Las Vegas, Nevada - Britain's Tyson Fury retained his WBC heavyweight title, but only after rising from the canvas twice before knocking out Deontay Wilder in the 11th round of a spellbinding contest at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

This was the third boxing match between the pair, finally settling the rivalry in the ring after the bout was delayed in July – due to Fury's (33) camp getting bitten by the Covid-19 bug.

It was unquestionably their most riveting fight in the trilogy, with five knockdowns in total.

Wilder was the first to fall after sinking to his knees in the third round, suffering some punishing blows from "The Gypsy King", his most outspoken competitor.

Wilder not only survived the third round, but seemingly bounced back after that.

He used his famed right hand to floor Fury twice. But this time, it was the Briton holding on to stay in the fight.

The later rounds seemed to take their toll on Wilder as Fury regained the upper hand, knocking down his opponent in the 10th.

Wilder took another barrage of fists in the 11th, falling to the canvas once again and causing referee Russell Mora to wave off the match in favor of Fury.

Fury said to ESPN's Bernardo Osuna in the ring afterward, "It was a great fight, worthy of the best trilogies. I will not make any excuses, Wilder is a top fighter. He gave me a run for my money. I always say I am the best fighter in the world, and he is the second-best."

"Don't ever doubt me. When the chips are down, I can always deliver," he added.

Fury has improved his record to 31-0-1, 22 KOs while Wilder's falls to 42-2-1, 41 KOs.