Tyson Fury defeats Deontay Wilder to win WBC Championship

The two had a clash on Sunday, 23 February in Las vegas where Fury, who entered the match as a challenger, emerged the winner of the match.

Fury trapped Wilder in the corner of the ring in the seventh round of the match, after which Wilder’s people threw in the towel. They’d noticed that he had a bleeding cut on his lip. He was also bleeding out of his ears.

The referee immediately called off the match, granting Fury victory in the match and Wilder the first loss of his career.

After the match, Wilder expressed regret that his team threw in the towel, saying he still had more to give. He said:

“I’m doing good. Things like this happen. The best man won tonight, but my corner threw in the towel and I was ready to go out on my shield. I had a lot of things going on heading into this fight. It is what it is, but I make no excuses tonight. I just wish my corner would have let me go out on my shield. I’m a warrior. He had a great performance and we will be back stronger.

“Even the greatest have lost and came back, that is just part of it. You just take it for what it is. I can make no excuses tonight. I had a lot of complications. But we’ll come back stronger next time around. This is what big-time boxing is all about, the best must fight the best. I appreciate all the fans that came out and supported the show, and I hope that everyone gets home safely.”

Fury, on the other hand, praised Wilder for his performance before he celebrated winning the match against Wilder. He said:

“A big shout out to Deontay Wilder. He came here tonight and he manned up and he really did show the heart of a champion. I hit him with a clean right that dropped him and he got back up. He is a warrior. He will be back. He will be champion again.

“But I will say, the king has returned to the top of the throne!”