Lamon Brewster 226 lbs beat Wladimir Klitschko 243 lbs by TKO at 3:00 in round 5 of 12
Date: 2004-04-10
Location: Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Referee: Robert Byrd
Judge: Paul Thomas
Judge: Jerry Roth
Judge: Duane Ford
Ring Announcer: Michael Buffer
Aired On: HBO
World Boxing Organization Heavyweight Title (Vacant title)
See also: Wladimir Klitschko vs. Lamon Brewster (2nd meeting)
Lamon Brewster 29-2 (26 KOs) vs. Wladimir Klitschko 42-2 (39 KOs)
Klitschko was the #1 WBO heavyweight contender and Brewster was ranked #2.
The WBO title was vacated by Corrie Sanders, who relinquished the belt in order to fight Vitali Klitschko for the vacant WBC title.
Shortly after the fight Klitschko was rushed into the hospital. The examination showed Wladimir's blood sugar level almost two times higher than the permissible norm.
After returning from the examination to the hotel, Klitschko fell ill with nausea, followed by physical weakness.
On April 12, Wladimir arrived in Las Vegas and donated blood and urine samples for an independent examination, which was supposed to be done by Donald Katlin, who specialized in such cases. The examination showed no signs of anabolic steroids in his blood, but Katlin suggested that Klitschko could have been poisoned with Haloperidol. The drug has no taste or smell and causes mental disorders, which are accompanied by impaired coordination, a weakening reaction and overall physical weakness. After that, Wladimir demanded the tests taken by the Medical Center of South Nevada and the Nevada Quest Diagnostics to be passed on to Dr. Robert Wow for further research. However, the tests disappeared.
Brewster dedicated his performance to his former trainer, Bill Slayton, who died the previous October.
