Tony Bellew is the WBC cruiserweight champion.
The Liverpudlian fought back from a first round knockdown to defeat Ilungu Makabu at Goodison Park, the home of his beloved Everton.
Bellew steadied the ship in the second round before delivering a devastating left hook in the third, which knocked Makabu out cold.
The Congolese fighter took another few shots as he slid down the ropes. Thankfully he was revived and recovered in time to see Bellew claim the vacant WBC cruiserweight strap.
Bellew, who starred in the latest instalment of the Rocky series, Creed, certainly lived up to his nickname “Bomber”.
Wow, that Tony Bellew KO https://t.co/VsDt8K6FmO
— James Dart (@James_Dart) May 29, 2016
https://twitter.com/The_KO_Club/status/737033919103676416
The performance, against the highly-rated Makabu, was all the more impressive when a keyed-up Bellew revealed afterwards that his preparations had been upset by a hand injury.
Think Tony Bellew is happy with his WBC belt. Swearing and all… Tut tut pic.twitter.com/arbnNPZCQA
— SportsJOE (@SportsJOEdotie) May 29, 2016
