Klitschko TKO's Chagaev

Tonight, Wladimir Klitschko(now (53-3, 47 KOs) ) defeated Ruslan Chagaev( now (25-1-1, 17 KOs)) by 10th round TKO to capture the RING heavyweight belt and retain his WBO/IBF/IBO belts in front of 60,000+ at the Veltins Arena in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.

Klitschko looked clearly dominant from the opening bell working behind his jab with great footwork and a stiff right cross. In round 2 a right cross caught Chagaev right on the chin and Chagaev was down.

The next few rounds saw more of the same with Chagaevs face getting red and partially swollen from the shots that kept landing.

In round 7, Chagaev landed his best punch at the end of the round when Wladimir dropped his guard which I believe was a result of Klitschko thinking the round had ended.

In round 8 Klitschko opened up a cut on Chagaev and easily dominated another round.

At the end of round 9 Klitschko looked like he was just about to finish him but Chagaev was saved by the bell. Chagaev never came out for round 10 as decided for his corner just as the 10th round bell rang, so the fight was labeled a 10th round TKO for Wladimir.

Chagaev put on a good performance and had a solid defense but it was not enough to take on all of Wladidmir's advantages.

Look for Wladimir to take on Alexander Povetkin next his IBF #1 mandatory. Come back for more up-to-date information.

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