Boxing

Wilder v Fury II: Briton says he needs to knock out American to guarantee victory

February 14, 2020 4:09 pm

Tyson Fury is unbeaten in 30 fights [Source: BBC]

Tyson Fury says he will have to knock out Deontay Wilder in Las Vegas to avoid a repeat of the judging controversy of their first fight.

The British heavyweight, despite hitting the canvas twice, believed he had won their enthralling December 2018 WBC contest, declared a draw.

Fury, nicknamed the Gypsy King, was knocked down twice but nevertheless impressed as he went the distance in what was his first world title fight since returning to boxing the previous June, after a three-year absence.

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