Tyson Fury v Derek Chisora: Reigning WBC champion weighs in heavier for title bout

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'It's coming home' - Tyson Fury's connection astatine weigh-in for Derek Chisora fight
Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Date: Saturday, 3 December.
Coverage: Live substance commentary from 19:30 GMT connected the BBC Sport website & app.

Tyson Fury weighed successful somewhat heavier than Derek Chisora earlier their WBC heavyweight rubric combat connected Saturday astatine the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

The champion came successful astatine 19st 2lb, portion challenger Chisora weighed 18st 8lb.

"Expect carnage connected Saturday. We're going to enactment connected an perfectly superb fight," said the unbeaten Fury, 34.

The weigh-in was held astatine the Business Design Centre successful Islington, northbound London a fewer miles from Saturday's venue, with hundreds of fans watching.

Fury was astatine 18st 11lb for his past combat - a six-round stoppage triumph against Dillian Whyte astatine Wembley, but 9lb little than successful his 3rd bout with Deontay Wilder successful October 2021.

Meanwhile, Chisora was astatine his heaviest for 5 years - erstwhile helium was 18st 9lb earlier helium defeated Robert Filipovic successful Liverpool.

The British brace engaged successful a lengthy look down lasting conscionable shy of 2 minutes, with Fury flexing his muscles and perpetually talking to his 38-year-old opponent.

The main enactment connected Saturday volition spot Britain's Daniel Dubois support his WBA (regular) loop against South Africa's Kevin Lerena, who has lone mislaid 1 of 29 fights. Dubois weighed successful astatine 17st 2lb with Lerena astatine 16st 6lb.

Dubois besides has lone 1 decision - to chap Briton Joe Joyce successful November 2020 - and has gained 17 of his 18 victories wrong the distance.

A triumph for Dubois volition support him successful contention to combat for a satellite rubric successful 2023, but Lerena said helium "was present to marque past for my country".

Lerena, astatine 6ft 1in compared to 6ft 5in Dubois, added: "I'm not acrophobic of you. I cognize you're the large boy. This is your show. If I was acrophobic of you, I'd person gone the different route.

"It's nary concealed Dubois is simply a large beardown powerfulness puncher. I deliberation the astir important happening is boxing. It's not a strongman competition."

Tyson Fury flexes connected  the scalesTyson Fury has won 32 and drew erstwhile successful his 33 fights, portion Derek Chisora has a grounds of 33 victories and 12 defeats
Derek Chisora connected  the scalesChisora past fought successful a satellite rubric combat successful 2012
Daniel Duvois and Kevin Lerena flex for the cameras astatine  a weigh-inDaniel Dubois defends his WBA 'Regular' rubric for the archetypal time
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