LAS VEGAS:
Fury got up from the canvas twice in the fourth round and eventually stopped Wilder with a devastating right hand in the Ilth round, retaining his WBC title Saturday night in the thrilling conclusion to a superlative boxing trilogy Fury (31-0-1, 22 KOs) finished Wilder for the second straight time in their three bouts, but only after a back-and-forth event featuring five combined knockdowns and several apparent moments of imminent defeat for both men.
Wilder ultimately ended up facedown on the canvas at 1:10 of the 11th round after a chopping right hook fired from high in the air by the 6-foot-9 Fury.
“It was a great fight, said Fury, the sport's lineal heavyweight champion and a former unified world champ. “It was worthy of any trilogy in the history of the sport. He's a top fighter, and he gave me a real (test) tonight. Wilder (42-2-1) was knocked down in the third round and appeared to be on his way out, but he improbably rallied to knock down Fury twice in the final minutes of the fourth.
The British champion was profoundly shaken, but he also gathered himself and fought on.
“He caught me twice in the fourth round, but I was never thinking, 'Oh, this is over,” Fury said. He shook me, put me down, but that's boxing, and that's life as well. It's not how many times you get knocked down. You've got to keep fighting and keep moving forward. Fury knocked down Wilder again with a concussive right hand midway through the 10th, but Wilder recovered and even stunned Fury in the final seconds of the round.
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