Vitali Klitschko defends WBC heavyweight title in one-punch knockout
March 21st, 2011 - 12:13 pm ICT by ANICologne (Germany), Mar 21(ANI): Ukrainian boxer Vitali Klitschko continued the Klitschko brothers’ domination of the heavyweight division with a defense of the WBC title in front of 19,000 fans in Cologne, Germany.
Klitschko knocked out challenger Odlanier Solis in the first round to defend his title.
The 39-year-old only needed one shot to finish the bout, as he caught Solis on the temple with a grazing right hand near the end of the round.
The blow didn’t appear to be capable of producing a one-punch knockout, but the off-balance Solis wrenched his knee and couldn’t beat the count, All Headline News reports.
“I twisted my knee strangely while falling,” Solis said.
The official time was 2:59 of the first.
“I thought he was looking for a way out at first, but doctors confirmed his injury,” Klistchko said.
It was the sixth successful defense of the WBC title for Klitschko. Four of the six wins have come by knockout.
Klitschko’s brother Wladimir holds the IBF and WBO versions of the heavyweight title.
He has nine successful defenses of the IBF crown and five straight defenses of the WBO belt. (ANI)
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