TYSON FURY’S last fight with Derek Chisora caused a ring girl to fall asleep ringside.
The Gypsy King takes on Del Boy for a third time tonight, although the trilogy bout has failed to capture the imagination of some fans.
Punters flocking to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium this evening will be hoping for a more exciting night of action than what was on offer when the pair fought eight years ago.
Fury, 34, had handed Chisora the first defeat of his career when they met in 2011.
Following further losses to Robert Helenius, Vitali Klitschko and David Haye – Del Boy was able to rebuild by stringing together five victories on the bounce.
This earned him a second shot at Fury in November 2014 – but it would end in the same outcome.
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The duo didn’t take to the ring until after midnight at an emptying ExCel Arena in London.
And such was the dullness of the action on offer, that a pair of ring girls struggled to even stay awake.
A picture snapped by boxing reporter Gareth A Davies showed the glamorous Stephanie Holland sleeping with her head on an unimpressed-looking Sophie Rose’s shoulder.
Fury picked Chisora apart on the night, before the fight was eventually stopped in the tenth round, likely to the relief of the ring girls.
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The Gypsy King is aiming to dispatch Del Boy in exciting style tonight… before partying with England fans.
On a visit to Sun HQ, he said: “I’m looking forward to putting on a show. I’m feeling fantastic. I always win and so will England.”
Fury added that he’ll “get messy again” in Qatar when, rather than if, Gareth Southgate’s team beat Senegal in tomorrow’s last-16 clash – and that the booze ban won’t get in his way.
He said: “I’ll put it up my top. Who’s going to stop me?
“I’m not an alcoholic, I’m just a devil for the drink.”
He is planning a “wild lads’ holiday” at the football without wife Paris, 32, or their six children.
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
