It appeared now just a matter of time before Fury applied the coup de grace and a big left late in the sixth had Wilder tottering on unsteady legs again as the round finished. As the round ended, Wilder looked not only physically spent, but mentally befuddled by what was facing him. Despite that reprieve it was again all Fury as he outmuscled as well as outboxed the defending WBC champion.įury was quickly on the front foot again in the fifth as he hurt Wilder almost immediately with yet another powerful right hand, and he registered his second knockdown of the night soon after with a body shot just over a minute into the session. Wilder somehow made it to the end of the round on unsteady legs, but staggered back to his corner clearly dazed and with blood streaming from his left ear.ĭeontay was on the deck again in round 4 but it was ruled no knockdown by Bayless. Wilder was in major trouble late in third as Fury dropped him for the first time with a left hand followed by a right hook as just over 30 seconds remained in the session. The first round was easy for Fury with a stiff jab paving the way for him to load up with straight right hands, and it was one of those which stiffened the legs of ‘The Bronze Bomber’ late in round 2. He proved that not only can he box, but he can also punch, as he began to do damage to Wilder’s features from the very early going with some punishing shots. This eagerly-awaited rematch drew a sellout crowd of 15,816 to the iconic MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, paying a record live gate for a heavyweight bout of almost $17million.Īnd Fury surprised most of them by coming out in much more aggressive style than he did in the first meeting, and dominating centre ring from the off. Not surprisingly for a huge world heavyweight championship bout in Las Vegas, the event brought the stars out in force with the likes of Mike Tyson, Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes, Magic Johnson and Stephanie McMahon just some of the big names in attendance. Referee for the bout was Kenny Bayless and judges (who in the end were not needed) were Glenn Feldman, Dave Moretti and Steve Weisfeld. Most bookmakers had the fight very close in the run-up to the bout, with some making Wilder a very slight favourite and others having them dead level in terms of odds. Wilder meanwhile, promoted by Al Haymon’s Premier Boxing Champions (PBC), again had Jay Deas and Mark Breland heading up his corner. He also ended the evening as the World Boxing Council (WBC), Ring magazine and lineal heavyweight champion of the world.įury, co-promoted by Frank Warren’s Queensberry Promotion and Bob Arum’s Top Rank, went into the bout with a new team in his corner as Kronk disciples Javan ‘SugarHill’ Steward (nephew of the great Emanuel Steward) and Andy Lee replaced Ben Davison. If their first fight – a draw in Los Angeles in December 2018 – had a controversial outcome which was in doubt right until the end, the rematch was nowhere near as close.įury dominated proceedings right from the start to register a crushing seventh-round TKO victory, and in the process hand Wilder the first defeat of his professional career. Tyson Fury (29-0-1) and Deontay Wilder (42-0-1) met for a second time at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Saturday February 22, 2020.
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