Boxing - Tyson Fury beats Wladimir Klitschko to become world heavyweight champion
Tyson Fury shocked the world by outworking and outperforming Wladimir Klitschko to become the new world heavyweight champion via unanimous decision.
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By Liam Happe 15 hours ago Eurosport
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Boxing - Tyson Fury beats Wladimir Klitschko to become world heavyweight champion
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Tyson Fury celebrates winning the fight
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Britain's Fury edged the majority of the 12 rounds in a disappointing contest against the 39-year-old, who offered very little throughout.
Fury now holds every version of the maximum-weight title barring the WBC edition after the judges at Dusseldorf's ESPRIT Arena gave it to him with scores of 116-111, 115-112 and 115-112.
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With many predicting a stoppage win for the defending titlist heading into the eagerly-anticipated showdown, it came as a shock that the early rounds saw very little offered by the Ukrainian other than clinching whenever Fury landed shots.
After a action-bereft third round, however, the shock factor eased and many fans were left wondering if the fight would heat up at any point.
Fury, to his credit, moved, punched and talked in ways that ensured Klitschko could not control the fight as he controlled every fight of his 11-year unbeaten run. Without control, Dr. Steelhammer offered next to nothing.
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