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Heavyweight boxer Derek Chisora rides army tank with Nigel Farage to press event

LONDON (AP) — Heavyweight boxer Derek Chisora arrived to a press conference on an army tank alongside British politician Nigel Farage on Thursday.

The Zimbabwe-born Briton is facing American Deontay Wilder at O2 Arena on Saturday in what will be each fighter’s 50th professional bout. They participated in pre-fight press event Thursday.

At 42 years old, Chisora has billed the matchup as the final fight of his career. The 40-year-old Wilder, a former WBC world heavyweight champion, has lost four of his last six bouts.

Farage is the leader of hard-right party Reform UK. He is currently campaigning for May 7 local and regional elections.

Farage and Chisora each waved a small Union Jack flag as they arrived, but Farage did not attend the press conference.

During a recent interview with The Guardian, Chisora bumped into Farage at a London restaurant. In the piece, prominent boxing journalist Donald McRae asked Chisora how he first met Farage. The boxer responded: “Years ago, through a mutual friend. We do so much together.”

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Buffalo named Donald Trump for his golden locks is a sensation at a Bangladesh zoo

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — With his shock of golden hair and trim 700-kilogram (1,500-pound) build, Donald Trump has been drawing crowds from across Bangladesh since he arrived at the national zoo last week. The rare albino buffalo became a sensation when a farmer noticed that his blond tuft of hair resembled the distinctive locks of the U.S. president. After a video of the pale horned mammal went viral on social media, large numbers of people started showing up at the farm outside Dhaka to see him for themselves. The animal was originally meant to be slaughtered for the Muslim festival of sacrifice. But citing security concerns, the government ordered him transferred to the zoo in the capital, where large crowds are now braving sweltering heat to see him. On Tuesday, visitors pressed against the fence of the buffalo's enclosure, filming with their phones as some fathers hoisted small children on their shoulders for a better view.
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