Deontay Wilder of the United States has struggled to retain his WBC heavyweight boxing championship title by snatching a draw from Britain's Tyson Fury on Saturday in California.
Deontay Wilder, 33, saved his title and got the draw by knocking down his opponent Tyson Fury in the 12th and final round.
He thought he had made the decision with a violent left-right sequence in Fury's face, but to the amazement of the 18,000 spectators at Staples Center and Wilder himself, the Briton, counting to nine, got up and finished the fight without being put in difficulty.
Fury, back in 2018 on rings after sinking into depression and having been undermined by addictions, dominated the scores so far.
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The 30-year-old British man has used Wilder in a steady and discouraging manner with his defense and provocations, while the American WBC Queen-class champion since June 2015 seemed tired from the 8th time.
A referee gave the victory to Wilder (115-111), a second saw Fury win (115-110) and the third could not decide (113-113) They were both unbeaten before this highly anticipated fight with 40 wins for Wilder, 27 for Fury. Unsurprisingly, Wilder and Fury each felt they deserved the win and made a date for revenge in 2019.