VIDEO: Fury defeats Wilder in an epic Trilogy
The WBC Heavyweight Champion, Tyson Fury after surviving two to knocked out in the fourth round defeated his American opponent Deontey Wilder in a technical knockout to retain the WBC heavyweight belt in an epic trilogy fight at Mobile arena in Las Vegas on Sunday.
Fury, 33, in the third round knocked down Wilder. But Wilder came back strongly in the four-round to also floored Fury twice.
Even though Fury was leading on the scoreboard and would have won in the end, he still pulled the magic moment in the 10th and 11th rounds by Knocking down Wilder in both rounds before the referee Russell Mora called for the end of the fight.
The first bout between the two ended in a controversial draw with commentators saying, Fury should have won. In the second bout, Fury dominated and knocked down Wilder.
And now, the third bout, dubbed Trilogy because it is the third fight between the two has ended with a thrilling knocked out for Tyson Fury to retain the WBC belt.
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Source:africaneditors.com/Raymond Karvi
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