Derek Chisora has told boxing fans to expect an 'electric' first round as he has revealed that a bet has been made with Tyson Fury ahead of their fight on Saturday night.
Neither fighter revealed the terms of the bet as they sat down for the official pre-fight press conference, but the suggestion was that it would involve a memorable opening round of the contest. Fury and Chisora will complete their trilogy eight years after their last meeting on Saturday night, with the pair engaging in a friendly press conference on Thursday.
There has been some surprise since the fight was announced, with the 38-year-old Chisora ranked 13th with the WBC ahead of the fight. 'War' won his last fight against Kubrat Pulev in the summer, but has lost three of his last four fights and the prospect of the undefeated WBC and lineal champion Fury is an altogether different task.
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Ahead of the fight, the Londoner revealed a bet between the pair, saying: "We had a bet two days ago, me and him shook on it so I'm excited about that". When asked what the wager was, Chisora said it was not financial. He added: "There's no money involved, we didn't want to do it for money".
When presenter Paul Dempsey asked if fans would find out after the fight, the pair said that it would be obvious. Fury said: "I don't think you'll need to tell, you'll see it."
Chisora then went on to say that the fight could have the best first round of any heavyweight bout of all time, saying: "We're going to give you the best first round in the heavyweight game forever.
"The opening bell to this fight is going to be electric, so by the time you're wanting to be sitting down, you're not going to be sitting down, you'll be standing up.
He added: "We need the first round to be electric so the place can be buzzing so people can talk about it - I'm prepared to do it, I don't know if he is but if I know Tyson he's a man of his word.
"We shook on it - I'm buzzing."
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