| WBC Heavyweight King Vitali Klitschko (43-2, 40 KOs) won a rough, phyiscal battle against England's hard-charging Dereck Chisora (15-2, 9 KOs) in a tense, big atmosphere fight in Munich, Germany succesfully defending his WBC crown for the 8th time. And he did it essentially using only his right hand. Klitschko suffered a torn ligament in his left shoulder in the third round. Klitschko won on scores of 118-110, 118-110, and 119-111. The injury also left him unable to use his best weapon - the jab - with any serious impact. Instead, Klitschko took Chisora apart with right hand after right hand in a fight televised in the United States on Epix. Even though Klitschko - who, along with George Foreman, is the only heavyweight champion to defend the title past age 40 - has cruised through his title reign virtually unchallenged and having won nearly every round, this was probably the toughest (and most crowd-pleasing) fight he has had since he won a vacant heavyweight title to begin his second reign against Corrie Sanders in 2004. Vitali Klitschko vs Dereck Chisora (Highlights) (No Commentary) www.klitschko.com |
