It was a rematch that didn’t need the judges’ scorecards this time, as Tyson Fury (30–0–1, 21 KOs) put on a clinic defeating Deontay Wilder (42–1–1, 41 KOs) by seventh round TKO to become the new WBC heavyweight champion.
Given the enormity of the fight it was an extremely tense start to the fight. Fury had a good first round, showing some great movement whilst pressing forward on Wilder. A jab from Fury landed clean on Wilder and backed him up. Wilder landed his first right hand but caught Fury right on the end of the punch.
Fury landed a jab-uppercut combination at the start of the third round that seemed to hurt Wilder for a moment.