Tyson Fury vs Wallin fight result LIVE: Gypsy King wins by unanimous decision after suffering two cuts early on and then calls out Deontay Wilder
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Your support makes all the difference.Tyson Fury beat Otto Wallin at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada despite suffering two cuts to his eye as he looks to set up a rematch of his WBC heavyweight title fight against Deontay Wilder.
Fury made an eye-catching Vegas debut in June with a flamboyant win over Tom Schwarz but this was none the same. A unanimous decision victory but at a huge cost, an injury that could see him sidelined for a number of months.
Wallin provided a far sterner test than expected, coming in a 33/1 outsider, the Swede didn't manage to get the result but walks away with a number of new fans. Recap on the fight below.
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He is finally in the ring! The fighters will be introduced and then it's fight time.
Round by round updates to follow.
Round one: Fury 10-9 Wallin
Fury is keeping Wallin at bay with his long jab, at one point Wallin managed to get through to the chest of Fury and he felt it. The Swede is showing no signs of being intimidated, he's boxed and sparred plenty of top fighters.
Fury's jab wins him the round, but not much in it for either man.
Just in case you wondered, Wallin is already 10x better than Schwarz ever was. Let's see how that develops as the fight goes on...
Round two: Fury 20-18 Wallin
Both men landed some nice shots in that round, I'd give it to Fury because he was just more active with the jab, although Wallin threw a lot too.
Fury is now aware of the threat Wallin poses, smiling every time he's hit to the body and chest. It's what he would have wanted, to get some rounds in. At this rate, it looks like that might just happen.
Round three: Fury 30-27 Wallin
Tyson Fury has a big cut to the corner of his right eye, which could cause some issues. Wow, it is a deep one and it was caused by a punch.
The third goes to Fury, who popped the jab out nicely.
Round four: Fury 39-37 Wallin
Wallin is targeting the eye, and Fury is wiping it constantly because it's disrupting him. If Fury doesn't get him out of there then he could be pulled out. I'll give the Swede that round.
Round five: Fury 49-46 Wallin
Neither man landed much clearly in that round but Fury managed to get the jab going in the early stages, so he nicks that one.
Cut is clearly bothering him, he's blinking loads.
Round six: Fury 59-55 Wallin
Fury realises he is in trouble. The referee stopped the fight midway through the sixth to let the doctor have a look at the eye. He allows it to continue and Fury comes out with a big combination.
The cut is really, really bad. He still wins the round.
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