On June 21, 2003, Lennox Lewis (40-2-1, 31 KOs), the heavyweight WBC and The Ring champion, defends his titles against former world champion Vitali Klitschko (32-1, 31 KOs).
Lennox Lewis is coming in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 72% KO rate; his last fight was a 8th round KO victory over Mike Tyson, 1 year and 13 days ago. Vitali Klitschko is on a 5-fight win streak with a 93% KO rate, with his last fight being a 10th round TKO win over Larry Donald, 6 months and 29 days ago.
The winning odds are at 65.1-34.9 in favor of Vitali Klitschko, but it is going to be a hard-earned victory. Lennox Lewis is going to put on an exceptional fight, Klitschko better be prepared for one of the toughest fights of his life.
Lennox Lewis stopped Vitali Klitschko via TKO in the 6th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBC and The Ring heavyweight titles. Lewis improves his record to 41-2-1 (32 KOs), while Klitschko adds a loss to his record at 32-2.