This past Saturday night, Tyson Fury made history when he defeated Wladimir Klitschko by unanimous decision to end the Ukrainian’s 9 1/2-year reign as heavyweight champion on Saturday and take his WBA, IBF, IBO and WBO heavyweight titles.
After a bruising encounter that ended with cuts near both of Klitschko’s eyes, referee Tony Weeks went to the judges’ score cards.
Cesar Ramos and Raul Caiz Sr. scored it 115-112 each, while Ramon Cerdan had it 116-111 in favor of the undefeated Briton (25-0, 18 KO).
Fury, 12 years younger than the 39-year-old Klitschko, taunted and baited the champion at various stages, prompting jeers from fans at the 55,000-seat soccer stadium in Duesseldorf.
Klitschko (64-4, 53 KO), contesting his 28th title fight, was cautious until attempting a recovery in the final rounds, but suffered his first defeat since April 2004.
Fury told Sky Sports News: "They couldn't rob me. It was too wide. I didn't give him many rounds. I thought I outboxed him nearly all the rounds. He caught me with a couple of punches that could have swayed the judges and he had the referee on his side.
"He headbutted me all night and kept holding me. When did we see the referee warn him about taking a point off? He didn't. I hit him twice around the back of the head and he took a point off me. It could have been crucial but I was too far ahead."
"If you're not landing punches and you're not in the fight, how can they award it to you? I've watched clips back but I'm not really interested. It's in the past. This is the start of a long journey. I'm just thinking about life and enjoying Christmas at the moment."
