Deontay Wilder retained his WBC Heavyweight title with a punishing TKO in the 11th round over live challenger Johann Duhaupas Saturday night in Birmingham, AL. It wasn’t easy.
In his second title defense Wilder (35-0, 34 KO’s) came up against an unknown in Duhaupas, but the challenger got noticed in the early rounds for his attacking style that left its mark on the champion’s face. Duhaupas (32-3, 20 KO’s) ignored the partisan crowd and came right at Wilder, defending himself well and getting off a stiff left jab that couldn’t miss.
