{"id":131353,"date":"2026-02-04T15:30:56","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T21:30:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=131353"},"modified":"2026-02-04T15:32:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T21:32:14","slug":"derek-chisora-vs-deontay-wilder-press-conference-notes-breaking-boxing-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=131353","title":{"rendered":"Derek Chisora Vs Deontay Wilder Press Conference Notes &#8211; Breaking Boxing News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1545664804358300\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1545664804358300\" data-ad-slot=\"8616314829\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=131353\" rel=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=131353\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-131354 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WIlder-Vs-Chisora.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"310\" height=\"162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WIlder-Vs-Chisora.jpg 310w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WIlder-Vs-Chisora-300x157.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Live from Glaziers Hall in London, UK, two immovable forces in Derek \u201cWar\u201d Chisora and Deontay Wilder stepped up to the stage to discuss their upcoming head-on collision on April 4 at London\u2019s O2 Arena, live exclusively on DAZN worldwide and presented by MF Pro and Queensberry Promotions.<\/p>\n<p>Widely regarded as the toughest heavyweight of his generation, Derek Chisora (36-13, 23 KOs) and Deontay Wilder (44-4-1, 43 KOs) encompass a must-see showdown as both fighters will be making their 50th professional bout appearance, putting pride, legacy, and the future of their careers on the line in this high-stakes heavyweight spectacle. The winner will immediately be thrust into the boxing world spotlight as they\u2019ll earn a chance at dethroning Oleksandr Usyk.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Most recently, Wilder \u2013 the former WBC heavyweight champion \u2013 ended a two-fight losing streak after he put down Tyrrell Herndon via a seventh-round TKO last June. This time around, he\u2019ll aim to stack back-to-back victories against one of England\u2019s top heavyweights over the last decade-plus. As for Chisora, the former heavyweight title challenger is enjoying a career revival after winning three consecutive fights over Gerald Washington, Joe Joyce, and Otto Wallin.<\/p>\n<p>Hosted by Adam Smith, below is what the fighters and their teams had to say ahead of the iconic heavyweight showdown.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Deontay Wilder<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>On why this fight against Derek Chisora and why now\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe in divine timing. Why not here? Some of the best boxing fans in the world live here. We have the O2 Arena, Derek Chisora, and I\u2019m looking forward to this\u2026I need it. I need Derek more than he needs me. I feel like I\u2019ve been broken down and rebuilt, with high spirits. I can\u2019t wait.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On this being a must-win fight\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is definitely a must win for me. Not only a win, but I need a devastating win. I need a knockout. I don&#8217;t want anyone to get our friendship misconstrued \u2013 we don&#8217;t fake it. That said, when fight night arrives, everything will switch off. You will see two enemies in the ring that are going to try to whoop each other. I told Derek [Chisora], \u2018I want you to try to kill me,\u2019 because I need that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On why he has so much respect for Derek Chisora\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRespect is earned and not given. This is another man who risks his life in the ring. This is all I ever felt from him. When you get out of the ring and release that energy, it brings you closer. I think this fight will bring us even closer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On who is the star of this fight\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think one name is bigger than the other. Many guys wouldn\u2019t fight their friends, so you know we have sick minds to want to fight each other like this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On if he can get back into his fighting mentality after the Fury fight\u2026<\/p>\n<p>That mentality is there and ready to bust out. It will be there on April 4. I\u2019ve been through a lot outside of the ring. I\u2019ve had to do a lot of work mentally. We\u2019re fighters but we\u2019re not robots. We have lives outside of boxing and emotions. In life, no one person has it all figured out. But here I am now, rebuilding myself. I still have more left. The fire is still in me and it will show.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Derek Chisora<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>On why the buildup to the fight seems so cool and casual\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re old \u2013 can you imagine two grown men wrestling? We want to sell this fight in a different way. There\u2019s so much love between me and him [Deontay Wilder]&#8230;I always wanted to fight him. One of my favorite things about this whole thing is I introduced him to fish and chips\u2026he\u2019s my boy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On finally getting to see this matchup\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf fighters speak to each other then fights would be happening. If you want to fight somebody, speak to them yourself. I\u2019m just happy me and him [Deontay Wilder] are fighting and that Frank [Warren] is with me today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On what his last fight holds\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRight now we\u2019re just happy to be in the same room hanging out with each other. But when he [Deontay Wilder] arrives in April for that first press conference, it\u2019s done. The friendship is out the window. Then after four, five, six rounds, when we hug and shake, we\u2019ll be back as brothers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On who is the star in this fight\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are both the stars. I believe if he [Deontay Wilder] wasn\u2019t here, we probably wouldn\u2019t have this big crowd here. He has better knockouts than me, so I think he\u2019s a bigger star than me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Amer Abdallah, President, MF Pro<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>On being involved in this heavyweight event\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor me, Derek [Chisora] and Deontay [Wilder] are personal friends of mine, so to be able to put a fight like this together is a tremendous honor. This is MF Pro coming out of the gates and this is traditional boxing, our inception with Chisora and Wilder. It couldn\u2019t be better to have Frank [Warren] and Queensberry as our partner promoter, while also being aired worldwide on DAZN. April 4 is going to be an absolute blast.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Alfie Sharman, VP at DAZN<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>On what makes this fight appealing\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese two are icons of heavyweight boxing. It\u2019s going to be an amazing throw down on April 4, live exclusively on DAZN and at the O2.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Shelly Finkel, Wilder Manager<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>On what excites him about the challenge of Deontay Wilder going against Derek Chisora\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone says how calm and mild this guy is, but I know the other Chisora. I was there when he turned the table over and I had to jump to get out of the way. This is a great test. I believe my guy will win, but I don\u2019t think it\u2019s easy by any means. It\u2019s a very dangerous fight and I\u2019m glad I\u2019m part of it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy guy is coming to win, and win by knockout. And if he doesn\u2019t, it\u2019s because he\u2019s [Deontay Wilder] as good as people say.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Kalle Sauerland, MF Pro<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>On if this fight is win-at-all-cost for both fighters\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s keep it real, they\u2019re [Chisora and Wilder] at the twilight of their careers. But what a crime it would be if this generation didn\u2019t get to see this fight. They both have their legacies, but it might be time to say goodbye to one of them on April 4.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Frank Warren, Chairman and Founder of Queensberry Promotions<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>On his excitement going into this fight\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m a fight fan. Some fights have fight written all over it, and this is one of those. In this fight, it\u2019s the facts of life. The loser will go home and the winner will go on. Both of these guys [Chisora and Wilder] are walk forward fighters. As soon as that bell goes you\u2019re going to get a war.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Boxing fans can sign up for DAZN Ultimate and get a minimum of 12 PPVs a year, including access to this month\u2019s The Ring: High Stakes Ryan Garcia vs. Mario Barrios as well as this explosive heavyweight encounter at no extra cost.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"TN Rep. 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