Wladimir Klitschko slumps to defeat as Tyson Fury is crowned the new world heavyweight champion

Tyson Fury is crowned the new heavyweight champion

Fury broke down in tears in the ring after he dethroned Wladimir Klitschko with a deserved unanimous decision as he outboxed the Ukrainian. Klitschko looked all his 39 years as the judges awarded the fight to Fury 115-112, twice, and 116-111. Fury was overcome with emotion and thanked God for helping him become Britain's first white heavyweight world champion since Bob Fitzsimmons in the 1890s. True to his word, he then sang 'I don't want to miss a thing' to his fans from the ring to round off a remarkable night for him and British boxing. Typical of Fury, controversy was not far away and a row broke out just hours before the fight over the canvas.
Fury inspected the ring in the morning and was unhappy that it was too soft because Klitschko's team had laid three layers of two-inch foam underneath. Robert Smith of the British Boxing Board of Control weighed in on Fury's side and after hours of wrangling, German boxing chief Thomas Putz ordered a layer of foam to be removed.
Fury came out all guns blazing in the final round and caught Klitschko with a left hook and left upper cut in quick succession. At the final bell, both fighters held their arms aloft, although Fury looked the more convincing in his celebrations.
And a few minutes later he was proved right.