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LAS VEGAS. — Heavyweight boxer Deontay Wilder will not be quitting boxing after losing to Tyson Fury for a second time, says the American’s lead trainer Malik Scott.
Wilder (35) was knocked out in the 11th round by Fury in a thrilling WBC world championship fight in Las Vegas on Saturday. “Deontay has set his family financially secure so he doesn’t have to fight to make a living,” Scott told iFL TV.
“But retiring is not in his plans at all and not something we’ve discussed.”
Wilder and Fury contested a controversial draw in December 2018 before the Briton won the February 2020 rematch when Wilder’s then-trainer Mark Breland threw the towel into the ring in the seventh round.
That move angered Wilder so much that he dismissed Breland and replaced him with Scott, a fighter he had defeated in 2014. In the third Fury-Wilder bout, both men were knocked down – Fury twice in the fourth and Wilder in the third and 10th rounds before a third knockdown in the 11th saw the referee stop the fight.
Scott (40) said there was not a moment when he considered ending the contest.
“Over the years of me knowing Deontay, he has always said throwing the towel in with a knock-out artist like him wouldn’t be tolerated,” added Scott.
“It’s something I respected. The last knockdown was the worst knockdown and the ref called it off. — BBC Sport
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