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      Derek Chisora vs Joseph Parker: UK start time TONIGHT, live stream, TV channel, undercard for big heavyweight rematch

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      DEREK CHISORA will look to breathe new life into his boxing career when he takes on Joseph Parker in their heavyweight rematch TONIGHT. The Brit star controversially lost his first fight with Parker back in May, despite scoring a knockdown in a particularly close contest.
      Derek Chisora lost to Joseph Parker in their first fight back in MayCredit: Dave Thompson Matchroom Boxing
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      Chisora demanded an immediate rematch and Parker was happy to oblige, so the pair will do battle once again, but this time in front of fans.
      Their fight will headline a stacked night of action which includes Lerrone Richards’ clash with Carlos Gongora.
      When is Derek Chisora vs Joseph Parker 2?

      Chisora’s second clash with Parker will take place TONIGHT – Saturday, December 18.
      The bout will be held at the AO Arena in Manchester.
      The action should get underway from 7pm UK time, with the ring-walks for the main event commencing closer to 10pm.
      There will be a full capacity crowd in attendance for the clash, unlike their first meeting which took place behind closed doors.

      What channel is it and can it be live streamed?

      Parker vs Chisora 2 will be shown live on DAZN in the UK.
      A DAZN subscription will set you back £7.99-a-month – buy one here.
      You can live stream the action from the DAZN app, which is available for download onto your mobile or tablet device.

      Chisora vs Parker FULL CARD

      Derek Chisora vs Joseph Parker II (12 rounds – heavyweight)
      Lerrone Richards vs Carlos Gongora (12 rounds – super-middleweight)
      Jack Cullen vs Emre Cukur (12 rounds – super-middleweight)
      Lee McGregor vs Narek Abgaryan (12 rounds – bantamweight)
      Zelfa Barrett vs Bruno Tarimo (10 rounds – super-featherweight)

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      What have they said?
      “I’m half excited and half not. I’m happy for the fight but might be disappointed what comes with the fight,” Chisora said.
      “I’m going to speak to my management company. We need an American referee and get good judges for this fight because so many times I’ve been robbed.
      “It’s one of those things but it gets a bit frustrating. Joseph Parker does not scare me. He doesn’t have anything I’m scared of. He hasn’t got power punches, I don’t even know how they gave him the last fight.”
      Parker added: “I’ve watched the fight back and I thought I won, he thought he won, that’s why we’re doing it again,” said Parker, whose two defeats from 31 fights have come against Britons Joshua and Dillian Whyte.
      “Derek is a tough guy – he comes forward, puts you under pressure, bites down on his gumshield and throws the kitchen sink at it.
      “It’s my goal to be a two-time world heavyweight champion and I’m well placed in the rankings so you have to take the opportunities when they come.” More

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      Why has Tyson Fury fallen out with the BBC over SPOTY nomination?

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      TYSON FURY is nominated to win the BBC Sports Personality Of The Year award this weekend.But Fury will not be in attendance, and has threatened the Beeb with legal action for including him on the shortlist despite his protestations.
      Tyson Fury – and wife Paris – attended in 2015 weeks after Fury’s controversial comments emerged
      Why has Tyson Fury fallen out with the BBC over SPOTY nomination?
      Fury’s feud with the BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards stretches back to his nomination in 2015, the year he defeated Wladimir Klitschko to become Britain’s first heavyweight world champion for six years.
      A petition to have Fury removed from the 2015 shortlist generated over 140,000 signatures after the boxing champ had made homophobic and sexist comments in an interview.
      He finished that year in fourth place, and attended the awards where he made a speech. Fury also attended the 2018 version.
      Fury was nominated again last year after beating Deontay Wilder, but made a similar threat like this year to be left off the shortlist. He finished in sixth place as F1 star Lewis Hamilton triumphed.
      BBC ignored his threat, and like this year, kept him on the shortlist.
      Fury told the Daily Mail: “The BBC would never let me win even if I knocked out King Kong.
      “I will be relaxed in the Florida sunshine while the BBC get on with their SPOTY in winter. Even if they did want to give me another Special Award, which they did once, I won’t be making another speech for them.
      “Anyhow, I believe my four nominations are a record. But much more important to me is that America have just given me their much bigger ESPY (US boxing award).”
      Fury also attended in 2018 but in recent years has asked for his name to be left off shortlist
      What is the BBC SPOTY 2021 shortlist?
      Emma Raducanu tops the shortlist after her heroics to win the US Open.
      Euro 2020 star Raheem Sterling and Olympic diver Tom Daley in his gold medal-winning year also feature.

