Undisputed world heavyweight champion
claimed the 50th knock-out and 60th victory of his career on
Saturday when he ended hapless Frenchman Jean-Marc Mormeck’s hopes in the
fourth round.
Klitschko, 35, defended his IBF, IBO, WBO and WBA titles against Mormeck,
who stepped up from cruiserweight just over two years ago, in Dusseldorf and
made good on his promise to knock the Frenchman out.
Mormeck, who turns 40 in June, was lucky to finish the second round after
Klitschko put him on the canvas with 80 seconds left in the round with a firm
right to the chin and then pinned him in a corner with a rapid combination.
The challenger was offering only token resistance and made a mockery of his
pre-fight promises to smash Klitschko’s “glass jaw” which was as ineffective as
the handful of punches he threw in the opening rounds.
The pair both ended on the canvas in the third after a slip, but it was all
over in the fourth when a swift combination from the champion saw the Frenchman
drop his guard and a final head shot left Mormeck on the canvas.
Puerto Rico referee Luis Pabon stepped in quickly to count out the fight at
one minute and 12 seconds as the Frenchman lost his fourth fight in the
heavyweight division.
The pair were scheduled to meet last December, but kidney stones forced
Klitschko to postpone the original fight and the ease of the champion’s win
will have done little answer the critics who said he had picked an easy fight.