Tyson Fury wins trilogy against Deontay Wilder by knockout and retains WBC heavyweight belt

Fury (left) defeats Wilder (right). Photo: Reproduction / Twitter @toprank

It was emotional, but Tyson Fury successfully defended the World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight belt. In the early hours of this Sunday (10), the Englishman survived two knockdowns applied by Deontay Wilder to achieve victory by knockout in the 11th round. With the result, Fury beat his rival for the second time in a row, putting an end to the trilogy. The fight took place at the T-Mobile Arena, in Las Vegas (USA).

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“As the great John Wayne said, I am made of pig iron, iron and steel. It was a great fight and worthy of any great fight in the trilogy. He has no love for me because I beat him three times. I'm a sportsman, I went to him to show him some love and respect and he didn't want to reciprocate. So, I can only pray for him”, said Fury, in an interview while still in the ring, considering the first fight between them – which officially ended in a draw – as a triumph.

The fight: Fury x Wilder

The fight between Fury Wilder started with a lot of study in the first two rounds. Wilder sought more confrontation while Fury was more precise with counterattacks. In the third round, Fury took the North American to the canvas for the first time

In the fourth round, however, the rival's first big moment. Wilder landed a beautiful right hand and took the Brit down. Fury fell again in the same split, but managed to recover.

Despite the two knockdowns, Fury returned to the fight, but Wilder had a small advantage until the sixth round. From then on, the Englishman managed to land a beautiful sequence of punches on the North American and begin the comeback.

Fury's punch combination was repeated in the eighth round and the referee asked the doctor to examine the American so the fight could continue. Despite being weakened, Wilder took one last breather out of his hat in the ninth round, when he landed a straight right hand to win the partial.

In the 11th round came the outcome of the fight. Fury hit and combined blows well on Wilder, who was no longer able to defend himself. The North American fell hard in the ring and the Englishman successfully defended the World Boxing Council belt.