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      Derek Chisora knows he has become fan favourite with ‘blood and defeats’ and promises thrills in Joseph Parker rematch

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      DEREK CHISORA says he has earned the love from British fight fans with “blood and defeats.”The 18st heavyweight has successfully flipped from bad-boy villain to public favourite in the twilight of his rollercoaster boxing career.
      Chisora (right) is looking to avenge his defeat to New Zealand’s Parker earlier this yearCredit: PA
      Chisora has been involved in several thrilling heavyweight fightsCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      Chisora, 37, claims he now receives the same kind of adulation awarded to British fight legends Frank Bruno, Nigel Benn and Ricky Hatton.
      And as he prepared for Saturday night’s rematch revenge showdown with Kiwi Joseph Parker at the Manchester Arena, Chisora declared: “People tell me they love me.
      “People can change from hate to love over time.
      “If you lock a guy in a room with nothing but a jar of Marmite for 24-hours a day, sooner or later he is going to love it.
      “Fans love me because I have earned it with blood and defeats. I have been robbed in fights and they want me to do well.
       “One thing I have realised with British fans is once they love you they will ALWAYS love you.
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      Chisora has been knocked out twice in his career – against David Haye (above) and Dillian WhyteCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
      “Ricky Hatton, Frank Bruno, Nigel Benn, when people see those guys they chant their names and cheer for them. They love them.
      “But if the same people hate you, then you are f****d.
      “If Audley Harrison walked into a room full of British boxing fans they would probably boo him and tell him to sit down.”
      Chisora left his wild days behind him and is now a born-again Christian and devout father.
      But he is never far away from a crazy comment as he added: “I look at boxing a little bit like drug dealing.
      “If you have good product you will get customers coming back.
      “If you have a s*** product, you will get no customers.”
      Chisora struck up a friendship with Britain’s world heavyweight champ Tyson Fury over a two-fight rivalry that started in 2011.
      But Fury has recently adopted Parker, 29, as his new buddy, opening up his Morecambe gym and home to train alongside the Kiwi.
      However, Chisora – now nicknamed War – is out to show Fury which of his buddies is best.
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      He said: “Where Joe is from there is not much going in New Zealand so they need to latch on to things like a leech, but us Londoners are not like that.
      “I am friends with Anthony Joshua and Conor Benn, but you don’t see me taking photos with them.
      “I am best friends with politician Nigel Farage, but I am not wrapped around him every day.” More

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      Joseph Parker out to end Derek Chisora rivalry in red-hot fashion… to make up for being trapped in snowy Morecambe

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      JOSEPH PARKER needs to finish his Derek Chisora rivalry in red-hot fashion to make up for being trapped in freezing Morecambe.The New Zealand ace swaps his tropical paradise home for the Lancashire bay for training camps alongside best mate Tyson Fury and their shared trainer Andy Lee.
      Parker is looking for a second win over Chisora this weekendCredit: PA
      Parker posted a video on Instagram of his kids enjoying the Morecambe snow
      But the brutal new covid travel restrictions mean he has no idea when he will be allowed back in his own country.
      Thankfully the 29-year-old former WBO world champ is a hit in the local area and flew his wife and three daughters in just before the border rules changed.
      But they have no idea when they will be able to fly back to all their other loved ones, so Parker wants a KO win to make up for the cold Christmas.
      “I can’t get home to see my parents, siblings, friends and extended family,” he revealed. “But at least I have my wife and kids here now.
      “We will have to spend at least Christmas and New Year here so I need to get this win.
      “Morecambe is different to New Zealand, it’s a very quiet place, it’s good for camp and training because it’s just gym, apartment, eat and rest. 
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      “After the fight we’ve got a nice plan to go to Center Parcs, it’s a new experience for my kids because they’ve never seen snow before and as soon as they arrived, it started snowing in Morecambe, they were running outside, beanie hats on, noses going all red. 
      “We love it here because everyone’s so welcoming and friendly and we get good support here.”
      Parker had plenty of support among boxing fans when he burst onto the scene as a violent knockout artist.
      But his popularity has waned as more and more of his bouts – in victory and defeat – have gone the distance.
      And the refreshingly honest ace admits he is sick of a few of his own dull showings and he must get back to exciting the public.
      “To be honest, I don’t want to be a 12-round fighter,” he said. “I want to go in there and take care of business. 
      “I haven’t done that for a long time and that sucks. I’ve developed this defensive, boring style and I want to change it up.
      “Maybe I just tried to play it safe and counter. I know the opponents weren’t the same in the beginning of my career but I was always on the front foot, making the fight happen, being more aggressive, throwing combinations. I want to go back to that.
      “I don’t want to be a 12-round fighter, too defensive, waiting to counter, not being on the front foot. That’s boring.”
      What’s never boring is Chisora’s attitude to fight-week build-up and he has left Parker flummoxed with his antics in Manchester.
      On Wednesday night Del Boy hosted an impromptu game of musical chairs, instead of training for his media workout.
      And at Thursday’s press conference he taped his mouth shut and refused to talk unless promoter Eddie Hearn paid him extra.
      Parker insists he isn’t rattled – just baffled.
      “I honestly don’t know what to say about that,” he said after the silence stunt.
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      “I don’t know if he’s trying to rattle me or the press conference or just putting on a show. I have no idea what he’s trying to do. But he always gets people going and laughing. 
      “He knows how to work the crowd. If I did that, it’d be weird.
      “If I went to the public workout and did musical chairs, that’d be weird. But when he does it, everyone accepts it, because it’s Derek – he’s a character, he’s great for boxing and I’m so happy to have this rematch with him.” More

