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03. July 11 , 12:49

Wladimir Klitschko defeats David Haye in Hamburg

Category: Sports
Hamburg (Weltexpress) - Ukraine's heavyweight Wladimir Klitschko defeated Britain's David Haye in a title unification fight in Hamburg on Saturday.

Wladimir Klitschko defeats David Haye © dpa

Wladimir, 35, known as Dr. Steelhammer, added the WBA title to his haul (IBF, WBO and IBO), improving his record to 56-3 (49 KOs), while Haye, 30, dropped to 25-2 (23 KOs).

Wladimir's older brother Vitali (42-2, 39 KOs), dubbed Dr. Ironfist, holds the WBC title.

Judges were unanimous in choosing the Ukrainian as the winner after 12 rounds: 117-109, 118-108, and 116-110.

RIA Novosti

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