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Wladimir Klitschko vs Alex Leapai report

Who won Klitschko vs Leapai?

Wladimir Klitschko beat Alex Leapai by technical knockout in the 5th round on Saturday, April 26th, 2014, at Koenig Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

This contest was for the unified heavyweight championship of the world, with the IBF, WBO, and WBA belts on the line.

Klitschko vs Leapai stats

Back in April 2014, Wladimir Klitschko stepped into the ring with a record of 61 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws, 51 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Alex Leapai made his way to the ring with a record of 30 wins, 4 losses and 3 draws, with 24 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Klitschko had a slight advantage in power over Leapai, with a 84% knockout percentage compared to Leapai's 80%.

Wladimir Klitschko was the older man by 3 years, at 38 years old.

Klitschko had a height advantage of 6 inches over Leapai. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Both Wladimir Klitschko and Alex Leapai fought out of an orthodox stance.

Klitschko was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 27 more fights, and made his debut in 1996, 7 years and 8 months earlier than Leapai, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 139 more professional rounds, totaling 369 compared to Leapai's 230.

Klitschko vs Leapai form

Klitschko had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Alexander Povetkin on October 5, 2013, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Heavyweight, WBO World Heavyweight and WBA Super World Heavyweight championship fight at Olimpiyskiy, Moscow, Russia.

Prior to that, he had defeated Alexander Povetkin on October 5, 2013, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Heavyweight and The Ring Heavyweight championship fight at Olimpiyskiy, Moscow, Russia.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Francesco Pianeta on May 4, 2013, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBA Super World Heavyweight, The Ring Heavyweight and WBO World Heavyweight championship fight at SAP-Arena, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

Before that, he had won against Mariusz Wach on November 10, 2012, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Heavyweight, The Ring Heavyweight and WBO World Heavyweight championship fight at O2 World Arena, Hamburg.

He had beaten Tony Thompson on July 7, 2012, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBA Super World Heavyweight, The Ring Heavyweight and WBO World Heavyweight championship fight at Stade de Suisse, Berne, Switzerland.

Activity check

Klitschko's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 19 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 48 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.6 rounds on average.

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