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The Staples Center in Los Angeles is the venue for the WBC heavyweight title fight between Lennox Lewis and Vitali Klitschko

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Lewis is in trouble early on as Klitschko starts strongly with two right-handers in the opening round

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Lewis battles back in the third round, landing some telling shots and looking to exploit a cut above Klitschko's eye

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Klitschko gains the upper hand with a flurry of punches and the judges have him ahead at the end of the fifth round

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Klitschko is cut above the eye and his brother Wladimir works hard to patch Vitali up between rounds

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Lewis and Klitschko tumble to the canvas together as the fight degenerates into a brawl

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Lewis' power makes a mess of Klitschko's face and with deep cuts on his cheek and above his eye the referee stops the fight

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The stoppage means Lewis retains his WBC heavyweight title after an unconvincing performance

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In the after-fight press conference the damage inflicted on Klitschko's face is clear to see