Tyson Fury Retains WBC Heavyweight Title in Trilogy Fight
Fury Knocks Out Wilder in 11th Round
February 22, 2023
Tyson Fury defended his WBC heavyweight title with an 11th-round knockout of Deontay Wilder on Saturday night. The fight was a back-and-forth affair, with both fighters knocking each other down multiple times. Fury was knocked down twice in the fourth round, but he rallied to knock Wilder down three times in the 10th and 11th rounds. The referee stopped the fight in the 11th round after Wilder was knocked down for the third time.
With the win, Fury improves his record to 31-0-1. Wilder falls to 42-2-1. The fight was the third fight in their trilogy, with Fury winning the first fight by knockout in the seventh round and Wilder winning the second fight by knockout in the 11th round.
Fury is now the undisputed WBC heavyweight champion of the world. He is also the lineal heavyweight champion, as he holds the title that was last held by Muhammad Ali. Fury is considered one of the best heavyweight boxers of all time, and he is now looking to unify the heavyweight division by fighting the winner of the upcoming fight between Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua.
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