On September 26, 2009, Vitali Klitschko (37-2, 36 KOs), the heavyweight WBC champion, defends his title against American challenger, Chris Arreola (27-0, 24 KOs).
Vitali Klitschko is coming in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 92% KO rate; his last fight was a 9th round TKO victory over Juan Carlos Gómez, 6 months and 5 days ago. Chris Arreola is on a 27-fight win streak with a 88% KO rate, with his last fight being a 4th round KO win over Jameel McCline, 5 months and 15 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Vitali Klitschko at 99-1 winning odds. Chris Arreola really doesn't have much to present against Klitschko.
The challenger refused to continue the fight in the 10th round, and Vitali Klitschko is crowned the new heavyweight world champion. Klitschko improves his record to 38-2 (37 KOs), while Arreola adds a loss to his record at 27-1.