On November 11, 2006, Wladimir Klitschko (46-3, 40 KOs), the heavyweight IBF champion, defends his title against American challenger, Calvin Brock (29-0, 22 KOs).
Wladimir Klitschko is coming in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 81% KO rate; his last fight was a 7th round TKO victory over Chris Byrd, 6 months and 20 days ago. Calvin Brock is on a 29-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Timur Ibragimov, 4 months and 18 days ago.
The winning odds are at 69.7-30.3 in favor of Wladimir Klitschko, but it is going to be a hard-earned victory. Calvin Brock is going to put on an exceptional fight, Klitschko better be prepared for one of the toughest fights of his life.
Wladimir Klitschko stopped Calvin Brock via TKO in the 7th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his IBF heavyweight title. Klitschko improves his record to 47-3 (41 KOs), while Brock adds a loss to his record at 29-1.