The reign of Wladimir Klitschko is over: Tyson Fury becomes the new heavyweight champion of the world

Klitschko was outsmarted, outthought, and perhaps even outsized by Tyson Fury, whose self-belief in this title fight was off the chart.

The reign of Wladimir Klitschko is over. Nine years, six months. Done. Outsmarted and outthought, and perhaps outsized, finally, by the 6ft 9ins tall traveller from Wilmslow, who did all he had boasted he would do. If the champion had intended to detonate his right hand on a short night of explosive power, the Ukrainian was in for a major shock. He came up against a Tyson Fury whose self-belief was off the charts. And they say that in sport, you operate at your own belief levels.

Those who ridiculed Fury as a clown and buffoon may be forced to reconsider. Fury is a polarising character, who makes incendiary remarks, but in boxing terms, the young boxer will have earned a new legion of fans. He proved everyone wrong. And that is a powerful position.

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