Wladimir Klitschko retains titles stopping Thompson in six rounds
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<m> Wladimir Klitschko </m> retains titles stopping Thompson in six rounds
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<m> Wladimir Klitschko </m> retains titles stopping Thompson in six rounds
PUBLISHED : 22 : 07 GMT , 7 July 2012
UPDATED : 22 : 07 GMT , 7 July 2012
Wladimir Klitschko stopped Tony Thompson in the sixth round to retain his WBA , IBF and WBO heavyweight title belts on Saturday .
Klitschko put Thompson on the canvas 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 .
Klitschko finished the fight five rounds sooner than when knocking out Thompson in the 11th of their first title fight in 2008 .
The 36 - year - old champion Klitschko improved to 58 - 3 ( 51 KO ) .
Thompson , who was the mandatory challenger nominated by the IBF , fell to 36 - 3 ( 24 KO ) .