On December 13, 2008, Wladimir Klitschko (51-3, 44 KOs), the heavyweight IBF and WBO champion, defends his titles against former world champion Hasim Rahman (45-6-2, 36 KOs).
Wladimir Klitschko is coming in to the fight on a 9-fight win streak with a 81% KO rate; his last fight was a 11th round KO victory over Tony Thompson, 5 months and 1 day ago. Hasim Rahman is on a 4-fight win streak with a 67% KO rate, with his last fight being a 3rd round TKO loss to James Toney, 4 months and 27 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Wladimir Klitschko at 99-1 winning odds. Hasim Rahman really doesn't have much to present against Klitschko.
Wladimir Klitschko stopped Hasim Rahman via TKO in the 7th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his IBF and WBO heavyweight titles. Klitschko improves his record to 52-3 (45 KOs), while Rahman adds a loss to his record at 45-7-2.