Chisora vs Wilder hit by glove issues on eve of much-hyped heavyweight clash

Derek Chisora ’s much-anticipated retirement fight has been hit by late drama, with Deontay Wilder raising a glove issue on Friday. British heavyweight Chisora is due to face former world champion Wilder on Saturday, with the pair headlining at London’s O2 Arena , but the lead-up to Friday evening’s weigh-in brought reason for concern. Saturday’s event is being organised by MF Pro, which is co-run by Wasserman chief Sauerland, who was asked about a potential glove issue on Friday.

And the promoter confirmed that such a problem had arisen. Deontay Wilder raised a glove complaint on Friday (Getty Images) “First of all, no panic on the Titanic here, it’s not our first rodeo,” Sauerland told iFL TV . “It’s also not the first time there’s been a big flare-up around big heavyweight fights and gloves.

“It’s also not the first fight ever involving Deontay Wilder, involving gloves,” Sauerland added, referencing the American boxer’s past glove-tampering allegations against three-time opponent Tyson Fury – allegations that Fury has always denied. “So yeah, it was all too plain sailing,” Sauerland continued. “Yes, there were some dramatics this morning at the weigh-in.

There’s some issues around the gloves, I can confirm that. I can’t really say much more to what those dramas were. Let me go and do my job!