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      Five most brutal KOs of 2021 including Benn’s thunderbolt against Algieri and Whyte’s savage win over Povetkin

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      BOXING fans have been treated to some seriously brutal KOs in 2021.And SunSport has collated the top five with Brits Dillian Whyte, Conor Benn and Callum Smith making the list.
      SunSport’s boxing reporter Wally Downes Jr has picked the top five most brutal KOs of 2021Credit: Mark Robinson Matchroom Boxing
      From sickening body shots that take a split second to sink in, to wild hooked haymakers that snatch victory from the jaws of defeat, few sporting finales can top a KO.
      Mexican gunslingers and America’s biggest bangers definitely did well in the UK and abroad.
      But a selection of heavy-handed home fighters also went viral with an exciting mix of pinpoint punches, lucky shots and ruthless combinations.
      SunSport tried to remember some the best UK KOs from 2021….
      Conor Benn vs Chris Algieri – Dec 11 – Liverpool
      The Destroyer lived up to his name with a thunderous right hand that pierced the American’s guard and put him to sleep on his feet.
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      Thank goodness for Benn’s new maturity and cool-headedness as he had a split-second opportunity to unload another blow on the veteran – when he was out cold and upright – but he held his cocked hand back and let him slump.
      It was no wild haymaker either, Benn had bobbed and weaved well in the opening sessions.
      Then he feinted, jabbed and arrowed in a thunderbolt. It was precise and concussive and left everyone wanting more.
      Conor Benn’s right-hander on Chris Algieri was a shoe-in for this listCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun
      Callum Smith vs Lenin Castillo – Sept 25 – London
      Now 33-year-old Castillo has recovered, this can be looked back on as a moment of sporting excellence.
      But for a horribly long period inside Tottenham Stadium, on the undercard of Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk, there was a genuine fear we had seen a tragedy unfold.
      Liverpool ace Smith, making his debut up at light-heavy, clearly enjoyed cutting less weight and landed a sickening right hand.
      Everything about the following ten or so minutes was scary as Castillo’s body remained stiff and his legs hung in the air and shook, Smith took to a neutral corner, bent to his knees and prayed hard.
      The ringside medics were magnificent but it felt like an age before he was whisked away and to hospital where he thankfully made a full recovery.
      Fortunately Lenin Castillo has recovered from this chilling KO by Callum SmithCredit: PA
      Dillian Whyte vs Alexander Povetkin II – Mar 27 – Gibraltar
      Whyte’s doubters will claim the Russian warhorse was suffering from Covid after effects and looking for a payday after winning the original bout with a thunderous uppercut KO.
      But take a look at the bombs he threw in the first couple of rounds and the giant right hands he ate, without ever looking for an easy way out.
      When the end came it was savage, another Body Snatcher right to the skull smashed Povetkin into the ropes and he bounced off them – cartoon-style – straight into another right hand and one final left hook.
      SunSport witnessed the valiant Russian needing help leaving the arena a couple of hours later, such was the severity of the finish and Povetkin retired soon after.
      Alexander Povetkin retired after a vicious KO by Dillian Whyte in MarchCredit: Dave Thompson Matchroom Boxing
      Lee McGregor vs Vincent Legrand – Aug 6 – Belfast
      Scotland’s European bantamweight suffered the first scare of his promising career when he was dropped in the second by the 32-0 Frenchman.
      Legrand landed a flush right hand to drop the Brit but he could not finish the job as McGregor dug in to survive and eventually recover from the shocking Belfast decking.
      Within two rounds he had started to turn the tide and was testing and tapping Legrand’s guard with uppercuts inclose.
      And once he had his prey distracted by those probing shots up the middle, he whipped a right hook into his ribs and folded Legrand in half and he failed to beat the count.
      Most great fighters value a body shot finish over a head shot and for McGregor’s to have came after a knockdown for himself was extra impressive.

