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Klitschko stops Charr in fourth to retain WBC heavyweight title
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September 10, 2012, Monday
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UKRAINE'S Vitaly Klitschko retained his World Boxing Council world heavyweight title in Moscow on Saturday when the referee stopped the contest against Manuel Charr in the fourth round after the German sustained a deep cut above his right eye.
The 41-year-old Klitschko controlled the fight in the first three rounds, keeping his previously undefeated opponent at bay with his left jab.
The 27-year-old challenger tried to fight back before suffering a gash over his right eye.
With blood pouring down Charr's face, referee Guido Cavalleri ended the fight with less than a minute left in round four after consulting the ring's doctor.
Charr, who had a 21-0 record with 11 knockouts coming into the fight, was furious at the decision, kicking and punching at the ropes.
He challenged the Ukrainian to continue before being restrained by his trainers, with the pro-Klitschko crowd at Moscow's Olympic indoor arena booing and whistling at the German.
Klitschko, who won a unanimous points decision against Britain's Dereck Chisora in February, improved his record to 45-2 with 40 knockouts.
"I'm disappointed I didn't manage to win the fight with a real knockout," he told Russian television. "Sadly, it was the doctor's decision. We both wanted to continue the fight."
Klitschko has held the WBC title since 2004 with his brother Wladimir holding the World Boxing Association, World Boxing Organization and International Boxing Federation heavyweight belts.
In Oakland, California, Andre Ward knocked down Chad Dawson three times before winning on a technical knockout in the 10th round to defend his WBC-WBA super middleweight titles on Saturday to the delight of his hometown crowd.
Ward (26-0, 14 KOs) knocked down Dawson (31-2, 17 KOs) late in the third round and early in the fourth to take control of the fight and finished him off with a combination at 2:45 of the 10th.
Dawson, the WBC light heavyweight champion, moved down a weight class from 175 pounds to 168 to take on Ward. Dawson was also willing to fight in Ward's hometown of Oakland, where an enthusiastic crowd had previously cheered Ward on to four wins.
In Newark, New Jersey, Polish-born Tomasz Adamek recovered from a second-round knockdown to defeat Travis Walker on Saturday.
With the five-round win, Adamek, 35, improved to 47-2 with 28 knockouts.
Walker (39-8-1, 31KOs) sent Adamek to the ground early, but the latter recovered in time to beat his 33-year-old rival.
The 41-year-old Klitschko controlled the fight in the first three rounds, keeping his previously undefeated opponent at bay with his left jab.
The 27-year-old challenger tried to fight back before suffering a gash over his right eye.
With blood pouring down Charr's face, referee Guido Cavalleri ended the fight with less than a minute left in round four after consulting the ring's doctor.
Charr, who had a 21-0 record with 11 knockouts coming into the fight, was furious at the decision, kicking and punching at the ropes.
He challenged the Ukrainian to continue before being restrained by his trainers, with the pro-Klitschko crowd at Moscow's Olympic indoor arena booing and whistling at the German.
Klitschko, who won a unanimous points decision against Britain's Dereck Chisora in February, improved his record to 45-2 with 40 knockouts.
"I'm disappointed I didn't manage to win the fight with a real knockout," he told Russian television. "Sadly, it was the doctor's decision. We both wanted to continue the fight."
Klitschko has held the WBC title since 2004 with his brother Wladimir holding the World Boxing Association, World Boxing Organization and International Boxing Federation heavyweight belts.
In Oakland, California, Andre Ward knocked down Chad Dawson three times before winning on a technical knockout in the 10th round to defend his WBC-WBA super middleweight titles on Saturday to the delight of his hometown crowd.
Ward (26-0, 14 KOs) knocked down Dawson (31-2, 17 KOs) late in the third round and early in the fourth to take control of the fight and finished him off with a combination at 2:45 of the 10th.
Dawson, the WBC light heavyweight champion, moved down a weight class from 175 pounds to 168 to take on Ward. Dawson was also willing to fight in Ward's hometown of Oakland, where an enthusiastic crowd had previously cheered Ward on to four wins.
In Newark, New Jersey, Polish-born Tomasz Adamek recovered from a second-round knockdown to defeat Travis Walker on Saturday.
With the five-round win, Adamek, 35, improved to 47-2 with 28 knockouts.
Walker (39-8-1, 31KOs) sent Adamek to the ground early, but the latter recovered in time to beat his 33-year-old rival.
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