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

By The Associated Press

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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Gracie the Giraffe, who went missing after wandering off a Texas ranch, is finally found

By The Associated Press
Gracie the Giraffe, who went missing for about two weeks in Texas after wandering off a remote private ranch, was finally found Friday — and the open range appeared to have agreed with her. The giraffe was spotted about 4 miles (6.4 kilometers) south of her enclosure during an aerial search in the Texas Hill Country, according to Real County Sheriff Nathan Johnson. He said Gracie's owner, Vick Jones, contacted a veterinarian and began putting together a team to bring the giraffe safely back to the ranch. “She’s in good shape,” Jones said. “She’s standing there, swishing her tail.” Gracie, who is about 3 years old and weighs at least 1,200 pounds, was found within a half-mile of a pond and creek and had plenty of vegetation to feed on, said Jones, adding that she appeared to have been in that area for about a week.
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