      Joe Cordina vs Joshua Hernandez – Aug 14 – Essex
      The Welsh Wizard had gained a reputation as a clinical and expert boxer who usually needed the judges to confirm his victories.
      But, when faced with a game American visiter in Eddie Hearn’s back garden, we saw his ruthless side burst out inside the first minute.

      A jab teed up an arrow of a right hand that robbed Hernandez of all of his senses and left him sprayed out on the canvas.
      The peach of a blow left the visitor blitzed on the floor and unable to beat the count.
      It was a rare glimpse of Cordina’s brilliant power punching and a warning to the rest of the super-feather division that he is a genuine threat.

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      Derek Chisora vs Joseph Parker 2 undercard: Who else is fighting on bill this weekend?

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      DEREK CHISORA and Joseph Parker battle it out for a second time this weekend in Manchester.The Kiwi heavyweight Parker prevailed in their first fight on points, despite being dropped inside the first SEVEN seconds of the bout.
      Unbeaten super-middleweight Lerrone Richards stars on the undercard
      And ahead of the big main event, there’s also a tasty undercard to get your teeth stuck into.
      When is Chisora vs Parker 2?
      Derek Chisora vs Joseph Parker 2 takes place on Saturday, December 18.
      The Manchester Arena plays host.
      Expect the main event ring walks at around 10.15pm.

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      Who is fighting on the undercard?
      The IBO super-middleweight title is up for grabs when Lerrone Richards takes on Carlos Gongora.
      While Zelfa Barret will be aiming to climb up the pro ranks when he faces Bruno Tarimo.

      Carlos Gongora vs Lerrone Richards (IBO super middleweight title)
      Zelfa Barrett vs Bruno Tarimo (Super featherweight)
      Jordan Thompson vs Clement Oppenot (Cruiserweight)
      David Nyika vs Anthony Carpin (Heavyweight)
      Alen Babic vs TBA (Heavyweight)

      How can I watch Chisora vs Parker 2?
      Chisora vs Parker 2 will be broadcast live on DAZN.
      DAZN costs £7.99 per month for subscribers.
      The pair clashed on the scales during Friday’s weigh in
      What happened at the weigh in
      Fan favourite Chisora came in at 248.5lbs, 2.3lbs lighter than he did for their first encounter.
      Kiwi Parker, meanwhile, tipped the scales at a burly 251lbs – a whole ten pounds heavier than he weighed in May.
      An intense face-off ensued after Chisora put his trousers back on, with the pair jawing each other down.
      Chisora, 37, still has ambitions of earning a second crack at a world title.
      But promoter Eddie Hearn insists the Zimbabwean-born Brit must have his hand raised this weekend to keep that dream, and indeed his career, alive.
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      Chisora and Parker weigh-in for rematch with Kiwi almost a STONE heavier than first fight after Tyson Fury’s training

