On December 7, 2002, Wladimir Klitschko (39-1, 35 KOs), the heavyweight WBO champion, defends his title against American challenger, Jameel McCline (28-2-3, 16 KOs).
Wladimir Klitschko is coming in to the fight on a 15-fight win streak with a 87% KO rate; his last fight was a 6th round TKO victory over Ray Mercer, 5 months and 8 days ago. Jameel McCline is on a 7-fight win streak with a 48% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Shannon Briggs, 7 months and 10 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Wladimir Klitschko at 99-1 winning odds. Jameel McCline really doesn't have much to present against Klitschko.
The challenger refused to continue the fight in the 10th round, and Wladimir Klitschko is crowned the new heavyweight world champion. Klitschko improves his record to 40-1 (36 KOs), while McCline adds a loss to his record at 28-3-3.