HEAVYWEIGHT Wladimir Klitschko may have been drugged or poisoned before his WBO title bout against Lamon Brewster in Las Vegas last month as part of an elaborate betting sting, according to Klitschko's lawyer.
Judd Burstein, who previously worked for Lennox Lewis, has filed papers in a Nevada court to ask the state's district attorney for a full investigation into the bout, which Klitschko, who was an overwhelming favourite, lost dramatically.
Klitschko, the younger brother of Vitali, the new WBC champion, was on the verge of winning the bout on April 10 and had put Brewster on the floor in the fourth round, when he fell apart in the fifth. After being caught by a left hook, Klitschko suddenly became very weak. He fell against the ropes and, as the round ended, he slumped to the floor, causing the referee to stop the bout.
Concerned doctors sent Klitschko to a hospital trauma unit with a neurosurgeon, but no brain injury was found.
Key to the argument is the unusual betting patterns before the bout, which saw huge support for the unheralded Brewster. When betting opened, Brewster had been an 11 1/2-1 underdog, but by the time of the bout, Brewster's odds at the Las Vegas casinos were just 3-1. Blood and urine samples taken from Klitschko after the bout have also been destroyed.
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Judd Burstein, who previously worked for Lennox Lewis, has filed papers in a Nevada court to ask the state's district attorney for a full investigation into the bout, which Klitschko, who was an overwhelming favourite, lost dramatically.
Klitschko, the younger brother of Vitali, the new WBC champion, was on the verge of winning the bout on April 10 and had put Brewster on the floor in the fourth round, when he fell apart in the fifth. After being caught by a left hook, Klitschko suddenly became very weak. He fell against the ropes and, as the round ended, he slumped to the floor, causing the referee to stop the bout.
Concerned doctors sent Klitschko to a hospital trauma unit with a neurosurgeon, but no brain injury was found.
Key to the argument is the unusual betting patterns before the bout, which saw huge support for the unheralded Brewster. When betting opened, Brewster had been an 11 1/2-1 underdog, but by the time of the bout, Brewster's odds at the Las Vegas casinos were just 3-1. Blood and urine samples taken from Klitschko after the bout have also been destroyed.
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