TYSON FURY BECOMES NEW WBC HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION

Tyson Fury has beaten Deontay Wilder to become the new WBC heavyweight champion of the world.

In a fight that took place in Las Vegas, Fury dropped Wilder twice before the American team threw in the towel in the seventh round, thereby handing Wilder the first loss of his professional career and ending his five – year reign as champion.

Fury literally bullied the man widely regarded as one of the biggest punchers the division has ever seen, nullifying Wilder’s threat of winning going by his 41 knockout wins from 43 fights.

Wilder hit the canvas for just the second time in his career in the third round with Fury coming within seconds of sealing the contest early.

The mauling continued with Wilder unable to clear his head as Fury continued the brutal assault.

He was down again in the 5th round, rocked again in the opening seconds of the seventh with a vicious left hook.

As Fury backed his man into the corner landing unanswered hooks, the towel came in.

Fury previously ruled the heavyweight division after beating Wladimir Klitschko in 2015 before he lost his career to drugs and depression.

In the earlier meeting between Wilder and Fury, the duo settled for a split decision in their first bout in December 2018.

Last October, Fury revealed he planned to retire from boxing after three more fights.

With one of those fights ticked off, a unification bout with IBF, WBO and WBA (Super) champion, Anthony Joshua, looms on the horizon.