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Tyson Fury

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Tyson Luke Fury, born in 1988, is a British professional boxer who has held multiple world heavyweight championships, including unified titles from 2015 to 2016, The Ring magazine title twice between 2015 and 2022, and the WBC title from 2020 to 2024. At regional level he held the British title twice between 2011 and 2015, the European title from 2014 to 2015 and the Commonwealth title from 2011 to 2012. As an amateur he won bronze at the 2006 World Junior Championships and the ABA super-heavyweight title in 2008. His 2015 win over Wladimir Klitschko was named Upset of the Year and earned him The Ring Fighter of the Year award, and his drawn fight with Deontay Wilder in 2018 was named Round of the Year. After his 2020 rematch win over Wilder he became the third heavyweight, after Floyd Patterson and Muhammad Ali, to hold The Ring title twice.

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