Frank Warren goes for Dereck Chisora by KO

BoxNation are promoting and televising the bill, which has caused a lot of soul searching among U.K. fight figures due to the involvement of the Luxembourg Boxing Federation, who gave licenses to Haye and Chisora despite strong protests from the BBBoC. Ironically, the Board of Control withdrew Chisora’s licence due to the events in Munich, this decision left “Del Boy” free to seek a licence from another body and opened the door for the LBF’s involvement.

 

Frank Warren, the manager of Chisora, outlined a strong defence of the LBF’s involvement during a recent interview with me, the veteran promoter also provided his final prediction for the fight.

 

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Haye, 25-2 (23), has vowed to take Chisora, 15-3 (9), apart and expose the gulf in class between the two in the process.  Certainly, Haye has mixed in better company: he defeated Nikolay Valuev by majority decision to take the title, made a successful defence against John Ruiz, a ninth-round stoppage win, took Audley Harrison apart in three-rounds, and then dropped a wide decision defeat to Wladimir Klitschko in their July 2011 WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO unification bout.

Chisora’s fans, however, have pointed to Haye’s struggles with the hustling, bustling 

Haye, 31, has justified his confidence by pointing to Chisora’s decision defeats to Tyson Fury, when the Finchley-based boxer lost his British and Commonwealth belts, Robert Helenius, a narrow defeat for the EBU belt, and Vitali Klitschko, who easily out-pointed th 28-year-old despite not looking at his best.  Indeed, even those who think that Mormeck and Fragomeni bothered Haye by pressuring him would happily admit that the Bermondsey-born boxer came through rough patches before stopping them both.

then, has to hope that Haye’s recent inactivity will play a part, not to mention the chance that the former world titlist could lose his cool due to the mutual animosity between the and play into his opponent’s hands.  This is unlikely, despite everything, Haye is usually focused and ready come the night and Chisora will have to be in the form of his life, plus have a storming start, if he is to fulfil his manager’s pre-fight prediction.