Fury knocks out Wilder to retain WBC title

Tyson Fury knocked out Deontay Wilder to retain his WBC heavyweight title in a trilogy fight against the American boxer on Sunday morning.

The British boxer was knocked down twice but rose to drop the American for a second time in the 11th round encounter at the T-Mobile Arena in Nevada, Las Vegas.

Both men hit the canvas twice in the course of the fight before the final TKO by Fury.

Wilder was downed in the third and tenth rounds by the “gypsy king” while Fury went down twice in round four.

A giant right hand from Fury provided an unambiguous ending to a thrilling fight.

Midway through Round 11, Fury landed a right hand to Wilder’s temple, sending his longtime rival to the canvas for good.

The WBC heavyweight champion who now has a 31-0-1 career boxing record had defeated Wilder via seventh-round on February 22, 2020, in the same arena.

Sunday’s clash was the third time both boxers had thrilling back-to-back bouts in three years — after a controversial draw and a concussive stoppage in the first and second fights respectively.