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| Dereck Chisora’s broken hand forces him out of fight with Tyson Fury | Dereck Chisora’s broken hand forces him out of fight with Tyson Fury |
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| Dereck Chisora has been forced to withdraw from his European heavyweight title fight with Tyson Fury in Manchester after fracturing his hand during a sparring session. | Dereck Chisora has been forced to withdraw from his European heavyweight title fight with Tyson Fury in Manchester after fracturing his hand during a sparring session. |
| The Londoner was set to meet Fury to contest the European belt and the vacant British title on Saturday night but, following the setback, the fight will be rescheduled with a new date to be announced shortly. | The Londoner was set to meet Fury to contest the European belt and the vacant British title on Saturday night but, following the setback, the fight will be rescheduled with a new date to be announced shortly. |
| In a statement Chisora said: “I can’t tell you how disappointed I am to have to pull out of the fight against Fury but it is on the advice of my specialist that I have to do this. | In a statement Chisora said: “I can’t tell you how disappointed I am to have to pull out of the fight against Fury but it is on the advice of my specialist that I have to do this. |
| “I’m sorry for the fans who will get to miss this great fight between me and Tyson this Saturday but once my hand is healed and I’m given the all-clear to train and punch again, I’ll be working on the new date for the fight.” | “I’m sorry for the fans who will get to miss this great fight between me and Tyson this Saturday but once my hand is healed and I’m given the all-clear to train and punch again, I’ll be working on the new date for the fight.” |
| The show at Manchester’s Phones 4U Arena will still go ahead with Billy Joe Saunders now in the main event as he challenges Emanuele Blandamura for the vacant European middleweight title. | The show at Manchester’s Phones 4U Arena will still go ahead with Billy Joe Saunders now in the main event as he challenges Emanuele Blandamura for the vacant European middleweight title. |
| Chisora, who was keen to avenge his defeat by Fury on a unanimous points decision three years ago, added: “I was in fantastic shape and had a great training camp, probably the best so far in my career, and was looking forward to getting revenge on Fury. But that will have to wait. | Chisora, who was keen to avenge his defeat by Fury on a unanimous points decision three years ago, added: “I was in fantastic shape and had a great training camp, probably the best so far in my career, and was looking forward to getting revenge on Fury. But that will have to wait. |
| “I’m sorry to have to pull out on Fury, as I know that he had been training hard and it was going to be a great fight between two top athletes and I hope we can get it on again soon.” | “I’m sorry to have to pull out on Fury, as I know that he had been training hard and it was going to be a great fight between two top athletes and I hope we can get it on again soon.” |
| Fury reacted unsympathetically. “Told you all what would happen find me a real man to fight the furious1,” he tweeted. “If any1 feels like a fight I’m in Bolton town centre& I feel like a rumble.” |