Wikipedia

Wladimir Klitschko vs. Lamon Brewster II

Wladimir Klitschko vs. Lamon Brewster II, was a professional boxing match contested on 7 July 2007 for the IBF Heavyweight Championship.[1]

Wladimir Klitschko vs. Lamon Brewster II
Date7 July 2007
VenueKolnarena, Cologne, Germany
Title(s) on the lineIBF/IBO Heavyweight Championship
Tale of the tape
Boxer Ukraine Wladimir Klitschko United States Lamon Brewster
Nickname "Dr. Steelhammer" "Relentless"
Hometown Kyiv, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine Los Angeles, California, USA
Pre-fight record 49–3 33–3
Age 31 years, 3 months 34 years, 1 month
Height 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 243+1⁄2 lb (110 kg) 228+1⁄4 lb (104 kg)
Style Orthodox Orthodox
Recognition IBF/IBO
Heavyweight Champion
The Ring
No. 1 Ranked Heavyweight		 IBF
No. 2 Ranked Heavyweight
The Ring
No. 8 Ranked Heavyweight
Result
Klitschko defeated Brewster via 6th round corner retirement

Background

edit

After stopping Chris Byrd to win the IBF world title Wladimir Klitschko had made two defences against Calvin Brock and Ray Austin both within the distance.

Brewster had been out of ring for fifteen months since had surgery to repair a detached retina in his left eye as a result of his decision loss to Siarhei Liakhovich, where he lost the WBO belt that he had won against Klitschko three years earlier.[2] When he travelled to Germany for the Klitschko rematch, he was on medical suspension in the United States.

This was an mandatory defense for Klitschko, as Brewster was the highest available contender behind Klitschko's previous opponent Austin.

The fight

edit

Klitschko dominated the fight with Brewster having no answer to his strong left jab. After being rocked in the sixth round Brewster's trainer Buddy McGirt threw in the towel before the start of the seventh.

According to CompuBox Klitschko landed 199 punches with 46% accuracy, against Brewster's 70 punches with 28% accuracy.

Aftermath

edit

After the fight it emerged that Klitschko had broken his left middle finger in the first round.[3]

By the end of October 2007, Wladimir Klitschko started negotiations with WBO champion Sultan Ibragimov about a potential unification showdown.

Brewster would only fight four more times before he retired in January 2011.

Undercard

edit

Confirmed bouts:[4]

Broadcasting

edit
Country Broadcaster
  Germany RTL
  United States HBO

References

edit
  1. ^ "Wladimir Klitschko vs. Lamon Brewster (2nd meeting) - BoxRec". boxrec.com.
  2. ^ "Klitschko – Brewster II Hy". eurosport.
  3. ^ "Wladimir Klitschko vs Lamon Brewster 2: Boxing Results". www.boxing247.com. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  4. ^ "BoxRec - event".
Preceded by Wladimir Klitschko' bouts
7 July 2007 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Lamon Brewster's bouts
7 July 2007 		Succeeded by
vs. Danny Batchelder
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wladimir_Klitschko_vs._Lamon_Brewster_II&oldid=1228650836"