Lamon Brewster vs. Siarhei Liakhovich
| Date | 1 April 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Wolstein Center, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Title(s) on the line | WBO Heavyweight Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Liakhovich defeated Brewster by 12th round Unanimous Decision | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lamon Brewster vs. Siarhei Liakhovich, was a professional boxing match contested on 1 April 2006 for the WBO Heavyweight Championship.[2]
Background
[edit]Since his upset victory over Wladimir Klitschko, Lamon Brewster had made 3 defences of his WBO belt, stopping 2 of his challengers before signing to face the relatively unknown former Olympian Siarhei Liakhovich. Brewster underwent laser eye surgery in Los Angeles in the weeks before the fight, it was speculated that he continued with the bout in order to fulfill his contractual obligations to his promoter Don King, so he could move on.[3] Liakhovich, born in Belarus but living in Scottsdale, Arizona, hadn't fought since December 2004 after injury prevented an appearance on a Showtime bill in late 2005.[4]
The fight
[edit]The fight was a slugfest with both fighters having the other in trouble. Liakhovich took a knee just before the end of round seven before he landed a left that staggered the champion in the 8th.
At the end of 12 rounds the scores were 115–113, 115–113 & 117–110 all for Liakhovich making him the new WBO Champion.[5]
Liakhovich landed 50.3% of his punches according to CompuBox while Brewster landed 36.3%.
Aftermath
[edit]“Liakhovich deserved to win,” Brewster said afterwards “He earned it. I take my hat off to him. He won and we have a rematch. I cannot wait to do it again.”[6] However it was revealed that Brewster had suffered a detached retina in his left eye in the first round and therefore he could not see with his left eye afterwards. He had to undergo surgery, keeping him out of action for more than year.
Liakhovich made his first defence in November against former Lineal Heavyweight Champion Shannon Briggs, who stopped him in the final round.
Undercard
[edit]Confirmed bouts:[7]
Broadcasting
[edit]| Country | Broadcaster |
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 United States |
Showtime |
References
[edit]- ^ "Ratings: For Period Ended April 4, 2006". thering-online.com. The Ring. 4 April 2006. Archived from the original on 6 April 2006. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ^ "Lamon Brewster vs. Siarhei Liakhovich". boxrec.com.
- ^ Thomas Hauser; Anthony Evans (8 April 2006). "Lamon Brewster and the Medical Mess". secondsout.com. Seconds Out. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ Press Release (3 March 2006). "Brewster-Liakhovich Set For 4/1". boxingscene.com. BoxingScene. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ Associated Press (2 April 2006). "Liakhovich outpoints Brewster for heavyweight belt". espn.com/. ESPN. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ "Liakhovich beats Brewster in entertaining heavyweight fight". yahoo.com. Yahoo Sport. 2 April 2006. Archived from the original on 10 January 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ "BoxRec - event".