Klitschko flattens Pulev in five

IBF/WBO/WBA heavyweight Wladimir Klitschko (63-3, 53 KOs) scored a spectacular fifth round KO over previously unbeaten Kubrat Pulev (20-1, 11 KOs) on Saturday night at the 02 Arena in Hamburg, Germany.
The 38-year-old Ukrainian champion produced yet another dominant performance, flooring his Bulgarian challenger on three occasions before a devastating left hook put Pulev flat on his back in the fifth.
Klitschko dominated from the start, flooring Pulev twice in round one, each time with…

Heiland hammers Macklin in world title eliminator

Middleweight contender Jorge Sebastian Heiland (25-4-2, 13 KOs) halted Matthew Macklin (31-6, 20 KOs) in the 10th-round on Saturday night at the 3 Arena in Dublin, Ireland.
The Birmingham boxer found his range in the opener, rattling right hands into the ribs of Heiland, who was briefly troubled by the early onslaught.
Southpaw Heiland marched forward with more purpose in the second, taking the centre of the ring in a bid to end the early assault, although he was clipped by sharp counters from…