Deontay Wilder releases statement after losing TKO to Tyson Fury, thanking “Gypsy King” for historical trilogy

Deontay Wilder will return to the drawing board again. The former heavyweight champion lost for the second time against Tyson Fury on Saturday night in Las Vegas to the “Gypsy King.” he stopped through the 11th round knockout.

Wilder (42-2-1, 41 KOs) won a chance to challenge Fury for a third when a referee gave him his rematch after losing in the February 2020 playoffs. After training for almost 20 months, pushing and focusing only on Fury, Wilder almost stopped him in the fourth round with a couple of strokes. But Fury managed to get back on his feet and continued to get out from outside before getting another blow in the 10th round and in the 11th round.

Wilder did not speak to the media after the loss, but released a brief statement in a post-fight press release.

“I did my best, but it wasn’t good enough,” Wilder said. “I’m not sure what happened. I know she did some things in training, and I also knew she didn’t come to be a ballet dancer in 277. She came to bend over to me, to try to rough me up, and she got it.”

Wilder, 35, looked much better than his previous attempts against Fury, but it still wasn’t enough. New coach Malik Scott was heard saying between rounds that he would wake up proud of the effort he made at one point.

Wilder released a social media post on Thursday with a longer statement. Mike Coppinger of ESPN Wilder reported that he broke his right hand metacarpus in the sixth round of the fight and went to surgery.

“Hey, what the hell night! First of all I would like to thank God for giving me another part driven by passion and determination. I want to thank my team and my fans for continuing. For me in this long process. I would lie that I will not be disappointed with the result if I had, but after reflecting on my journey, I now see that what God wanted to live is far greater than I expected. We did not achieve victory, but a scholar once said “victories are within the lessons.” wrote Wilder.

“I’ve learned that sometimes you have to lose to win. Even though I enjoyed watching the fans win, I enjoyed it even more. Luckily, I proved to be a real warrior and a real king in the sport. Luckily, GU proved it, no matter how hard the trials and tribulations though, that you can always pick yourself up to live and fight for what you believe in. Finally, I would like to congratulate you. [Tyson Fury] for his victory and thank you for the great historical memories that will last forever. ”