By Mark Vester

At the SAP Arena in Mannheim, Germany, IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (52-3, 46KOs) stopped former champion Hasim Rahman (45-7, 36KOs) in seven one-sided rounds.

Klitschko came out with a stiff left jab, controlling the fight and knocking Rahman's head back. A right hand combination shook Rahman. We saw the same story in the second round. Klitschko had Rahman backed into the ropes and was launching off with his right hand and jabs.

The pattern continued for the next few rounds. A combination sent Rahman down at the start of the sixth round. Rahman beat the count and Klitschko backed him up against the ropes and punished him with a variety of punches. Klitschko rocked Rahman with a combination of punches in the seventh round, referee Tony Weeks jumped in and stopped the fight.

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