NAPABILANG ang laban nina WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder sa dumaraming kontrobersiyal na tabla sa kasaysayan makaraang pabagsakin niya ng dalawang beses si dating undi sputed champion Tyson Fury ng United Kingdom pero idineklarang 12-round split draw ang kanilang laban kahapon sa Staples Center, Los Angeles, California sa United States.
Napabagsak ni Wilder ang Amerikano si Fury sa 9th at 12th rounds ngunit nakuha lamang niya ang score card ni judge Alejandro Rochin, 115- 111 samantalang pumabor kay Fury si judge Robert Tapper, 114-110 at tablang 113-113 ang sagupaan kay judge Phil Edwards.
“WBC he avywe ight champion Deontay Wilder (40-0-1, 39 KOs) and former unified champ Tyson Fury (27-0-1, 19 KOs) battled to a split decision draw on Saturday night at Staples Center in Los Angeles,” ayon sa ulat ng Fightnews. com. “ For the first eight rounds, the bout was similar to Fury’s win over Wladimir Klitschko, with Wilder unable to solve Fury’s defense. Wilder finally dropped Fury in round nine. Fury responded well in rounds ten and eleven, but Wilder floored him again hard in round twelve. Scores were 115-111 Wilder, 114-110 Fury, 113-113.
Gilbert Espeña
