As the rounds went by, Deontay Wilder waited like a lion in the grass watching a herd of gazelle, anticipating the right time to strike against Artur Szpilka.
Making the third defense of his world heavyweight title on January 16 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, Deontay Wilder continually pressed forward looking to score his 35th knockout in 36 professional fights.
(Photo credit: Naoki Fakuda) By Dan Ambrose: It took WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (36-0, 35 KOs) a little longer than fans expected it would take him to dispatch #8 WBC challenger Artur Szpilka (20-2, 15 KOs) last Saturday night in their fight on Showtime. Wilder says he had a difficult time adjusting to the 26-year-old Szpilka’s southpaw style and the crafty way he moved around the ring all night long.
Wilder was expecting Szpilka to be a little easier to get to in the fight, but the PPolish fighter chose to move around frequently to keep Wilder guessing. Even when Szpilka was standing in front of Wilder, he was moving his upper body to keep him from being able to land his big right hand like he wanted to.
(Photo credit: Ed Diller/DiBella Entertainment) By Jim Dower: In a sign of how closely contested last Saturday’s title fight between WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (36-0, 35 KOs) and Artur Szpilka (20-2, 15 KOs) was as far as punches thrown in the fight, Deontay only had a small 12 punch advantage in punches landed in their fight at the Barclays Center in Brookyn, New York.
There was very little action in the fight due to the missed punches from both fighters and the movement. Deontay won the fight in the 9th round after dropping Szpilka with a blistering right to the head. Szpilka was unable to get up from the knockdown and the fight was stopped right away.
(Photo credit: Ed Diller/DiBella Entertainment) By Tim Fletcher: #1 WBC mandatory challenger Alexander Povetkin (30-1, 22 KOs) was in attendance last Saturday night to watch WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder’s title defense against Artur Szpilka (20-2, 15 KOs) at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Wilder dispatched Szpilka in the 9th round with a mighty right hand that left the Polish fighter not moving on the canvas. Povetkin will now be the next fighter that Wilder faces unless the World Boxing Council allows the 6’7” champion to veer around the 36-year-old Povetkin to fight a unification match against either IBF champion Charles Martin or the winner of the Tyson Fury vs. Wladimir Klitschko. For the time being, it looks like Wilder will be facing Povetkin next.
(Photo credit: Ed Diller/DiBella Entertainment) By Listen: Deontay Wilder (36-0 35KO’s) ended his Heavyweight title defense last night with an emphatic counter right hand knockout, stopping a tough, Artur Szpilka (20-2, 15 KOs) in the 9th round. Szpilka was carried out in a stretcher, and our prayers are with him and his family, hoping for a speedy recovery, which looked promising.
It is easy to see the physical attributes, such as athleticism and extraordinary power that Wilder displays. With that being said, we have seen many contenders and young champions, with little amateur experience use physical attributes to rise up the ranks only to fail when faced with polished competition.
(Photo credit: Stephanie Trapp/SHOWTIME) By Scott Bells: Deontay Wilder (36-0, 35 KOs) made the third defence of his WBC Heavyweight title last Saturday night with a devastating one-punch knockout against a game challenger Artur Szpilka (20-2, 15 KOs) in a 9th round knockout at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The fight was stopped by referee Michael Griffin at 2:24 of round 9 after Wilder flattened the southpaw Szpilka with a right hand.
The fight was extremely close in most parts, with different fighters dominating in small parts.
(Photo credit: Stephanie Trapp/SHOWTIME) By Scott Gilfoid: Britain’s Tyson Fury crashed the talented WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder’s fight against Artur Szpilka (20-2, 15 KOs) on Saturday night, showing up inside the ring moments after Deontay had smashed Spilka into the canvas after knocking him unconscious with a peach of a right hand in round 9 at the beautiful Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
The 6’9” Fury started immediately mouthing off until Deontay put him in his proper place and dismissed him from the ring by telling him that he’ll give him a nice baptism. Fury was lucky Deontay didn’t lose his temper and give him the Szpilka treatment. If Deontay had hauled off and belted the 6’9″ Fury in his gob, they might have needed an extra-sized stretcher to take Fury out of the ring. I’m just saying.
(Photo credit: Stephanie Trapp/SHOWTIME) NEW YORK (Jan. 17, 2016) – American heavyweight world champion Deontay Wilder defended his WBC title for the third time with a devastating ninth round knockout of Polish challenger Artur Szpilka on Saturday night, live on SHOWTIME in front of 12,668 fans at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. VIDEO HIGHLIGHT: http://s.sho.com/1Rtg0ac
With WBA and WBO Heavyweight World Champion Tyson Fury and Wilder’s mandatory challenger Alexander Povetkin watching from ringside, Wilder (36-0, 35 KOs) impressed yet again in knocking out his 35th opponent in 36 fights.
By Dan Ambrose: Fighting in front of a huge crowd of 12,668, WBC heavyweight champion Deontay “Bronze Bomber” Wilder (36-0, 35 KOs) scored a devastating 9th round knockout win over #8 WBC challenger Artur Szpilka (20-2, 15 KOs) to retain his WBC title in a close fight on Showtime Championship Boxing at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Wilder timed Szpilka and connected with a huge right hand in the 9th round to knock Szpilka clean out. The punch flattened Szpilka, leaving him on his back on the canvas for a considerable amount of time. Szpilka had tried to throw a left hand at the same time Wilder threw his right. Wilder’s shot got there first and he knocked the Polish fighter senseless. Szpilka was taken out of the ring on a stretcher.
By Jim Dower: In a show of his incredible punching power, WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (36-0, 35 KOs) ended a close fight by knocking out a highly motivated Artur Szpilka (20-2, 15 KOs) in round 9 tonight in a very tough fight for Deontay at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.