Tony Bellew (28-2-1, 18 KOs) defeated Ilunga Makabu (19-2, 18 KOs) by a third round KO to claim the vacant WBC cruiserweight title on Sunday night at Goodison Park in Liverpool.
Bellew played the role of a boxer who fought for the world title at the home of his beloved Everton FC in the latest Rocky film. But the British cruiserweight has now done it in real life when he got off the canvas in the first round to knock out Makabu and claim his first world title, having lost two attempts at the…