Klitschko Stops Rahman, Retains Heavyweight Title
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Wladimir Klitschko defended his International Boxing Federation heavyweight crown by stopping Hasim Rahman in the seventh round yesterday at SAP Arena in Mannheim, Germany.
Klitschko hit Rahman at will, and after landing a left-right-left combination against the cornered American, the referee stepped in to end the bout.
Klitschko, 32, had knocked down Rahman, 36, in the sixth round with successive left hooks.
Klitschko's sixth defense of his IBF belt improved the Ukrainian-born fighter to 52-3 with 46 knockouts. Rahman dropped to 45-7-2. Klitschko also retained the lightly regarded WBO and IBO belts.
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