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X-Plosive
Date	13 December 2008
Venue	SAP Arena in Mannheim, Germany
Title(s) on the line	IBF, WBO, and IBO heavyweight titles
Tale of the tape
Boxer
Boxer	Wladimir Klitschko
Nickname	"Dr. Steelhammer"
Hometown	Kyiv, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine
Pre-fight record	51–3 (44 KO)
Age	32 years, 8 months
Height	6 ft 6 in (198 cm)
Weight	245 lb (111 kg)
Style	Orthodox
Recognition	IBF, WBO and IBO; Heavyweight Champion; The Ring; No. 1 Ranked Heavyweight
Result
	Klitschko defeated Rahman by 7th round TKO

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Wladimir Klitschko vs. Hasim Rahman, billed as "X-Plosive", was a professional boxing match contested on 13 December 2008 for the IBF, WBO, and IBO heavyweight championship.^[1]

Background

After unifying the IBF & WBO title by defeating Sultan Ibragimov, Wladimir Klitschko made one title defence against WBO mandatory challenger Tony Thompson before agreeing to face his IBF mandatory Alexander Povetkin. In October 2008 Povetkin withdrew with a leg injury, and with the second and third ranked contenders Alexander Dimitrenko and Chris Arreola unavailable, Klitschko agreed to face former unified champion and fourth ranked IBF contender Hasim Rahman.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Before agreeing to face Klitschko, Rahman had won four of his five fights since losing his WBC title in a close fight to Oleg Maskaev, the fifth was a no contest with James Toney. He was the NABF continental champion, having defeated Zuri Lawrence for the title in 2007, and was retroactively ranked the world's 9th best heavyweight that year by BoxRec.^[5] He was also ranked within the top ten by both the IBF and WBO, and 12th by the WBC. He was aiming to join Muhammad Ali, Evander Holyfield, and Lennox Lewis as the only boxers ever to win a heavyweight title on three or more occasions.

On the undercard, former Undisputed Heavyweight Champion Riddick Bowe fought what would turn out to be the final fight of his career, beating journeyman Gene Pukall by an 8-round unanimous decision.

The fight

Klitschko dominated the fight winning every round on the scorecards (two judges had it 60-53, the third scored it 60-47), scoring a knockdown the 6th round with a series of jabs followed by a right hand to the chin of Rahman who survived before referee Tony Weeks ended the fight in the seventh round. According to CompuBox Klitschko landed 178 punches with 48% accuracy, against Rahman's 30 punches with 14% accuracy.^[6]

Aftermath

After his victory, Klitschko agreed to face former unified cruiserweight champion David Haye in Germany in June 2009, however, Haye pulled out and was replaced by the WBA "Champion In recess" Ruslan Chagaev.

Rahman would spend 15 months out of the ring after this fight before returning to knockout his next five opponents before losing in two rounds to Povetkin. He would retire after a decision loss to the unknown Anthony Nansen in June 2014.

Undercard

Confirmed bouts:^[7]

Winner	Loser	Weight division/title belt(s) disputed	Result
Cornelius Bundrage	Zaurbek Baysangurov	Super Welterweight (12 rounds)	5th-round TKO.
Wilhelm Fischer	Edgars Kalnars	Heavyweight (8 rounds)	4th-round KO.
Riddick Bowe	Gene Pukall	Heavyweight (8 rounds)	Unanimous decision.
Robin Krasniqi	Lars Buchholz	Light Heavyweight (6 rounds)	Unanimous decision.
Mario Preskar	Hans-Joerg Blasko	Heavyweight (8 rounds)	3rd round RTD.
Fatjon Murati	Omar Jatta	Light Heavyweight (4 rounds)	Unanimous decision.

Broadcasting

Country	Broadcaster
Canada	TSN
Germany	RTL
Hungary	Sport 1
Russia	RTR Sport
Ukraine	Inter
United Kingdom	Setanta Sports^[8]
United States	HBO

References

^ "Wladimir Klitschko vs. Hasim Rahman - BoxRec". boxrec.com.
^ "Wladimir Klitschko vs. Hasim Rahman - BoxRec". boxrec.com.
^ Claudio, EJ. "My Thoughts On Wladimir Klitschko vs. Hasim Rahman".
^ "Wladimir Klitschko vs. Hasim Rahman is Being Explored".
^ BoxRec's Annual Ratings: Heavyweight Annuals. BoxRec. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
^ agencies, Telegraph staff and. "Vladimir Klitschko KO's Hasim Rahman". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-06-02.
^ "BoxRec - event". boxrec.com.
^ Gareth A Davies (9 December 2008). "David Haye on course for a clash with Klitschko – Wladimir or Vitali". telegraph.co.uk. Telegraph. Archived from the original on 8 September 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.

Preceded by vs. Tony Thompson	Wladimir Klitschko's bouts 13 December 2008	Succeeded by vs. Ruslan Chagaev
Preceded by vs. James Toney II	Hasim Rahman's bouts 13 December 2008	Succeeded by vs. Clinton Boldridge

[1] "Wladimir Klitschko vs. Hasim Rahman - BoxRec". boxrec.com.

[2] "Wladimir Klitschko vs. Hasim Rahman - BoxRec". boxrec.com.

[3] Claudio, EJ. "My Thoughts On Wladimir Klitschko vs. Hasim Rahman".

[4] "Wladimir Klitschko vs. Hasim Rahman is Being Explored".

[5] BoxRec's Annual Ratings: Heavyweight Annuals. BoxRec. Retrieved December 13, 2023.

