Vitali Klitschko vs. Tomasz Adamek

Fight Of the 21st Century
Date September 10, 2011
Location Stadion Miejski, Wrocław, Lower Silesian, Poland
Title(s) on the line WBC Heavyweight Championship
Tale of the tape
Ukraine Vitali Klitschko Poland Tomasz Adamek
Nickname Dr. Ironfist Goral
Hometown Kiev, Kiev Oblast, Ukraine Zywiec, Silesia, Poland
Pre-fight record 42–2 (39 KO) 44–1 (28 KO)
Height 6 ft 7.5 in (2.02 m) 6 ft 1.5 in (1.87 m)
Weight 242.5 lbs (110 kg) 216 lbs (98 kg)
Style Orthodox Orthodox
Recognition WBC Heavyweight Champion
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
Heavyweight Ukraine Vitali Klitschko def. Poland Tomasz Adamek TKO 10/12 2:20 WBC Heavyweight title
Cruiserweight United Kingdom Ola Afolabi def. Poland Lukasz Rusiewicz UD 8 —
Heavyweight United States Johnathon Banks def. Croatia Ivica Bacurin KO 6/8 2:59
Cruiserweight Poland Mateusz Masternak def. United States Carl Davis TKO 3/10 2:46
Heavyweight Poland Andrzej Wawrzyk def. United States Devin Vargas TKO 9/10 1:40
Welterweight United States Sadam Ali def. Germany Boris Berg RTD 6/6 3:00
Super Middleweight Poland Mariusz Cendrowski def. Estonia Anton Sjomkin UD 4 —

International broadcasting

Country / Region Broadcaster
Brazil Brazil ESPN Brasil
Belgium Belgium Sporting Telenet
Canada Canada HBO Canada
Denmark Denmark TV2 Sport
Germany Germany RTL Television
Italy Italy Sportitalia
Poland Poland PPV
Portugal Portugal Sporttv
Romania Romania Pro TV
Ukraine Ukraine Inter
United Kingdom United Kingdom Sky Sports 3
United States United States HBO

References

  1. ↑ BoxRec Boxing Records. Boxrec.com. Retrieved on 2011-09-04.
  2. ↑ HBO: Boxing. HBO.com. Retrieved on 2011-09-04.
  3. ↑ "Vitali Klitschko vows to knock out Tomasz Adamek". BBC Sport. 8 September 2011. Accessed 9 September 2011.
  4. ↑ Reuters. "Vitali Klitschko 'two or three fights' from retirement, says coach". The Guardian. 8 September 2011. Accessed 9 September 2011.
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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