LAS VEGAS: Tyson Fury retained his WBC heavyweight title on Saturday when he sent Deontay Wilder to the canvas for a third time with a vicious right hand to the head in the 11th round at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The enthralling slugfest was more competitive than many expected but still ended as mos
LAS VEGAS: Tyson Fury retained his WBC heavyweight title on Saturday when he sent Deontay Wilder to the canvas for a third time with a vicious right hand to the head in the 11th round at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Fury weathered the early storm and knocked Wilder down in the third round with a short uppercut but the American responded in the fourth, knocking Fury down twice with shots to the head from close range. Although down on the score cards, the fight never felt completely out of reach for Wilder due to his right hand but the defensive-minded Fury mostly managed to avoid it.
"Deontay Wilder's a top fighter, he gave me a real run for my money. I always said I'm the best in the world and he's second best."The battered Wilder reportedly went to hospital immediately after the fight. Ukraine's Oleksandr Usyk holds the other three titles and the winner of a fight between the two would lead to the first undisputed heavyweight champion since Lennox Lewis 21 years ago.
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