Wladimir Klitschko successfully defended his world heavyweight crown, easing past Australian hopeful Alex Leapai in Germany on Sunday.<\/p>\n
The 38-year-old Ukrainian champion showed no signs of slowing up, disposing of Leapai courtesy of a fifth-round TKO.<\/p>\n
Klitschko ended the bout with one minute remaining in the fifth round, flooring the 34-year-old challenger with a lethal combination.<\/p>\n
The referee had no option but to waive off the fight as Klitschko recorded his 16th consecutive title defence, retaining his WBO crown.<\/p>\n
It was labelled as a relative mismatch from the outset with Klitschko towering over Leapai and it seemed that way early on when the 198cm giant caught his opponent on the top of the head.<\/p>\n
The referee ruled it a knockdown and Leapai struggled to find a way into the contest from then on, with Klitschko using his jab to trouble the Australian.<\/p>\n
Klitschko controlled the third and fourth rounds, landing powerful jab-cross combinations before sending Leapai down twice in the fifth and ultimately final round.<\/p>\n
Leapai was the first Australian boxer to contest the heavyweight title in 106 years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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