'It's kicking off'

Dereck Chisora throws table at Dillian Whyte as pre-fight press conference descends into chaos

Bad blood between pair reached new heights ahead of Saturday night's British heavyweight showdown in Manchester

DERECK CHISORA picked up a table and launched it at the head of Dillian Whyte as bad blood between the pair reached jaw-dropping new levels.

Chisora appeared to react angrily at being labelled a “p***y” when he saw red.

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Dereck Chisora picks up a table and attempts to throw it at Dillian Whyte

The pair clash on the Anthony Joshua vs Eric Molina undercard this Saturday night in Manchester with Whyte’s British heavyweight title on the line.

In the clip Whyte’s trainer, Mark Tibbs, can also be seen throwing a microphone at Chisora.

The British Boxing Board of Control had asked for the two enemies to be kept apart after they previously clashed on filming for Sky Sports show The Gloves are Off.

Security were forced to pile into the melee as Chisora was bundled away while still hurling insults at Whyte, who remained seated.

Chisora indicated he was ready to burst at the presser in the Radisson hotel in Manchester by saying: “Are you sure you want to kick off right now, because if you want to it can.”

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Promoter Eddie Hearn gets caught up in the eye of the storm while Dillian Whyte does not seem fussed

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Dereck Chisora marches off after his press conference descended into chaos

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Dillian Whyte is held away from Dereck Chisora by security

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Dillian Whyte had to be escorted away from the venue after tempers flared yet again

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Dereck Chisora continued to hurl abuse after he had hurled a table

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The table-throwing was just the latest in a line of bust-ups between the pair

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Mark Tibbs, Dillian Whyte’s trainer, is thought to have thrown a microphone at Dereck Chisora

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Whyte had earlier signalled how tensions between the pair were fit to burst again.

He said: “Me and Dereck both know what would happen if we were left in a room with no security.

“When I stepped to him and threw punches, he was scared.

“You have two security guards and they both got manhandled. You lost the battle already. In the Sky studios, you cowered away.

“The man bit me on my chest, who does that?”

The pair will weigh in separately on Friday.

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