Tyson Fury beats Deontay Wilder in all-time classic to retain WBC heavyweight title
- British fighter gets knocked down twice but recovers to win
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- Fury after Wilder win: ‘I’m the best heavyweight of my era’
Tyson Fury consolidated his place at the summit of boxing on Saturday night when he knocked out Deontay Wilder in the 11th round to defend the World Boxing Council’s version of the heavyweight title in a heart-pounding contest of extreme physical and psychological intensity that ennobled both men.
The Gypsy King, whose career appeared finished when he left the sport for more than two years amid public battles with addiction and mental illness, dropped Wilder in the third round, then came off the floor twice in the fourth himself before roaring back from near-defeat with knockdowns in the 10th and the 11th, when referee Russell Mora intervened with the determined Wilder still trying to make it to his feet to continue.
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