On May 4, 2013, Wladimir Klitschko (59-3, 50 KOs), the heavyweight WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and The Ring champion, defends his titles against Italian challenger, Francesco Pianeta (28-0-1, 15 KOs).
Wladimir Klitschko is coming in to the fight on a 17-fight win streak with a 80% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Mariusz Wach, 5 months and 24 days ago. Francesco Pianeta is on a 10-fight win streak with a 51% KO rate, with his last fight being a 1st round TKO win over Nelson Dario Dominguez, 5 months and 18 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Wladimir Klitschko at 99-1 winning odds. Francesco Pianeta really doesn't have much to present against Klitschko.
Wladimir Klitschko stopped Francesco Pianeta via TKO in the 6th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and The Ring heavyweight titles. Klitschko improves his record to 60-3 (51 KOs), while Pianeta adds a loss to his record at 28-1-1.