Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder went toe-to-toe in a Fight of the Year contender, with five knockdowns scored in total as the Gypsy King claimed an 11th-round stoppage win.
But while both fighters experienced moments of real success, with Wilder claiming two of the five knockdowns, both in round four, the stats show it was Fury who was largely dominant.
In claiming the victory, Fury remains undefeated and retains his WBC belt, with mandatory challenger Dillian Whyte likely to be his next opponent, before a mouth-watering undisputed showdown against either Anthony Joshua or Oleksandr Usyk should he prevail once more.
Tyson Fury destroyed Deontay Wilder with an 11th-round knockout to retain his WBC title
The stats show that Fury landed over double the amount of punches than his opponent
After Fury strolled to a one-sided beatdown in the pair's second encounter in February last year, the talk was all of how Wilder would adjust as he went in search of redemption.
Fury's intentions were clear as he topped the scales at a career-heaviest 277lbs, but Wilder - who also bulked up to 238lbs - was more of an unknown quantity.
Having relied so heavily on his devastating right hand, Wilder's new trainer Malik Scott - who replaced Mark Breland, who was labelled 'disloyal' by the Bronze Bomber after throwing in the towel last year - insisted his fighter would utilise more tools in his arsenal.
That looked like it might just be the case during a fascinating first round, in which Wilder looked for the jab to the body, a punch he completely neglected during his rematch defeat.
However, particularly after Fury scored the knockdown in round three as Wilder began to tire, the American reverted to type and instead went in search of that killer right-hand.
To his credit, Wilder did nearly get the job done as he knocked Fury down twice in the fourth, but in failing to secure the stoppage, the 35-year-old was subsequently comprehensively beaten - and the stats don't make for pretty reading.
Wilder did score two knockdowns, sending Fury to the canvas twice in the fourth round
But while new trainer Malik Scott (right) revealed his fighter would utilise more of the tools in his arsenal prior to the bout,
