Article 5QJ1N Tyson Fury beats Deontay Wilder to retain WBC heavyweight boxing title – as it happened

Tyson Fury beats Deontay Wilder to retain WBC heavyweight boxing title – as it happened

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Bryan Armen Graham at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Ve
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Jimmy Lennon Jr is in the ring and we're just about ready to go. Now it's time for the anthems: first God Save the Queen followed by the Star-Spangled Banner. And, finally, the fighters are moments away from making their entrances. A positively electric atmosphere at the T-Mobile Arena, which has filled up almost entirely over the last hour.

A bit of dressing-room banter earlier between Fury and Deontay Wilder's co-trainer Jay Deas. As Deas watches the champion get his hands wrapped, Fury tells him: You missed the knuckle dusters last time."

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