By Agence France-Presse
Tyson Fury dominated Deontay Wilder on the way to a seventh-round technical knockout, seizing the World Boxing Council heavyweight title as he handed the American his first defeat.
Tyson Fury knocks down Deontay Wilder in the fifth during their WBC heavyweight bout on February 22, 2020 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Al Bello / Getty Images / AFP)
Fourteen months after their dramatic split-decision draw, Britain’s Fury battered the American champion — who had blood streaming from his left ear and leaking from his mouth when referee Kenny Bayless called a halt.
Fury had dropped Wilder in the third and fifth rounds and was landing blows at will — Fury’s corner finally throwing in the towel and Bayless stopping it at 1:39 of the round.
Source: Manila Bulletin
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