Klitschko vs Chagaev

Who won Klitschko vs Chagaev?

Wladimir Klitschko beat Ruslan Chagaev by technical knockout in the 9th round on Saturday, June 20th, 2009, at Veltins Arena, Nordrhein-Westfalen.

The scorecards were announced as 88-82, 89-81, 90-79 in favor of winner Wladimir Klitschko.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

This contest was for the unified heavyweight championship of the world, with the IBF, and The Ring belts on the line.

Klitschko vs Chagaev stats

Back in June 2009, Wladimir Klitschko stepped into the ring with a record of 52 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws, 45 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Ruslan Chagaev made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 25 wins and 1 draw, with 17 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Klitschko had an advantage in power over Chagaev, with a 87% knockout percentage compared to Chagaev's 68%.

Wladimir Klitschko was the older man by 2 years, at 33 years old.

Klitschko had a height advantage of 5 inches over Chagaev. That also extended to a 7-inch reach advantage.

Wladimir Klitschko fought out of the orthodox stance, while Ruslan Chagaev was a southpaw.

Klitschko was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 29 more fights, and made his debut in 1996, 9 months earlier than Chagaev, whose first professional fight was in 1997. He had fought 147 more professional rounds, totaling 369 compared to Chagaev's 222.

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