Wladimir Klitschko stops Tony Thompson in 6th round to retain world heavyweight titles
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Wladimir Klitschko <m> stops </m> Tony Thompson in 6th round to retain world heavyweight titles
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Wladimir Klitschko <m> stops </m> Tony Thompson in 6th round to retain world heavyweight titles
Wladimir Klitschko stopped Tony Thompson in the sixth round to retain his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight title belts Saturday night .
The 36 - year - old champion Klitschko , 58 - 3 with 51 knockouts , floored Thompson with a big right hand near the end of the fifth round at Stade de Suisse , and the 40 - year - old American never recovered .
The Ukrainian champion dropped Thompson again in the sixth , and referee Sam Williams gave the challenger a standing count before stopping the fight .
In 2008 , Klitschko stopped Thompson in the 11th round .
Thompson , who was the mandatory challenger nominated by the IBF , dropped to 36 - 3 .