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Derek Chisora, 18 kilograms heavier than Wilder before the farewell match: mask with Tyson Fury!

Article by Bogdan Fechită – Published Friday, 03 April 2026, 22:14 / Updated Friday, 03 April 2026 22:14

Derek Chisora ​​(42) was almost 18kg heavier than Deontay Wilder on the scales ahead of their fight on Saturday night. Chisora ​​now weighs 120.9 kilograms, the highest weight of his career, 18.2 kilograms more than Wilder (102.7).

In what he claims will be the last professional fight of his career, Derek Chisora ​​will enter the ring at 120.9 kilograms.

Before the fight, Derek Chisora ​​weighs 18 kilograms more than Wilder

Previously, the maximum recorded at the time of a fight was 117.9 kilograms, for the 2022 fight with Tyson Fury.

On Friday, at the weigh-in at York Hall in London, the two boxers were face to face for the last time before the fight. To bait his opponent, Chisora ​​came up with a mask with the face of Tyson Fury, the boxer against whom Wilder lost twice and drew once.

Derek Chisora ​​and Deontay Wilder at the weigh-in // photo: Guliver/gettyimages

However, both vowed to put the niceties aside and end the bout with a knockout. For Chisora ​​(36-16, 23 KOs), this will be the 50th and final fight of his career, insisting he will retire from boxing even if he wins.

Wilder (44-4-1, 43 KOs) told ESPN this week that his confidence is at an all-time high and he wants to prove he can still land the knockouts that earned him the WBC title earlier in his career. The American has lost four of his last six fights.

Chisora ​​is expecting an emotional night and admits she will probably cry during her entrance to the ring at The O2.

“Man, it's beautiful. I'll be flying the British flag all day. I'll have my boys decking the O2 Arena with flags, raising the colours. It's going to be exciting. Very exciting. The 49th [meci] it was very exciting… This one is going to be crazy exciting

At Thursday's press conference, the Briton said he would put pressure on his opponent from the first gong:

“He has tremendous strength, but me I'm going to start so fast that this match won't last 12 rounds. I know what energy I need. I need that crazy energy. I need war and pain. I will hit this man everywhere. I just pray that no one makes excuses.”

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