Tyson Fury retained his WBC heavyweight championship with an 11th round knockout against Deontay Wilder in an exciting battle that will be a contender for Fight of the Year.
Fury fought against a real had to survive two knockdowns in the 4th round. This last fight brought the trilogy to an end giving the 15,280 in attendance at T-Mobile Arena a Rocky style end.
Fury started off fast and scored a knockdown in the third round with a right hand. It appeared that fans were getting a replay of their second fight until the fourth round when Wilder landed his vaunted right hand that put The Gypsy King down. Fury would get to his feet and was sent to the canvas a second time with a left hook. It appeared that Wilder would pull off the comeback, but Fury would not be denied on this night.
Wilder looked completely exhausted but remained dangerous even as Fury used his size to wear Wilder down and landed hard punches that could have ended the fight at any moment. Wilder's heart was bigger than the state of Texas and he kept punching, occasionally buzzing Fury with his incredible power.
Ultimately, Fury wore Wilder down and dropped him in the 10th round. Wilder continued to fight back in the 11th but Fury met him with a right hand that caused The Bronze Bomber to crash to the canvas face first in a heap. There was no need to count, and the fight was halted at the 1:10 mark.
