Tyson Fury pulled off a massive upset to dethrone Deontay Wilder as the WBC heavyweight champion.
The boxing superstars tussled in a titanic rematch at the MGM Grand Garded Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada for the WBC, Ring, and Lineal heavyweight titles.
They first fought in an epic 12-round contest in December 2018, with the Briton dominating the early rounds before the American champ scored a devastating knockdown in the final frame.
The instant classic ended in a controversial split draw.
Since that first meeting, both heavyweight have won two tune up fights.
Wilder finished Dominic Breazeale and Luis Ortiz respectively to stretch his successful title defences to 10-fight win streak.
‘The Bronze Bomber’ vowed to win the rematch by way of knockout and he wants to make sure Fury will not get up this time.
Meanwhile, ‘The Gypsy King’ made short work of Tom Schwarz before surviving Otto Wallin in tight contest where he sustained a cut in the eye.
Fury has also promised a knockout victory as he believes he can’t win the rematch if it goes down to scorecards.
Heavier
On Friday, the heavyweight rivals tipped the scales ahead of their much-awaited rematch.
Fury sparked speculations he may be out of shape for the important fight as weighed 273 pounds. In the first fight, he was weighing 256.5 pounds and he was coming off a serious battle back then against health issue and depression.
“The weight is not a problem. 273 pounds of pure British beef,” he told reporters.
The defending WBC champ also came in heavier for Saturday fight as tipped the scales at 231 pounds, the heaviest weight he had in his boxing career.
“As you can see, throughout my whole career, I’ve been underweight. I really don’t care about weight,” Wilder said.
“This just indicates that I’m in a better state and a better mind than the last time and I come for the pain.”
One-Sided
What expected as a close fight turned out to be a one-sided affair as Fury dominated the defending champion through seven rounds.
The Briton floored Wilder in the third round, the first time the American boxer was knocked down.
With Fury unleashing a great offense, Wilder was physically overwhelmed and failed to land his trademark right hand.
In the fifth round, Fury send Wilder to the mat with a vicious body shot but he was awarded a one-point deduction for holding the American’s neck.
Wilder’s corner had seen enough in the seventh round as they threw in the towel and the fight was over.
Fury ended Wilder’s tenth-straight title-defences.
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(Featured Image Source: Instagram/ Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury)