Boxing: Tyson Fury defeats Deontay Wilder by TKO, retains WBC belt

Date:

Share post:


Tyson Fury retained his WBC heavyweight title with a TKO over Deontay Wilder in the 11th round Saturday night in Las Vegas.

With the win, Fury also wins the trilogy between the pair.

Fury (31-0-1, 22 KOs) decked an exhausted Wilder (42-2-1, 41 KOs) for the third time on the night and the referee stopped the bout at 1 minute, 10 seconds of the 11th without a count.

Wilder had knocked down Fury twice earlier in the fight.

“I’m made of pig iron and steel, baby,” Fury said after the fight, crediting Wilder as being the “second best” heavyweight in the world. “I’m not gonna make any excuses. Wilder is a tough fighter, he gave me a real run for money tonight.”

The pair fought to a split draw in their first fight in 2018, with Fury recording a seventh-round TKO in February 2020.

–Field Level Media

spot_img

Related articles

UFC: UFC 301 Preview: Alexandre Pantoja favored in main event

UFC 301 will feature a title fight between 125-pound champion Alexandre Pantoja and flyweight contender Steve Erceg at...

UFC: William Gomis (illness) pulled from UFC 301

William Gomis was pulled from his scheduled fight against Jean Silva at UFC 301 after being helped out...

Boxing: Golden Boy Promotions defends Ryan Garcia in wake of banned substance report

Golden Boy Promotions issued a statement in support of its fighter Ryan Garcia, who reportedly tested positive for...

UFC: Volkanovski: Holloway can make Topuria fight ‘look easy’

A matchup between UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria and BMF champion Max Holloway has not been set, but...

FREE

Get the most important breaking news and analyses for Free.

Thank you for subscribing

Something went wrong.