Tyson Fury knocks out Deontay Wilder to retain WBC title

Tyson Fury celebrates after defeating Deontay Wilder (Chase Stevens/AP)

Tyson Fury retained his WBC heavyweight title but only after rising from the canvas twice before knocking out Deontay Wilder in the 11th round of a spellbinding contest at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

This third fight between the pair was unquestionably their most riveting with five knockdowns in total, Wilder the first to go over after being put on his back in the face of some punishing blows from his great rival.