HBO Championship Boxing Result

Klitschko vs. Sanders

April 24, 2004

Staples Center 

Los Angeles, CA

WBC Heavyweight Title Bout (12 Rds) - Vacant

Vitali Klitschko (34-2, 33 KO's) wins by eighth round TKO over Corrie Sanders (39-3, 29 KO's) - Klitschko

becomes new WBC heavyweight champion

Sanders looked winded after the second round but hung in there until the eighth. Klitschko looked like he got

tagged a couple of times but also hung in there and hammered Sanders until the ref stopped the fight. Good

fight between these two with both showing a lot of heart. Easily the best heavyweight fight of the last couple

of months.

(4/24/04)