Vitali Klitschko defends title by TKO

WBC heavyweight king Vitali Klitschko got rid of one of his mandatory title challengers last night in Germany, as he battered a by all accounts disappointing Juan Carlos Gomez in an even more disappointing fight.

The former world cruiserweight champion Juan Carlos Gomez failed to fulfil his great dream of becoming heavyweight champion of the world in his first shot at the crown against WBC titlist Vitali Klitschko Saturday night in Stuttgart, Germany. "Dr. Ironfist" proved to be too much for "The Black Panther" who came out strong but lost by t.k.o. in round 9.

Gomez went down after some brutal shots in round 7 but beat the count to survive some hard blows in round 8 as well. After another knockdown and a point deduction to Vitali due to an unintentional headbutt the fight was stopped when the Cuban was defenseless in the ropes. Klitschko was clearly ahead on all three scorecards as well.

Gomez was a little disappointed but also pleased with his own performance: “I have to apologize to my daughter for not keeping my word to bring home the world championship belt. I was convinced that I had a chance to beat Vitali. I tried very hard but he has been the better man last night. He is a great champion. That's life: Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. But 'The Black Panther' will definitely be back. It's still Showtime!"

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Team Klitschko refuses the WBC judge and referee.

Five days before the great showdown between WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko and no. 1 contender Juan Carlos Gomez it was team Gomez who clearly won the “first round” at today’s press conference in Stuttgart. While Vitali kept repeating that he will give Gomez a lesson “which won’t last very long” his manager Bernd Bönte had to admit that team Klitschko actually refused the referee and one judge the WBC had planned to appoint for the fight. Apparently, the champion and his team are getting nervous with fight day approaching.

“It’s funny”, stated challenger Gomez. “If Vitali thinks that he will knock me out why does he even care about the judges at all? I don’t care who will be judging the fight. I will beat up ‘Dr. Sissi’ so bad that there will be no doubt that the ‘Black Panther’ will be world champion again this coming Saturday. It’s Showtime!"

“This fight won’t go the distance. We will stop Vitali and take the belt.

On the otherhand, the 37-year-old WBC Heavyweight king Vitali Klitschko told everyone what his mandatory challenger will get as a result of talking too much. Vitali promised Gomez that he too will get the hardest fight of his life!

"I am ready. I am confident," Klitschko said. "I had no injuries in training, thank God, and I am one hundred percent ready. I heard a lot of statements from Gomez's camp recently and all I can say is that they can dream on, they are all dreams.

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WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko of Ukraine will defend his title in March 21 against mandatory challenger Juan Carlos "The Black Panther" Gomez of Cuba.

Klitschko has a record of 36-2 with 35 knockouts. His knockout percentage of 97.2 is the highest for a heavyweight world champion in the history of professional boxing.

While Gomez has a record of 44-1 with 35 knockouts. A former WBC cruiserweight world champion, he won the title in February, 1998, and made 10 successful defenses before vacating the title to move up in weight.

The fight will be held in Stuttgart in Germany.

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