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Road to The O2: How did Derek Chisora and Deontay Wilder reach heavyweight slugfest?
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Derek Chisora and Deontay Wilder bring up a combined century of fights when they meet at The O2 Arena tonight.
'War' and 'The Bronze Bomber' arrive in London for what will reportedly be the former's professional boxing farewell.
One of Britain's biggest cult draws, Chisora will hope to sign off with a win, while Wilder hopes to spoil a major party.
But just how did they come to this match-up? DAZN News explores the last five fights for each man and how they fared.
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Derek Chisora (36-13)
- Age: 42
- Fights: 49
- Last five: WLWWW
Twenty years on from his breakthrough onto the domestic scene, 'Del Boy' will sign off as a rare breed of world-level heavyweight superstar.
Despite his many losses, Chisora has been in fine form over the autumn days of his career, bar a 2022 trilogy title loss against Tyson Fury.
He has scored wins over Kubrat Pulev, Gerald Washington and Joe Joyce, with victory over Otto Wallin in his last outing in February 2025.
Deontay Wilder (44-4-1)
- Age: 40
- Fights: 49
- Last five: LWLLW
Two years younger than Chisora, but with just as many professional miles on the clock, 'The Bronze Bomber' is into the twilight of his career.
Since a 2021 trilogy loss to Fury, Wilder has only fought once per year, with mixed results including losses to Joseph Parker and Zhilei Zhang.
Wins over Robert Helenius and Tyrrell Anthony Herndon have been less the triumphs he might have hoped, making this bout a critical affair.
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