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Fury overcomes bloody cut over eye to beat Wallin

By TIM DAHLBERG million for the fight, part of
AP Boxing Writer a deal with promoter Bob
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Blood Arum, who scooped him
was flowing down Tyson up after the Wilder fight. He
Fury's right cheek, and Otto will earn a lot more against
Wallin was in his face. His Wilder, who still must beat
scheduled rematch with Luis Ortiz in November to
Deontay Wilder suddenly make the February re-
in jeopardy, Fury needed match happen.
to dig deep in a fight that Arum said Fury stepped
wasn't supposed to be this up the pace after the cut
hard. over his eye was ruled to
Fury did just that Satur- be from a punch. Had the
day night, overcoming a fight been stopped early
bloody cut over his right because of the cut Wallin
eye to pound out a unani- would have won.
mous decision over his "It was a courageous per-
Swedish opponent and set formance, a terrific fight,"
up a lucrative heavyweight Arum said. "We knew the
rematch with Deontay Swede wasn't a quitter. But
Wilder. Tyson's a real warrior. That's
Fury remained unbeaten in why they call him the Gyp-
29 fights and retained his sy King."
claim to the lineal heavy- Tyson Fury, of England, displays a cut over his right eye following a heavyweight boxing match Fury came into the ring
weight title against a fight- against Otto Wallin, of Sweden, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, in Las Vegas. Fury won by unanimous behind a mariachi band,
er who was little known but decision. wearing a pancho and a
gave the big Englishman all Associated Press sombrero to stake his claim
he could handle. to fighting on Mexican In-
"I couldn't see out of my 116-112. The Associated ringside doctor to look at the head and chasing him dependence Day week-
eye," Fury said. "I got Press had Fury winning 116- the eye. When the fight around the ring in search end in Las Vegas.
cut over my eye and it 112. resumed, Fury fought at a of a knockdown that never But he quickly found him-
changed the fight com- "It's all heart and determi- quicker pace, seemingly came. Wallin, fighting for self in a rough and tumble
pletely." nation," Fury said. "If I can realizing he might be run- only the second time in the battle with Wallin, who was
With blood streaming down keep going, I keep going. ning out of time. U.S., suffered his first defeat plucked from obscurity to
his face, Fury dominated Otto is a great Swede, a Vi- With renewed determina- to fall to 20-1. be Fury's opponent. Wal-
from the middle rounds on king warrior." tion, he kept the pressure "I did everything I could, I lin had his moments in the
in what was supposed to Fury was cut over his right on Wallin the rest of the tried my best," Wallin said. fight, but never seemed to
be little more than a tune eye in the third round, and way to cement a huge "Tyson is a great fighter." really hurt Fury. Fury started
up fight for his scheduled it clearly bothered him as payday against Wilder, Much of the fight was landing cleaner punches
February rematch with the fight went on. Blood who he fought to a draw in fought at close range, as as the fight went into the
Wilder. He was a 30-1 favor- flowed down the right side December. the two men brawled on later rounds and when he
ite at fight time, but after of his face and stained his "Deontay Wilder, I want you the inside. That was particu- wasn't punching at Wallin
being cut in the third round trunks, and Fury kept wiping next," Wilder said. "Now I'm larly true in the later rounds, he was leaning his 6-foot-
had to reach deep to pull at the cut to try and keep going to go home and re- as Fury (29-0-1) tried to land 9 256 1/2-pound fame on
out the win. the blood out of his eye. lax with the family." uppercuts and Wallin kept him. Wallin fought hard, but
The three ringside judges Referee Tony Weeks Wallin was still fighting hard punching at Fury's bloody seemed to be tiring in the
had Fury winning by scores stopped the fight briefly in the final round, stun- right eye. later rounds as Fury built up
of 118-110, 117-111 and in the sixth round for the ning Fury with a right to Fury earned a reported $12 a lead on the scorecards.q

Own goal, Lodeiro's brace lift

Sounders past Red Bulls, 4-2

By MARK MOSCHETTI ly 2-0 deficit, getting the was initially waved off by
SEATTLE (AP) — A shot by equalizer from Kaku in the an offside call. But after a
Victor Rodriguez that was 67th minute. video review by referee Al-
knocked in for an own goal The go-ahead goal came len Chapman, it was put
in the 83rd minute put the when Rodriguez, playing back onto the scoreboard.
Seattle Sounders ahead, outside the penalty area Jordan Morris and Lodeiro
and Nico Lodeiro's goal in on the left side, lofted the gave Seattle a 2-0 lead in
stoppage time secured a ball toward the goal, and the first 23 minutes of the
4-2 victory over the New New York midfielder Sean game before Aaron Long
York Red Bulls on Sunday. Davis leaped toward it. got the Red Bulls on the Seattle Sounders defender Gustav Svensson (4) goes up for
header against New York Red Bulls midfielder Sean Davis (27)
The Sounders (14-9-7) re- The ball deflected off Da- board in the 27th. on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019, in the first half of a MLS soccer match
mained in contention for vis' right leg into the back The Sounders, with 49 at CenturyLink Field in Seattle, Wash.
second place in the MLS right corner of the net. points, have sole posses- Associated Press
Western Conference. Lodeiro scored on a break- sion of second place in the
New York (12-13-5) had away in the third minute of MLS Western Conference, sota and three ahead of of those teams have four
come back from an ear- stoppage time. The goal a point ahead of Minne- Real Salt Lake. All three games left.q