Vitali Klitschko vs. Tomasz Adamek
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| Date | September 10, 2011 | |
| Location | Stadion Miejski, Wrocław, Lower Silesian, Poland | |
| Title(s) on the line | WBC Heavyweight Championship | |
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 Vitali Klitschko vs.  Tomasz Adamek | ||
| Dr. Ironfist | Goral | |
| Tale of the tape | ||
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| Kiev, Kiev Oblast, Ukraine | From | Zywiec, Silesia, Poland |
| 42–2 (39 KO) | Pre-fight record | 44–1 (28 KO) |
| 6 ft 7.5 in (2.02 m) | Height | 6 ft 1.5 in (1.87 m) |
| 242.5 lb (110 kg) | Weight | 216 lb (98 kg) |
| Orthodox | Style | Orthodox |
| WBC Heavyweight Champion | Recognition | |
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| Result | Klitschko defeats Adamek via TKO | |
Vitali Klitschko vs. Tomasz Adamek was a Heavyweight Championship fight for the WBC title. The fight took place at the Stadion Miejski in Wrocław, Lower Silesian, Poland on September 10, 2011 and was televised via HBO World Championship Boxing.[1] As a part of a split-site doubleheader, the broadcast also featured the Yuriorkis Gamboa vs. Daniel Ponce de León bout taking place at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States.[2]
Klitschko, expected to dominate, said he would knock out his opponent, who he said had "only grown into the division by eating like a heavyweight".[3] Fritz Sdunek, Klitschko's coach, said his fighter would retire after two or three more fights.[4]
Fight card
| Weight Class | vs. | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||||
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| Heavyweight | Vitali Klitschko |
def. | Tomasz Adamek |
TKO | 10/12 | 2:20 | WBC Heavyweight title | |||
| Cruiserweight |  Ola Afolabi |
def. | Lukasz Rusiewicz |
UD | 8 | — | ||||
| Heavyweight |  Johnathon Banks |
def. |  Ivica Bacurin |
KO | 6/8 | 2:59 | ||||
| Cruiserweight | Mateusz Masternak |
def. | Carl Davis |
TKO | 3/10 | 2:46 | ||||
| Heavyweight | Andrzej Wawrzyk |
def. | Devin Vargas |
TKO | 9/10 | 1:40 | ||||
| Welterweight | Sadam Ali |
def. |  Boris Berg |
RTD | 6/6 | 3:00 | ||||
| Super Middleweight | Mariusz Cendrowski |
def. |  Anton Sjomkin |
UD | 4 | — | ||||
International broadcasting
| Country / Region | Broadcaster |
|---|---|
 Brazil |
ESPN Brasil |
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Sporting Telenet |
 Canada |
HBO Canada |
 Denmark |
TV2 Sport |
| Germany |
RTL Television |
 Italy |
Sportitalia |
| Poland |
PPV |
 Portugal |
Sporttv |
 Romania |
Pro TV |
| Ukraine |
Inter |
| United Kingdom |
Sky Sports 3 |
| United States |
HBO |
References
- ↑ BoxRec Boxing Records. Boxrec.com. Retrieved on 2011-09-04.
- ↑ HBO: Boxing. HBO.com. Retrieved on 2011-09-04.
- ↑ "Vitali Klitschko vows to knock out Tomasz Adamek". BBC Sport. 8 September 2011. Accessed 9 September 2011.
- ↑ Reuters. "Vitali Klitschko 'two or three fights' from retirement, says coach". The Guardian. 8 September 2011. Accessed 9 September 2011.
External links
| Preceded by vs. Odlanier Solís |
Vitali Klitschko's bouts September 10, 2011 |
Succeeded by vs. Dereck Chisora |
| Preceded by vs. Kevin McBride |
Tomasz Adamek's bouts September 10, 2011 |
Succeeded by vs. Nagy Aguilera |
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