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      DERECK CHISORA and Joseph Parker hit the scales this afternoon ahead of their titanic heavyweight rematch on Saturday night.Del Boy Chisora will bid to avenge the split decision loss he suffered to the former WBO heavyweight champ in May.
      Joseph Parker and Dereck Chisora face off after their respective weigh-insCredit: PA
      Kiwi Parker tipped the scales at a whopping 251lbsCredit: MATCHROOM BOXING
      Fan favourite Chisora, meanwhile, came in at 248.5lbsCredit: REUTERS
      Before facing off for the final time, the bruising brawlers took to the scales to make their rematch official.
      Fan favourite Chisora came in at 248.5lbs, 2.3lbs lighter than he did for their first encounter.
      Kiwi Parker, meanwhile, tipped the scales at a burly 251lbs – a whole ten pounds heavier than he weighed in May.
      An intense face-off ensued after Chisora put his trousers back on, with the pair jawing each other down.
      Chisora, 37, still has ambitions of earning a second crack at a world title.
      But promoter Eddie Hearn insists the Zimbabwean-born Brit must have his hand raised this weekend to keep that dream, and indeed his career, alive.
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      He wrote in his BBC column: “We will have a huge crowd on Saturday and I am anticipating a phenomenal atmosphere.
      “I can see it really lifting Chisora.
      “Although he will tell you he expects to fight for many years to come, he really must beat Parker to remain in these top-tier fights.
      “What an amazing servant he has been.
      “I know he has suffered some defeats but look at the pedigree of his opponents.
      “Tyson Fury twice, Vitali Klitschko, Oleksandr Usyk, David Haye, Joseph Parker and he was robbed of the win against Robert Helenius and Kubrat Pulev.
      “I love Del Boy, you just never know what you are going to get.
      Dereck Chisora suffered a split-decision defeat to Joseph Parker in MayCredit: MATCHROOM BOXING
      “He has a good heart and he genuinely wants to go in there and give fans value for money, which he has done so many times over the years.
      “It was at this arena where five years ago he gave us one of the greatest heavyweight fights of all time against Dillian Whyte.
      “He has promised me, and the fans, he will give us another firecracker on Saturday.”
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      Derek Chisora vs Joseph Parker: Date, UK start time, live stream, TV channel, undercard for HUGE heavyweight rematch

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      DEREK CHISORA will look to breathe new life into his boxing career when he takes on Joseph Parker in a heavyweight rematch. The Brit star controversially lost his first fight with Parker back in May, despite scoring a knockdown in a particularly close contest.
      Derek Chisora lost to Joseph Parker in their first fight back in MayCredit: Dave Thompson Matchroom Boxing
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      Chisora demanded an immediate rematch and Parker was happy to oblige, so the pair will do battle once again, but this time in front of fans.
      Their fight will headline a stacked night of action which includes Lerrone Richards’ clash with Carlos Gongora.
      When is Derek Chisora vs Joseph Parker 2?

      Chisora’s second clash with Parker will take place on Saturday, December 18.
      The bout will be held at the AO Arena in Manchester.
      The action should get underway from 7pm UK time, with the ring-walks for the main event commencing closer to 10pm.
      There will be a full capacity crowd in attendance for the clash, unlike their first meeting which took place behind closed doors.

      What channel is it and can it be live streamed?

      Parker vs Chisora 2 will be shown live on DAZN in the UK.
      A DAZN subscription will set you back £7.99-a-month – buy one here.
      You can live stream the action from the DAZN app, which is available for download onto your mobile or tablet device.

      Chisora vs Parker FULL CARD

      Derek Chisora vs Joseph Parker II (12 rounds – heavyweight)
      Lerrone Richards vs Carlos Gongora (12 rounds – super-middleweight)
      Jack Cullen vs Emre Cukur (12 rounds – super-middleweight)
      Lee McGregor vs Narek Abgaryan (12 rounds – bantamweight)
      Zelfa Barrett vs Bruno Tarimo (10 rounds – super-featherweight)

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      What have they said?
      “I’m half excited and half not. I’m happy for the fight but might be disappointed what comes with the fight,” Chisora said.
      “I’m going to speak to my management company. We need an American referee and get good judges for this fight because so many times I’ve been robbed.
      “It’s one of those things but it gets a bit frustrating. Joseph Parker does not scare me. He doesn’t have anything I’m scared of. He hasn’t got power punches, I don’t even know how they gave him the last fight.”
      Parker added: “I’ve watched the fight back and I thought I won, he thought he won, that’s why we’re doing it again,” said Parker, whose two defeats from 31 fights have come against Britons Joshua and Dillian Whyte.
      “Derek is a tough guy – he comes forward, puts you under pressure, bites down on his gumshield and throws the kitchen sink at it.
      “It’s my goal to be a two-time world heavyweight champion and I’m well placed in the rankings so you have to take the opportunities when they come.” More