Professional Boxing: Brewster stops Wladimir Klitschko.

Sports Network, The, April, 2004

Las Vegas, NV, Apr 11, 2004 (The Sports Network via COMTEX)

Lamon Brewster defeated Wladimir Klitschko by technical knockout in a heavyweight matchup, possibly ending the career of one half of boxing's Klitschko brothers.

Klitschko was dominating the fight until Brewster landed a pair of solid lefts to turn the tide in his favor in the fifth round. The 6-foot-6 Ukranian stumbled to the canvas after an exchange with Brewster that extended beyond the bell signifying the end of the fifth. Because Klitschko went down after the bell, it was not ruled a knockdown.

However, Klitschko was obviously dazed and had trouble getting up. As Klitschko stumbled to get to his corner, referee Robert Byrd ended the fight to give Brewster the win by TKO at...

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