Haye-Chisora: Weigh-In Coverage

At 3:00pm today (July 12th), David Haye and Dereck Chisora went face-to-face for the final time before their highly anticipated grudge match at Upton Park on Saturday. The two men met at the Odeon in Leicester for the weigh-in for their heavyweight title fight.

There were never really any worries about the weight as you all know, there is no weight limit to the heavyweight division. The 1000+ fans that crammed in to watch the two top British heavyweights weigh in, were not there to check if they made the weight. They were there to see the two most controversial fighters in British boxing at this current time, go face-to-face and trash-talk each other for one last time.

Both men weighed around their expected weight but there was a little surprise when we found out that Chisora, who looked in good shape compared to usual, was 37lb heavier than Haye. 'Delboy' weighed in at 237lb and the 'Hayemaker' tipped the scales at just 210lb. Both men looked in shape, although Haye did look in slightly better condition.

The only thing left to do now for these guys is to have it out in the ring, solve their problems and settle the score once and for all. The trash-talking is finished, the bragging is finished, the stare-downs are finished... It's time for these two men to climb in to the ring and just FIGHT! They are Licensed To Thrill!

Below are some pictures captured at today's weigh in:

Povetkin Vs Rahman taken off the Chisora-Haye card!

Alexander Povetkin.

The anticipated heavyweight title fight between Alexander Povetkin and Hasim Rahman has been removed from the show at Upton Park on July 14th, which is headlined by the highly anticipated grudge match between David Haye and Dereck Chisora. Instead the bout has been made the headline fight on a show in Hamburg, Germany on the same night.

Sauerland CEO Chris Meyer claims that the reason they made this decision is because of organisational concerns and potential problems with the TV time. Meyer explained that if the fight took place in London, there was no guarantee that it could be broadcast live in Germany.

This could be the true reason, but it is more much likely that they just didn't want all of the controversy and problems that are surrounding this fight. The fight has attracted a hell of a lot of interest from the fans, positive and negative, but there are some people who do not want this fight to happen. However, many of these people have given up trying now. They have just accepted that this fight is going to happen whether they like it or not.

It unclear now, as to what will be made chief-support on 'Licensed To Thrill' on July 14th. They could bring a big fight in at short notice, but the much more likely solution is that they will boost one of the undercard fights to chief-support and hype it up a lot more than it deserves.

Haye Vs Chisora: Referee and Judges announced!

Mickey Vann refereeing Khan Vs Fagan.

The LBF (Luxembourg Boxing Federation) have confirmed the officials for the controversial heavyweight showdown between David Haye and Dereck Chisora at Upton Park on July 14th.

The three judges that have been selected are John Coyle (UK), Paul Thomas (UK), Luc Muller (Luxembourg).

The referee that has been chosen could cause a little more controversy, but not much. The LBF have selected Mickey Vann, who is now 68-years old. Vann was forced to retire as BBBofC referee as the age limit is 65. He is still allowed to judge and referee international shows that have nothing to do with the British Board but seeing as this fight is in the UK, the Board might get just a little annoyed.

Vann claims that even at his age, he will have no problem refereeing a bout that could be very eventful and at times maybe even dirty.

"I still referee and did a tough 12-rounder in Ukraine last month," told Vann.

Haye Vs Chisora is quickly approaching and tickets are selling out fast. Tickets for 'Licensed To Thrill' are available at http://www.eventim.co.uk/ , http://www.whufc.com/ and http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/ .

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Chisorah-Haye: Undercard fighters announced!

Liam 'Beefy' Smith.

Three top British fighters have already been confirmed to fight on the undercard of the controversial bout between David Haye and Dereck Chisora on July 14th. These men are Frankie Gavin, Matthew Hall.

It was confirmed at the press conference that all three of these fighters will involved in a title bout at Upton Park next month. Gavin will be competing against an un-named opponent for the WBO European title. Hall is not contesting for such a big title but he is fighting a very talented, young German prospect named Jack Culcay. The title on the line is the WBA international light-middleweight title.

Probably the most known fighter on the undercard of the show is exciting undefeated Commonwealth champ Liam Smith. He takes on Frenchman Sebastian Cornu for the WBO European super-featherweight title.

"This is a fantastic opportunity for me to showcase my talent on the biggest show of the year, in front of a massive crowd, live on BoxNation, it’s just a dream for me and I can’t wait for it," said Walsh.


And, don't forget, there is also one other very big fight that poses as chief-support on July 14th. Alexander Povetkin Vs Hasim Rahman for the WBA world heavyweight title. There have been rumours that the winner of this match-up will go on to face the winner of Haye Vs Chisora later this year. 


Also announced at the press conference was the tie-up between BoxNation and venerated charity Nordoff Robins. BoxNation confirmed that it will be making charitable donations to the charity and there will also be a charitable collection at the show at Upton Park on July 14th.

WBA & WBO sanction Haye Vs Chisora!

Haye and Chisora brawl at press conference.

Two of the world's biggest sanctioning bodies, the WBO and WBA, have sanctioned the controversial heavyweight fight between David Haye and Dereck Chisora. The fight will now be for the WBO International title and WBA Intercontinental title. 

The WBC however, have announced that they will not sanction the fight and threatened that anybody involved in the fight will be expelled from the World Boxing Council. This ruined Haye's hopes of challenging WBC world heavyweight champion later in the year but the 'Hayemaker' has said that the fight is 100% still on.

"We will expel Luxemborg from our organisation... As well as any person or institution that has relations with them," said WBC president Jose Sulaiman. "We will not condone such a disgraceful behaviour after seeing that this boxer has no idea of what good behaviour is. I am sure the European Boxing Union is on the verge of a strong position against Luxemborg. I am also furious with the promoter."

Chisora still has a disciplinary hearing pending with the WBC with $100,000 retained from his purse by the German Board after his fight in February against Vitali Klitschko.

The WBO's president Paco Valcarcel also commented on the situation and his views were completely different to Sulaiman's.

"The Luxemborg Boxing Federation is a member of the WBO and the problem is between the LBF and the British Boxing Board of Control, not the LBF and WBO," said Valcarcel.

The BBBofC recently threatened to revoke the license of anyone involved in the Haye-Chisora fight at Upton Park on July 14th but Chisora's promoter Frank Warren responded to the board's statement by issuing a letter of complaint. At this current time it is unclear where the British Board stands regarding the most controversial fight of the year.