Sunday, February 26 , 2017 - 19:18 (EEST) Section: Gulf News (United Arab Emirates)
Undefeated Deontay Wilder stopped Gerald Washington in the fifth round to retain his World Boxing Council heavyweight world title.
The 31-year-old champion started poorly in front of hometown fans in Birmingham, Alabama, and was trailing on the scorecards when he sprang to life in the fifth round, knocking Washington down with a right-left combination.
“I said I wasn’t going nowhere. I am still here. We are going to keep the fights coming,” Wilder said.
It was the first fight for Wilder since he broke his right hand and suffered a torn right biceps muscle in an eighth-round stoppage of
Source: Gulf times
Sunday, February 26 , 2017 - 19:18 (EEST) Section: Gulf News (United Arab Emirates)
Undefeated Deontay Wilder stopped Gerald Washington in the fifth round to retain his World Boxing Council heavyweight world title.
The 31-year-old champion started poorly in front of hometown fans in Birmingham, Alabama, and was trailing on the scorecards when he sprang to life in the fifth round, knocking Washington down with a right-left combination.
“I said I wasn’t going nowhere. I am still here. We are going to keep the fights coming,” Wilder said.
It was the first fight for Wilder since he broke his right hand and suffered a torn right biceps muscle in an eighth-round stoppage of
Source: Gulf times
