Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder result: Heavyweight fight ends in controversial split decision draw
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Your support makes all the difference.Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder battled to a controversial draw in a thrilling WBC heavyweight title fight in Los Angeles.
The British boxer returned from a lengthy lay-off due to drug addiction, alcoholism and mental health problems to the verge of becoming a two-time world champion after an expert display of tactical championship boxing
Wilder's two knockdowns, in the ninth and 12th rounds, dragged him back into a contest he looked all set to lose as he keeps his WBC strap after an eighth title defence. Follow the latest reaction below.
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Up next is Jarrett Hurd vs Jason Welborn for the WBA (Super), IBF, and IBO light middleweight titles.
What an opportunity for Welborn.
Jarrett Hurd was rapped into the ring by none other than The Game.
Some Los Angeles royalty for you right there.
The difference in size between these two men. Wow. Hurd absolutely towers over his opponent, who has actually been the busier of the two so far.
He landed a couple of clean punches in that first round. 10-9 to Welborn for me.
Hurd much better with the body shots in the second, he'll craftily look to break Welborn down because every punch he throws is one you feel, he puts everything behind them.
Second round Hurd.
Wow. Welborn is giving it absolutely everything he's got here and ends the third with a nice flurry.
Hurd's jabs will have given him that third though. But Welborn is definitely not here to lay down.
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