Vitali Fights 2000
Vitali Klitschko RTD 10 Chris Byrd
During the second round Vitali felt a sudden pain in his left shoulder, which worsened in the course of round 3. Vitali was forced to end the fight in the 10th, having boxed with practically one arm in the six previous rounds, because the pain in the left shoulder-joint had become unbearable. Vitali was still leading at this stage, according to the judges score sheets, but the referee had to concede a round ten technical knockout victory for Chris Byrd. It was the first defeat ever for Vitali Klitschko. A computer scan later revealed that one of the tendons had in fact been torn in the second round, and only four days later Vitali underwent an operation which would sideline him for eight months.
BoxRec: Chris Byrd
