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Lennox Lewis vs. Vitali Klitschko : ウィキペディア英語版 | Lennox Lewis vs. Vitali Klitschko
Lennox Lewis vs. Vitali Klitschko, billed as "Battle of the Titans", was a professional boxing match contested on June 21, 2003 for the WBC, IBO, ''The Ring'' and ''Lineal'' Heavyweight Championships. ==Background== A year earlier, Lennox Lewis had finally met Mike Tyson in the ring and achieved a landmark victory by knocking out Mike Tyson in the eighth round of their record-breaking fight. Following his victory, Lewis would take a year-long break from the ring, eventually vacating his IBF title after passing on the chance to face the IBF's number one contender Chris Byrd.〔(Lewis Won't Fight Next Man in Line ), N.Y. Times article, 2002-09-06, Retrieved on 2013-07-21〕 Instead, Lewis turned his sights on a possible match with Vitali Klitschko, who had become the WBC's number one contender after defeating Larry Donald by tenth round technical knockout.〔(Lewis to Fight The Older Klitschko ), N.Y. Times article, 2002-11-30, Retrieved on 2013-07-21〕 In early 2003, however, negotiations for the fight fell through and Lewis began looking into a lucrative rematch with Tyson. The WBC ruled that a rematch with Tyson would be allowed on the basis that the winner would next defend their title against Klitschko.〔(W.B.C. Rules On Lewis-Tyson ), N.Y. Times article, 2003-03-30, Retrieved on 2013-07-21〕 Tyson passed on the rematch, forcing Lewis to accept a less marketable fight against Kirk Johnson in which only Lewis' IBO title would be on the line.〔(Lewis Will Fight Kirk Johnson ), N.Y. Times article, 2003-04-24, Retrieved on 2013-07-21〕 Klitschko was to fight on the undercard and take on Lewis in December. Before the Lewis–Johnson fight could take place, Johnson was forced to pull out with a chest injury.〔http://www.questia.com/library/1P2-1765395/boxing-injured-johnson-pulls-out-of-lewis-fight〕 As such, Lewis and Klitschko agreed to face one another on June 21, rather than later in the year as originally planned.
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