Vitali Klitschko vs. Tomasz Adamek

Walka XXI Wieku!
Date10 September 2011
VenueStadion Miejski, Wrocław, Lower Silesian, Poland
Title(s) on the lineWBC heavyweight title
Tale of the tape
Boxer Vitali Klitschko Tomasz Adamek
Nickname "Dr. Ironfist" "Góral"
Hometown Kyiv, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine Zywiec, Silesia, Poland
Pre-fight record 42–2 (39 KO) 44–1 (28 KO)
Age 40 years, 1 month 34 years, 9 months
Height 6 ft 7 in (201 cm) 6 ft 2+1⁄2 in (189 cm)
Weight 243 lb (110 kg) 216 lb (98 kg)
Style Orthodox Orthodox
Recognition WBC
Heavyweight Champion
The Ring
No. 1 Ranked Heavyweight		 WBC
No. 1 Ranked Heavyweight
The Ring
No. 2 Ranked Heavyweight
2-division world champion
Result
Klitschko wins via 10th-round TKO

Vitali Klitschko vs. Tomasz Adamek, billed as Walka XXI Wieku!, was a heavyweight bout for the WBC heavyweight championship. The fight took place at the Stadion Miejski in Wrocław, Lower Silesian, Poland on September 10, 2011, and was televised via HBO World Championship Boxing.[1] As a part of a split-site doubleheader, the broadcast also featured the Yuriorkis Gamboa vs. Daniel Ponce de León bout taking place at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States.[2] In Poland, the bout was available on Cyfra+ pay-per-view platform, making it the first PPV fight in Polish television history.[3][4]

Background

Klitschko, expected to dominate, said he would knock out his opponent, who he said had "only grown into the division by eating like a heavyweight".[5] Fritz Sdunek, Klitschko's coach, said his fighter would retire after two or three more fights.[6]

The fight

Klitschko dominated the fight winning every round on the three scorecards before referee Massimo Barrovecchio stepped in 2 minutes, 20 seconds into the tenth round.

Aftermath

Klitschko would make his next defence against Derek Chisora the following February.

Undercard

Confirmed bouts:[7]

Weight Class vs. Method Round Time Notes
Heavyweight Ukraine Vitali Klitschko def. Poland Tomasz Adamek TKO 10/12 2:20 WBC Heavyweight title
Cruiserweight United Kingdom Ola Afolabi def. Poland Łukasz Rusiewicz UD 8 —
Heavyweight United States Johnathon Banks def. Croatia Ivica Bacurin KO 6/8 2:59
Cruiserweight Poland Mateusz Masternak def. United States Carl Davis TKO 3/10 2:46
Heavyweight Poland Andrzej Wawrzyk def. United States Devin Vargas TKO 9/10 1:40
Welterweight United States Sadam Ali def. Germany Boris Berg RTD 6/6 3:00
Super Middleweight Poland Mariusz Cendrowski def. Estonia Anton Sjomkin UD 4 —

Broadcasting

Country Broadcaster
 Brazil ESPN Brasil
 Belgium Sporting Telenet
 Canada HBO Canada
 Denmark TV2 Sport
 Germany RTL Television
 Italy Sportitalia
 Poland PPV
 Portugal Sporttv
 Romania Pro TV
 Ukraine Inter
 United Kingdom Sky Sports 3
 USA HBO

References

  1. ^ BoxRec Boxing Records. Boxrec.com. Retrieved on 2011-09-04.
  2. ^ HBO: Boxing. HBO.com. Retrieved on 2011-09-04.
  3. ^ "Walka Adamek-Kliczko: 1,15 mln widzów w RTL, 200 tys. subskrypcji PPV" (in Polish). Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Tomasz Adamek vs Witalij Kliczko – 200 tys. widzów zapłaciło po 40 zł" (in Polish). Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Vitali Klitschko vows to knock out Tomasz Adamek". BBC Sport. 8 September 2011. Accessed 9 September 2011.
  6. ^ Reuters. "Vitali Klitschko 'two or three fights' from retirement, says coach". The Guardian. 8 September 2011. Accessed 9 September 2011.
  7. ^ "BoxRec - event".
Preceded by Vitali Klitschko's bouts
10 September 2011 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Tomasz Adamek's bouts
10 September 2011 		Succeeded by