Eddie Hearn, President of Matchroom Sport: “Welcome to London and thank you for attending a very quick press conference held just a few days ago, I believe yesterday. Kubrat Pulev, thank you for coming from Bulgaria and Ivaylo thank you for coming from the US. Derek Chisora arrived late, almost an hour. He’s a little late, no mind game, but he has some responsibilities before a big fight. July 9order at the O2 Arena live on DAZN around the world. This war is labeled as ‘Total Carnage’. That’s not my idea of the strap, I’m just saying ‘something like Total Carnage’, because that’s what we’re going to get – whether it’s today or it’s fight week . What we’re going to get is a great heavyweight fight at The O2 Arena. Derek Chisora is back on his platform after some great games over the years. Of course, Dillian Whyte, Joseph Parker, Oleksandr Usyk and this fight with the man on my left a few years ago in Bulgaria that we are going to talk about. We also debated that war. We want to thank Kubrat for participating. We agreed terms with Adam Kownacki but he decided not to join the fight. I want the biggest fight for Derek Chisora. He is a mystery. After his battle with Joseph Parker, I thought it was an idea to have a nice win, or an easy one. Not on the agenda for Derek Chisora - ‘give me the biggest fight you can find’. We now have two famous heavyweight contenders, Derek Chisor and Kubrat Pulev ready to fight at The O2 Arena on July 9th.order. “
Derek Chisora:
“What is the plan? I do not know. Where does the road lead? I do not know. War. What is the agenda? Where we are going? This guy had a strategy against ‘AJ’ and it didn’t really work out. For me, my plan is my fans – that’s it. Entertainment. Do you understand? That’s what I like. I’ve lost a lot of games, I’ve won a few. I got what I wanted to get. I prefer fighting. I wake up every morning and I go to practice. I still crave it. I take these young people into the gym to hit me. I see fear in their eyes when they get to round 3 or round 4. I’m still hungry and I still want to fight. I still want to damage people and I still want to have fun. No disrespect to the big man (Pulev), he waited a few years before fighting for the World Title and when he fought for the World Title he came out with the excuse – ‘I have COVID and I don’t hit well’. Honestly, that’s bullshit. I want it more. I don’t need to be liked by everyone. I know what I have and I sell my product to people who want it. And that product is war. It’s a big rain. I have a passion for the game. Until July 9order It’s going to be lap 13, basically, where we stopped. Yes, he had a fight a few weeks ago, but he beat a guy who didn’t have any of my skills. I will eat his skin and I will deliver my leather.”
Kubrat Pulev:
“First of all, I want to say to Derek, I have a lot of respect for him because he always fights tough opponents like me and all three of his last matches. He always fights hard and is never afraid. That’s why I have respect for him. What can I say? I’m ready, I’m in this fight because I’m ready. My final battle against Jerry Forest was similar in style to Derek Chisora. It’s like a big mind match. He didn’t hurt me. He can’t do much against me. I just won easily. Derek is a tough opponent and we have a bit of history. And now a few years since my first win over Derek, I feel good and I feel better because I teach and I learn a lot from my matches. I have more experience. My match against Joshua in London – I didn’t prepare well before the match. Before that game, I had COVID and I didn’t say anything about it. I didn’t prepare, I didn’t fight and nothing. I know I’m a very good fighter, technically I’m great. Everything, I have everything. That fight with Joshua, I didn’t prepare well. That was just my mistake. Now, I am healthy and I am good and I am here to fight against my friend. It will be an interesting fight for sure as he is a dangerous opponent. I’m focusing on this match and then the World Title. “
Ivaylo Gotzev:
“It was a great fight. The first match was ‘bomb away’, a very tight fight. This should be beyond what happened about five or six years ago because I believe both are better off. I can certainly attest to Kubrat. I believe I have seen Kubrat in the best form of his life. His final performance was amazing. He cleared Jerry’s forest only about a month ago, so we went right into this forest that was ripe and ready. What a great fight – thank you for the chance. We would like to issue a statement on July 9order and we look forward to returning to the UK many times”.
London, UK: Derek Chisora and Kubrat Pulev at the Press Conference today announce their upcoming match on July 9 at The O2 Arena in London. June 10, 2022 Picture of Mark Robinson Kubrat Pulev Boxing Hall
London, UK: Derek Chisora and Kubrat Pulev at the Press Conference today announce their upcoming match on July 9 at The O2 Arena in London. June 10, 2022 Image of Mark Robinson Matchroom Boxing
London, UK: Derek Chisora and Kubrat Pulev at the Press Conference today announce their upcoming match on July 9 at The O2 Arena in London. June 10, 2022 Image of Mark Robinson Matchroom Boxing
London, UK: Derek Chisora and Kubrat Pulev at the Press Conference today announce their upcoming match on July 9 at The O2 Arena in London. June 10, 2022 Derek Chisora
London, UK: Derek Chisora and Kubrat Pulev at the Press Conference today announce their upcoming match on July 9 at The O2 Arena in London. June 10, 2022 Picture of Mark Robinson Boxing room Derek Chisora, Eddie Hearn, Kubrat Pulev
London, UK: Derek Chisora and Kubrat Pulev at the Press Conference today announce their upcoming match on July 9 at The O2 Arena in London. June 10, 2022 Image of Mark Robinson Matchroom Boxing
London, UK: Derek Chisora and Kubrat Pulev at the Press Conference today announce their upcoming match on July 9 at The O2 Arena in London. June 10, 2022 Image of Mark Robinson Matchroom Boxing
London, UK: Derek Chisora and Kubrat Pulev at the Press Conference today announce their upcoming match on July 9 at The O2 Arena in London. June 10, 2022 Picture of Mark Robinson Boxing room Derek Chisora, Eddie Hearn, Kubrat Pulev
London, UK: Derek Chisora and Kubrat Pulev at the Press Conference today announce their upcoming match on July 9 at The O2 Arena in London. June 10, 2022 Picture of Mark Robinson Kubrat Pulev Boxing Hall
London, UK: Derek Chisora and Kubrat Pulev at the Press Conference today announce their upcoming match on July 9 at The O2 Arena in London. June 10, 2022 Image of Mark Robinson Derek Chisora Boxing Room
London, UK: Derek Chisora and Kubrat Pulev at the Press Conference today announce their upcoming match on July 9 at The O2 Arena in London. June 10, 2022 Picture of Mark Robinson Boxing room Derek Chisora, Eddie Hearn, Kubrat Pulev
London, UK: Derek Chisora and Kubrat Pulev at the Press Conference today announce their upcoming match on July 9 at The O2 Arena in London. June 10, 2022 Picture of Mark Robinson Boxing room Derek Chisora, Eddie Hearn, Kubrat Pulev
London, UK: Derek Chisora and Kubrat Pulev at the Press Conference today announce their upcoming match on July 9 at The O2 Arena in London. June 10, 2022 Image of Mark Robinson Derek Chisora Boxing Room
