Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder III: Gypsy King retains WBC title in style

Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder III: Gypsy King retains WBC title in style

SportsBrief.com, Rene Otinga
updated at April 12, 2023 at 7:49 PM
  • Fury got up from two knockdowns to beat his fierce rival in a thrilling early morning fight
  • He beat his challenger by TKO in the 11th round to establish his superiority over his American opponent
  • Tensions had been brewing between the two fighters throughout fight week

Tyson Fury retained his WBC heavyweight title via a knockout victory in his trilogy fight against Deontay Wilder at the T-Mobile arena in Las Vegas.

Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder III
Gypsy King retains WBC title in style with 11th round stoppage at the T-Mobile Arena. Photo by Al Bello
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The Gypsy King landed significant punches in the opening two rounds but Wilder was stood his ground as he tried to get into position to hit Fury.

Fury scored a third-round knocked down as the Bronze Bomber got back on the feet and was saved by the bell.

The match took a dramatic turn around in the fourth round as Wilder landed a right hand as he went down on the canvas.

The Gypsy King got up as the Bronze scored another knocked down the second time. Fury was able to cross the finish line of the round.

It was a flurry of punches by the American and British heavyweights as they exchanged significant strikes in the fifth round but Fury connected better than Wilder.

Wilder had his right eye swollen in the sixth round as Fury landed more combinations and the Bronze Bomber looked tired and managed to finish the round.

Round seven and eight saw Wilder fatigued as the Bronze Bomber was struggling with his right as he was managing to throw punches with it. However, Fury continued to dominate.

Fury went for the finish in the ninth round as he out-punched his opponent who was literarily getting tired in every second but got rocked towards the end.

A big right hand from Fury threw Wilder to the ground in the tenth round and git up again to continue but the Bronze Bomber finished stronger.

Fury ended the fight in the 11th round as he landed punches upon punches that floored Wilder as the referee stopped the fight.

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