Vitali Klitschko vs. Tomasz Adamek

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] In Poland, the bout was available on Cyfra+ pay-per-view platform, making it the first PPV fight in Polish television history.[3][4]

Fight Of the 21st Century
Date10 September 2011
VenueStadion Miejski, Wrocław, Lower Silesian, Poland
Title(s) on the lineWBC Heavyweight Championship
Tale of the tape
Boxer Vitali Klitschko Tomasz Adamek
Nickname Dr. Ironfist Góral
Hometown Kyiv, Kyiv Oblast Zywiec, Silesia
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 lb (110 kg) 216 lb (98 kg)
Style Orthodox Orthodox
Recognition WBC
Heavyweight Champion		 WBC
No. 1 Ranked Heavyweight
Result
Klitschko defeats Adamek via 10th round TKO

Background

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".[5] Fritz Sdunek, Klitschko's coach, said his fighter would retire after two or three more fights.[6]

The fight

Klitschko dominated the fight winning every round on the three scorecards before referee Massimo Barrovecchio stepped in 2 minutes, 20 seconds into the tenth round.

Aftermath

Klitschko would make his next defence against Derek Chisora the following February.

Undercard

Confirmed bouts:[7]

Weight Class vs. Method Round Time Notes
Heavyweight Vitali Klitschko def. Tomasz Adamek TKO 10/12 2:20 WBC Heavyweight title
Cruiserweight Ola Afolabi def. Łukasz 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 —

Broadcasting
Country Broadcaster
 BrazilESPN Brasil
 BelgiumSporting Telenet
 CanadaHBO Canada
 DenmarkTV2 Sport
 GermanyRTL Television
 ItalySportitalia
 PolandPPV
 PortugalSporttv
 RomaniaPro TV
 UkraineInter
 United KingdomSky Sports 3
 USAHBO

References
  1. BoxRec Boxing Records. Boxrec.com. Retrieved on 2011-09-04.
  2. HBO: Boxing. HBO.com. Retrieved on 2011-09-04.
  3. "Walka Adamek-Kliczko: 1,15 mln widzów w RTL, 200 tys. subskrypcji PPV" (in Polish). Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  4. "Tomasz Adamek vs Witalij Kliczko – 200 tys. widzów zapłaciło po 40 zł" (in Polish). Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  5. "Vitali Klitschko vows to knock out Tomasz Adamek". BBC Sport. 8 September 2011. Accessed 9 September 2011.
  6. Reuters. "Vitali Klitschko 'two or three fights' from retirement, says coach". The Guardian. 8 September 2011. Accessed 9 September 2011.
  7. "BoxRec - event".
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