Battle of the Titans |
| Date | June 21, 2003 |
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| Venue | Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| Title(s) on the line | WBC, IBO, and The Ring heavyweight titles |
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| Boxer |
Lennox Lewis |
Vitali Klitschko |
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| Nickname |
"The Lion" |
"Dr. Ironfist" |
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| Hometown |
West Ham, London, UK |
Kyiv, Ukraine |
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| Purse |
$7,000,000 |
$1,400,000 |
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| Pre-fight record |
40–2–1 (31 KO) |
32–1 (31 KO) |
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| Age |
37 years, 9 months |
31 years, 11 months |
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| Height |
6 ft 5 in (196 cm) |
6 ft 7 in (201 cm) |
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| Weight |
256+1⁄2 lb (116 kg) |
248 lb (112 kg) |
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| Style |
Orthodox |
Orthodox |
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| Recognition |
WBC, IBO, and The Ring
Heavyweight Champion
The Ring No. 9 ranked pound-for-pound fighter |
WBC/WBA
No. 1 Ranked Heavyweight
The Ring
No. 10 Ranked Heavyweight |
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| Lewis wins via 6th-round TKO |
Lennox Lewis vs. Vitali Klitschko, billed as Battle of the Titans, was a heavyweight professional boxing match contested between WBC, IBO, and The Ring champion Lennox Lewis and former WBO titleholder Vitali Klitschko. The bout took place on June 21, 2003 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Lewis defeated Klitschko via sixth-round technical knockout (TKO) after the fight was stopped due to a severe cut above Klitschko's left eye. It was the last fight of Lewis' career, having decided to retire after eventually rejecting a rematch.