Tyson Fury celebrated his stunning knockout victory over Deontay Wilder by dancing topless on a stage at a nightclub in Las Vegas.
Fury, 33, knocked out Wilder in the 11th round of their captivating heavyweight clash at the T-Mobile Arena. Team Fury headed to Las Vegas’ Hakkasan nightclub after the bout and Fury soon joined close pal Steve Aoki in the DJ booth, where the fighter sang songs and pulled out some shadow boxing and dance moves.
Fury, who ended his in-ring interview with a rendition of Marc Cohn’s ‘Walking in Memphis’, was seen partying with his wife Paris, brother Tommy and trainer SugarHill Steward. Reacting to his thrilling victory over Wilder, Fury said: "I was down a couple of times, I was hurt. Wilder is a strong puncher. It was a great fight. I will not make any excuses. Wilder is a top fighter, he gave me a run for my money. I always say I am the best fighter in the world and he is the second best. Don’t ever doubt me. When the chips are down I can always deliver."
Meanwhile, Fury’s promoter, Frank Warren, hailed his fighter’s performance in Las Vegas and called the bout the ‘greatest heavyweight fight ever’. "It was historic, wasn’t it? I’ve got to be honest, that’s the best live heavyweight fight I’ve ever seen," Warren said. "It was just amazing. Both of them showed such courage, they’re true warriors and it takes two guys to make a fight like that and you have to take your hat off to both of them."
"Tyson has now established himself as the best heavyweight of his generation, in my opinion. He always finds something. He is a warrior, he’s just a tough guy and he will not be denied. In the last round of the first fight when he went down, I thought it was all over, I don’t know how he got up from that. But this one, this was just unbelievable. I know to win this fight Wilder would have to come and fight him, throw bombs at him, and that’s what he did. It became almost a shoot-out between them. He’s unbelievable, he’s probably got the best chin in the heavyweight division in the last 40 odd years. Other guys getting hit by the statistically hardest puncher in the heavyweight division, in Deontay Wilder, and that’s a fact, they would not have got up from that," added Warren.
"Only if you’ve got a big chin can you get up, and that’s what Tyson has got. A big heart and a marvellous chin. Each fight has got better and better as far as Tyson is concerned. For me it was heart in mouth at times, but for fans it doesn’t get any better. When I think back to the Ali vs Frazier trilogy, this tonight was something extra special. the whole place was on the edge of the seats," he explained.
Deontay Wilder admitted he ‘wasn’t good enough’ against Tyson Fury before the American was taken to hospital as a precaution following the brutal knockout defeat. Wilder, 35, was knocked down in the third, 10th and 11th rounds as he failed to avenge his 2020 defeat to Fury at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The Bronze Bomber briefly stunned Fury by twice sending him to the canvas in the fourth round, but the unbeaten Brit soon regained control and dominated most of the remaining rounds to defend his WBC heavyweight title.
Both fighters weighed in at career-high weights for this fight, with Fury at 277 pounds and Wilder at 238, and the American felt the difference proved crucial.
"I did my best, but it wasn’t good enough tonight,’ Wilder said. ‘I’m not sure what happened. I know that in training he did certain things, and I also knew that he didn’t come in at 277 pounds to be a ballet dancer. He came to lean on me, try to rough me up and he succeeded." Said Wilder.
Shortly after his heavy defeat, Wilder was taken to the University Medical Centre in Nevada to be looked over. Wilder appeared to be bleeding from his ear at the end of the fight and was taken to the hospital as a precautionary measure. While Wilder will now need to rebuild his career, Fury has underlined his status as the best heavyweight on the planet and an all-time great.