‘Sometimes you have to lose to win’: Wilder congratulates Fury for victory

• Wilder congratulates Fury in first remarks since Saturday night
• American heavyweight suffered broken right hand during fight
• Fury beats Wilder in all-time classic to retain heavyweight title

Deontay Wilder has congratulated Tyson Fury on his victory in Saturday night's thrilling heavyweight championship rematch in Las Vegas.

The American knockout artist, who lost by 11th-round knockout in a wildly entertaining fight at the T-Mobile Arena then drew criticism for not shaking Fury's hand in the immediate aftermath, broke his silence with an Instagram post on Thursday afternoon.