02-06-2010 - Klitschko KOs Sosnowski

WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (39-2, 37 KOs) scored a tenth round KO over Albert Sosnowski (45-2-1, 27 KOs) on Saturday night before a huge crowd at the Veltins Arena, in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Klitschko kept Sosnowski on the outside in round one. Another measured round for Klitschko in round two. Sosnowski landed a few shots in round three. Another workmanlike round for Klitschko in the fourth. Klitschko began to open up in the fifth punishing Sosnowski. More good work from Klitschko in the sixth, but Sosnowski remained game. Another round for Klitschko in the seventh, but Sosnowski backed him up on occasion. Sosnowski landed a good right in the eighth. Klitschko had his best round of the fight so far in the ninth, landing numerous hard shots. Klitschko finally flattened Sosnowski in the tenth and referee Jay Nady waved it off.

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