From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishfightbackfight‧back /ˈfaɪtbæk/ noun [countable] British English an attempt by someone to get back to a position of strength after they have lost it, especially in sport Arsenal staged a spirited fightback in the second half.
Examples from the Corpus
fightback• But that was before Sporting's exhilarating fightback.• But she's being encouraged in her fightback by a young rider who's recovering from a similar fall.• Soon after the virus arrives, the number of protective cells falls, only to rise as the body's fightback begins. 