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Fury (31-0-1) withstood an early storm to outbox Deontay Wilder and landed the knockout punch in the 11th round to finish their trilogy and defend his single linear title.

Fury then grabbed charge and bludgeoned Wilder, knocking him off his feet in the tenth round before finishing the fight with a straight right hand to the side of his head that pushed Wilder face-first to the mat.

Deontay Wilder (now 42-2-1, 41KOs) has used a United States arbitration to exercise his right to a third fight with Tyson Fury (31-0-1, 22KOs), thereby ending the Briton's chances of a home clash with Anthony Joshua this summer.

Wilder has the ability to close the gap quickly. He used to be able to do it in any case "Fury chimed in. "I'm not sure how he's doing now that he's lost his job. He can, however, cover the gap quickly and get a man out of there with either hand "the unbeaten champion stated

Fury, the world heavyweight champion, is gearing up for a trilogy clash with his American opponent this weekend, having knocked him out in February 2020 after their first fight ended in a draw. Wilder is counting on a fresh and improved technique to defeat Fury for the third bout in a row.

Regarding the Joshua-Usyk bout, Tyson Fury told a press conference: “Did I watch the fight? Yes I did.

Concerns continue to grow that the two British boxing greats would be kept apart before they both called it a day, but the 31-year-old Joshua, who started as an amateur at Finchley, remains optimistic a unification

India nine Olympic-bound boxers will travel abroad for a three-week training stint after getting a few days' break following a record-shattering medal haul by the country's pugilists at the just-concluded Asian Boxing Championships

Two-fight deal to unify the IBF, WBO, WBA and WBC heavyweight titles.

Canelo Alvarez will face Callum Smith on December 19th at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.