybody else, you know.
32:56I've been through my trials and I've been through my tribulations of things.
33:01And here is the product right now.
33:03I still got more love.
33:04The fire is still in me.
33:07Amen.
33:08And it will show.
33:10Amen.
33:10I just can't wait.
33:11I can't wait.
33:12And I like to appreciate everybody that came out tonight.
33:16Yeah.
33:17Y'all all look so beautiful.
33:18Y'all look like y'all ready to see this fight happening.
33:20Apart from this guy.
33:21So, uh, get the message out as fast as you can.
33:31Tell them, extra, extra, read all about it.
33:33Because it's going to be a war come April the 4th.
33:38And I truly mean that.
33:40Don't mistake this friendship.
33:43Delisha.
33:43Please.
33:45Thou shall not pass.
33:46I won't pass him.
33:49The only gate the gatekeeper can have is the gates through heaven.
33:52And I don't think he's the gatekeeper of heaven.
33:54I am.
33:54That's it.
33:55I am the gatekeeper.
33:56You want to fight Alexander Yusuke?
33:58I am the gatekeeper.
34:00Well, if you are the gatekeeper, you better pack a lunch.
34:03Oh, yeah.
34:04And I mean that lunch better have a smoothie of a lunch because you're not going to be able to eat you.
34:09It's going to be sick.
34:12Thou shall not pass.
34:14You cannot enter.
34:17Wow, it's going to be amazing.
34:19Human emotions.
34:20Deontay, we have so much respect for you as a fighter and a man.
34:24Same with you, Derek.
34:26Friendly fire and fish and chips to one side.
34:30Tell us all what's going to happen on April the 4th, Derek.
34:33Listen, I've been planning this in my head.
34:36April 4th, I leave my house, get on a tube.
34:39You know, I'm going to get my friends there and raise the colours to raise all colours.
34:46Union Jack, I run the O2 Arena for me.
34:49I'll come out, you know, train station, tube station, I actually call it, and walk to the arena.
34:57And this last time walking there, the next time I'll be going there, I'll probably be a panda, no, I'm joking.
35:04Yeah, so, yeah.
35:08And then I'll warm up and then get in the ring.
35:11You know, we'll talk Californian blazing the last time.
35:16Yeah, listen, I'm getting there, see this 6'7 guy on the other side.
35:21And the first thing I'll be saying to myself, and I always say this to myself, God honours truth.
35:28I'll be walking there, I'm like, what the fuck am I doing this again?
35:33Why?
35:34Every time I've said, every time I'm like, are you like, are you such a dick?
35:40Why are you going there?
35:41I'm like, fuck.
35:43But this time I'm like, yes, this is the last one.
35:45That's it, we're done.
35:46Yeah, so I'm excited, so I'm buzzing now.
35:49April 4th is going to be electric.
35:51I'm not going to lie to you.
35:52I don't have to flip tables, sorry.
35:57I don't have to flip tables.
35:59You were there, Adam.
36:00I don't have to spit water in anybody's face.
36:02I don't have to slap anybody.
36:04I don't have to threaten anybody.
36:06Me and my good friend here, we both know what we need to do.
36:11You know, we are cool right now, but at the same time we are cool, we are sizing each
36:17other up.
36:18You understand?
36:19So, it's just one of those things, you know, we ever see when lions meet each other before
36:23they kill each other.
36:24They like size each other up, you know, and they're smelling each other and shit like that
36:28and they're sounding like, ah!
36:30You know, that's exactly what's going to happen on April 4th.
36:32So, I'm very, very excited for this fight, which is brought by MF Pro and Queensberry.
36:37So, I'm excited and I'm surprised.
36:41And it's this time you're on my side, isn't it?
36:43Yeah, man.
36:44I'm very happy to be here.
36:45Thank you, my brother.
36:46Thank you so much.
36:47Yeah, man.
36:48I want you to be, you know, Jesus Christ.
36:52What am I going to do here?
36:53Fucking hit him back.
36:55So, I'm excited.
36:56I'm buzzing, you know.
36:58So, I'm happy.
37:00Thank you very much for coming to London and I can't wait to see you, my brother.
37:04Finally, is it victory by knockout, Derek?
37:06For me, it's victory by knockout, stoppage.
37:08Deontay, for you?
37:10Victory by knockout.
37:11Early or late?
37:13Doesn't matter.
37:15You had to beat out of the city?
37:18It's going to be fantastic, guys.
37:19A terrific atmosphere.
37:20One second, Adam.
37:21KD, come here.
37:23Oh, boy.
37:24KD, come here.
37:29He's going to sing.
37:32KD, from 258.
37:33Pleasure to have him up on stage.
37:34He should be here anyway.
37:36Sorry, I want to bring something up to you guys.
37:45What's her name?
37:45It's Abzi October Red.
37:48Is she here?
37:49She's outside.
37:51Can you get her for me, please?
37:53Yeah.
37:56Let's go.
37:57She's here.
37:58What did he have up here?
38:13Is she coming?
38:18All eyes on me.
38:20Ladies and gentlemen, you see this lady here?
38:22Have I been a bad girl?
38:24No, you haven't.
38:27She's a very good friend of mine.
38:29And KD came and told me that your sister has passed away.
38:35Yeah.
38:36Come say that.
38:37And I'm so sorry.
38:38And I don't know what you're doing.
38:40You should be home.
38:41But I just want to say I'm sorry for your loss.
38:44And I wanted everybody to know that.
38:46You're a very good friend of mine.
38:48Thank you very much.
39:00God bless you, October Red.
39:01Absolutely.
39:02Lovely lady around the circuit.
39:04Now you're going to get all the interviews you want from me.
39:07Now you can't beat me up on camera.
39:09No, I can't.
39:10That's the human side of Derek Chisora.
39:12Ladies and gentlemen, round of applause, please.
39:14And for Deontay Wilder and how honestly and openly he spoke.
39:19These are two warriors, but they're two nice human beings who've given us absolutely everything.
39:24And on April the 4th, live exclusively on DAZN, let's do this.
39:30A swashbuckling affair.
39:31Derek Chisora and Deontay Wilder will pose for a head-to-head here.
39:38And we thank you very much for coming along.
39:41It should be a great fight week leading up to April the 4th.
39:44Thank you, the top table.
39:45Thank you so much to two great heavyweight fighters of our generation.
39:50Mr. Deontay Wilder on my left and Mr. Derek Chisora on my right.
39:55April the 4th, the 100.
39:57Let's get it on.
39:58Let's get it on.
40:00Let's get it on.
42:17I think they're just going to walk in.
43:17Do we want Adam's mic in there?
44:33Ready, bend.
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