EDMONTON (July 23, 2011) – Tyson Fury says he is more than ready for his moment of truth against British and Commonwealth heavyweight champion Dereck Chisora this afternoon at Wembley Arena. The 6ft 9′ Mancunian, with Irish ancestry, has come in for some criticism for how outspoken he has been leading up to his clash with Chisora but unbeaten Fury says he will back up the talk and claim the titles he has always wanted.
“The Big Brawl” airs LIVE in Canada only on Super Channel starting at 3PM ET from the world famous Wembley Arena in London. Viewers in the USA can also watch the event on PPV, distributed by Integrated Sports Media for live viewing on both cable and satellite pay-per-view via iN Demand, DIRECTV, and Avail-TVN, for a suggested retail price of only $24.95.
It is by far Fury’s biggest test and he is aware that some may feel it has come a bit too soon but the 22-year-old has no doubt he will produce a performance to remember. “I’m in the shape of my life for the fight of my life and Dereck Chisora won’t know what hits him on Saturday night,” said Fury, who weighed in at a career-low of 255.5lbs.
“I don’t care if I knock him out early or whether I have to go into the trenches, the titles are mine and Dereck knows it. He’s going to freak out when he sees the condition I’m in. I’ve done my talking and now it’s time for action.
“I’ve had some great sparring with former Canadian champion Didier Bence that we brought in and I know that this is my time, this is Tyson time and on Saturday night everybody watching around the world will see it.
“I am the future of British heavyweight boxing, I’m the man who can bring the World title back to Britain. David Haye has lost it apparently because of a sore toe, well I’ll bring it home again.”
Fury’s promoter Mick Hennessy is adamant that the public will wake up to the talent of Fury and get behind him after he takes the titles from Zimbabwe-born Chisora.
Hennessy said: “Tyson is a special talent. He fears nobody, he has the natural strength and he has the skills to become a real star of the heavyweight division.
“Chisora is a dangerous opponent and we respect him as the champion but I am very confident that Tyson Fury will begin a journey to the top of the heavyweight division on Saturday night.”
The Big Brawl Bout Sheet
BRITISH & COMMONWEALTH HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIPS
MAIN EVENT – 12 ROUNDS
DERECK “Del Boy” CHISORA TYSON FURY
Unbeaten British & Commonwealth Undefeated Challenger
Heavyweight Champion
WBO #13 & EBU #6 WBC #23 & EBU #10
Finchley, London, United Kingdom Manchester, United Kingdom
14-0 (9 KOs) 14-0 (10 KOs)
BRITISH LIGHT WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
CO-FEATURE – 12 ROUNDS
ASHLEY “Treasure” THEOPHANE JASON “The Power” COOK
British Light Welterweight Champion Challenger
IBF #14, WBC #20 Welsh Light Welterweight Champion/EBU #6
Kilburn, London, United Kingdom Maesteg, Wales, United Kingdom
29-4-1 (7 KOs) 28-3-1 (14 KOs)
BRITISH SOUTHERN AREA LIGHT MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
10 ROUNDS
RYAN TOMS “Phat” PAT McALEESE
British Southern Area Champion Challenger
Wembley, London, Middlesex, UK Newmarket, Cambridgeshire, UK
8-0 (3 KOs) 12-1-1 (2 KOs)
Martin decisions Silveira; Salser defeats Armenta
Tucson, AZ. (July 22, 2011) – Don Chargin Production and Golden Boy Promotions returned to Tucson, Arizona tonight with an action-packed night of boxing from the Del Sol Caisno. If you missed the live action or TeleFutura “Sólo Boxeo Tecate” broadcast, below is a summary of the results:
Christopher Martin UD 10 Jose Silveira
Mark Salser UD 6 Rodolfo Armenta
Next week, the “Sólo Boxeo Tecate” broadcast will feature the WBA and IBA World Championship showdown between Las Vegas’ Beibut Shumenov (11-1, 7 KO’s) and Floridian challenger Danny “The Bronx Bomber” Santiago (31-4-1, 19 KO’s) at the South Point Hotel Casino in Las Vegas, Nev. in a 12 round main event. The co-feature will see Palmdale’s Joel Diaz (4-0) square off against Las Vegas native Raul Gonzalez (2-3, 2 KO’s) in a four round junior welterweight fight. TeleFutura broadcast begins at 11:30 PM ET / PT (10:30 PM CT).
Weigh-in: Flores vs. Iannuzzi
SPRINGFIELD, MO (July 23, 2011)—The main event fight hit the scale on Friday for tonight’s NABA and Interim NABO Cruiserweight title between world ranked BJ Flores and Nick Iannuzzi.
BJ Flores 199 – Nick Iannuzzi 195.2
The bout will be part of a hybrid boxing/MMA show that will originate from the O’Reilley Center in Springfield and will be streamed LIVE all over the world on www.gfl.tv beginning at 8pm eastern.
The show can be purchased for just $9.99 by clicking:
http://www.gfl.tv/Events/Fight/Boxing/Summer_Fight_Night_at_the_OReilly_Center/1122
BJ Flores final quotes:
” I’m ready to get back in the ring and put on a great performance for my fans. This is going to be an exciting and dangerous fight. Exactly the kind of fight I wanted to come back with. This fight is very important to me.”
“Boxing now a days is all about selling the tickets and fighting in places where people will come out and support. That is exactly what I have in Springfield MO. This fight should sell out and it seats close to 3,300 people. We have a deal in place now that will allow us to come back and fight here in Missouri every 4 months. This is very good for us coming from a career standpoint because there will no longer be long periods of inactivity.”