The IBF Heavyweight World Champion, Wladimir Klitschko, utterly destroyed his opponent Ray Austin last night, and so he retains the title.
Wladimir Klitschko won by a stoppage in round two, with a combination of three very strong left hooks to the head, which dropped him and left Austin stunned. Although he just managed to clumsily get on to his feet, he as still counted out 90 seconds into the round.
Klitschko, who improved to 48-3 (42 KOs), said: “I prepared hard. I’m happy and I hope the crowd is happy. It was short but it was heavyweight boxing.”
Lennox Lewis, the former undisputed heavyweight champion, has told Vitali Klitschko to his face that he will not end his retirement for a re-match. The pair appeared in the ring together ahead of Wladimir Klitschko’s fight in Germany.
Vitali, who ended his own retirement earlier this year, said: “I am sure a lot of people would like to see (a re-match) so let’s get in on.”
But Britain’s Lewis told the crowd: “I am not coming back to the ring. I am a family man and very happy.”
In his last fight, Lewis beat the Ukrainian in Los Angeles to retain the WBC heavyweight title in 2003.
Could there still be a rematch?
What did you think of the Austin - Klitschko fight? Who should Klitschko fight next?
As I have said before, I want to see Klitschko fighting the other heavyweight champions, in order to unify the division.
