{"id":84708,"date":"2022-12-01T12:46:43","date_gmt":"2022-12-01T18:46:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/el-rey-gitano-listo-para-defender-la-corona-de-peso-completo-del-wbc\/"},"modified":"2022-12-01T16:15:29","modified_gmt":"2022-12-01T22:15:29","slug":"gypsy-king-ready-to-defend-wbc-heavyweight-crown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/en\/gypsy-king-ready-to-defend-wbc-heavyweight-crown\/","title":{"rendered":"Gypsy King Ready to Defend WBC Heavyweight Crown"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gypsy King Ready to Defend WBC Heavyweight Crown<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Tyson Fury Roadshow returned to London this week, and the undefeated WBC\/Lineal heavyweight world champion arrived at Thursday’s press conference in a flashy suit, and proceeded to entertain the masses in typical “Gypsy King” fashion.<\/p>\n

Fury (32-0-1, 23 KOs) will defend his crown this Saturday (ESPN+, 1 p.m. ET\/10 a.m. PT) against longtime rival Derek Chisora (33-12, 23 KOs) at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in front of a sold-out crowd of 70,000.<\/p>\n

Fury defeated Chisora in 2011 (UD 12) and 2014 (TKO 10), but this is the first time they will fight with the heavyweight title on the line.<\/p>\n

Since their second meeting, Fury went on to topple Wladimir Klitschko for the heavyweight title, participate in a historic trilogy against Deontay Wilder, and pack a UK-record 94,000 fans into Wembley Stadium for his April 2022 showdown against Dillian Whyte.<\/p>\n

Chisora continued as one of Britain’s most popular attractions, most recently edging two-time world title challenger Kubrat Pulev by split decision.<\/p>\n

At the press conference, this is what Fury and Chisora said:<\/p>\n

Tyson Fury<\/p>\n

\u201cWhoever fights Derek Chisora is in for a good fight. That\u2019s what we know. That\u2019s what we prepared for. And he was available and ready to rock n\u2019 roll. He stepped up to the plate, and bang, here we are. There\u2019s going to be a throwdown for the fans right before Christmas.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI needed to fight this year regardless of who it was. I love fighting. I always need to fight. I wish I could fight every single month of my life. Derek\u2019s the same. We love to fight. So, if we could fight 12 times next year, that\u2019d be fantastic.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m doing what I love to do. I\u2019m getting paid to do what I love. I take my career very seriously. I\u2019m looking forward to it. I cannot wait to get out there, put on a show and entertain. Come Saturday night, there\u2019s no friendship. There are no friends in business, and this is a business transaction. So, we\u2019re going to go in there, punch the fuck out of each other, and then afterward we can have a nice little sandwich, a nice cup of tea, whatever he wants. Not a problem. But while we\u2019re in there, we\u2019re in fight mode. We\u2019re going to put on a great show.\u201d<\/p>\n

Derek Chisora<\/p>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t sit here and try to be more aggressive to Tyson and try to say so many bad words because the man I\u2019m looking at right now is giving me an opportunity when nobody wanted to give me an opportunity.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe called me up and he said to me, \u2018I want to fight you. I want to give you a big payday.\u2019 And I said, \u2018Yes. Let\u2019s make it happen.\u2019 For me to sit here and try to talk shit and say so many bad things about a man who is actually giving me food on the table for my kids, I cannot.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll these guys in the game don\u2019t want me to be on this stage. But, come Saturday, I can guarantee you this: friendship will be out of the door.<\/p>\n

\u201cMe and this big man are going to get it on. I\u2019m not going to try to hold back on anything. Come Saturday, I\u2019m going to war. I want to take what\u2019s his and make it mine.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI was born in Africa. And one thing we do in Africa is we don\u2019t give up. You only give up when you die. That\u2019s the African mentality. Africa is a {continent} that keeps giving and giving. You can take anything you want, but we\u2019ve got more than you can take. So, we don\u2019t give up.\u201d<\/p>\n

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