[6] s, Telegraph staff and. "Vladimir Klitschko KO's Hasim Rahman". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-06-02.

[7] "BoxRec - event". boxrec.com.

[8] Gareth A Davies (9 December 2008). "David Haye on course for a clash with Klitschko – Wladimir or Vitali". telegraph.co.uk. Telegraph. Archived from the original on 8 September 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.

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-'''[[Wladimir Klitschko]] vs. [[Hasim Rahman]]''', billed as "'''X-Plosive'''", was a professional boxing match contested on  13 December 2008 for the [[International Boxing Federation|IBF]], [[World Boxing Organization|WBO]] and [[International Boxing Organization|IBO]] heavyweight championship.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://boxrec.com/en/event/562002/1348175|title=Wladimir Klitschko vs. Hasim Rahman - BoxRec|website=boxrec.com}}</ref>
+'''[[Wladimir Klitschko]] vs. [[Hasim Rahman]]''', billed as "'''X-Plosive'''", was a professional boxing match contested on  13 December 2008 for the [[International Boxing Federation|IBF]], [[World Boxing Organization|WBO]], and [[International Boxing Organization|IBO]] heavyweight championship.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://boxrec.com/en/event/562002/1348175|title=Wladimir Klitschko vs. Hasim Rahman - BoxRec|website=boxrec.com}}</ref>
 ==Background==
-After unifying the IBF & WBO title by [[Wladimir Klitschko vs. Sultan Ibragimov|defeating]] [[Sultan Ibragimov]], Wladimir Klitschko made one title defence against WBO mandatory challenger [[Tony Thompson (boxer)|Tony Thompson]] before agreeing to face his IBF mandatory [[Alexander Povetkin]]. In October 2008 Povetkin withdrew with a leg injury, and with the second and third ranked contenders [[Alexander Dimitrenko]] and [[Chris Arreola]] unavailable, Klitschko agreed to face former unified champion Hasim Rahman.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Wladimir_Klitschko_vs._Hasim_Rahman|title=Wladimir Klitschko vs. Hasim Rahman - BoxRec|website=boxrec.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/92162-my-thoughts-on-wladimir-klitschko-vs-hasim-rahman|title=My Thoughts On Wladimir Klitschko vs. Hasim Rahman|first=EJ|last=Claudio|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxingscene.com/wladimir-klitschko-vs-hasim-rahman-being-explored--16623|title=Wladimir Klitschko vs. Hasim Rahman is Being Explored|publisher=}}</ref>
+After unifying the IBF & WBO title by [[Wladimir Klitschko vs. Sultan Ibragimov|defeating]] [[Sultan Ibragimov]], Wladimir Klitschko made one title defence against WBO [[mandatory challenger]] [[Tony Thompson (boxer)|Tony Thompson]] before agreeing to face his IBF mandatory [[Alexander Povetkin]]. In October 2008 Povetkin withdrew with a leg injury, and with the second and third ranked contenders [[Alexander Dimitrenko]] and [[Chris Arreola]] unavailable, Klitschko agreed to face former unified champion and fourth ranked IBF contender Hasim Rahman.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Wladimir_Klitschko_vs._Hasim_Rahman|title=Wladimir Klitschko vs. Hasim Rahman - BoxRec|website=boxrec.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/92162-my-thoughts-on-wladimir-klitschko-vs-hasim-rahman|title=My Thoughts On Wladimir Klitschko vs. Hasim Rahman|first=EJ|last=Claudio|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxingscene.com/wladimir-klitschko-vs-hasim-rahman-being-explored--16623|title=Wladimir Klitschko vs. Hasim Rahman is Being Explored|publisher=}}</ref>
-Before agreeing to face Klitschko, Rahman had won four of his five fights since losing his WBC title to [[Oleg Maskaev]], the fifth was a no contest with [[James Toney]]. He was aiming to join [[Muhammad Ali]], [[Evander Holyfield]], and [[Lennox Lewis]] as the only boxers ever to win a heavyweight title on three or more occasions.
+Before agreeing to face Klitschko, Rahman had won four of his five fights since losing his WBC title in a close fight to [[Oleg Maskaev]], the fifth was a no contest with [[James Toney]]. He was the NABF continental champion, having defeated [[Zuri Lawrence]] for the title in 2007, and was retroactively ranked the world's 9th best heavyweight that year by BoxRec.<ref>[https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php/BoxRec's_Annual_Ratings:_Heavyweight_Annuals BoxRec's Annual Ratings: Heavyweight Annuals.] [[BoxRec]]. Retrieved December 13, 2023.</ref> He was also ranked within the top ten by both the IBF and WBO, and 12th by the WBC. He was aiming to join [[Muhammad Ali]], [[Evander Holyfield]], and [[Lennox Lewis]] as the only boxers ever to win a heavyweight title on three or more occasions.
 On the undercard, former Undisputed Heavyweight Champion [[Riddick Bowe]] fought what would turn out to be the final fight of his career, beating journeyman [[Gene Pukall]] by an 8-round unanimous decision.
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 ==The fight==
 [[File:Wladimir Klitschko (2008-12-13).jpg|thumb|right|Klitschko in action against Rahman]]
-Klitschko dominated the fight winning every round on the scorecards (two judges had it 60-53, the third scored it 60-47), scoring a knockdown the 6th round with a series of jabs followed by a right hand to the chin of Rahman who survived before referee Tony Weeks ended the fight in the seventh round. According to [[CompuBox]] Klitschko landed 48% of his punches against Rahman's 14%.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/boxing/3743789/Vladimir-Klitschko-KOs-Hasim-Rahman.html|title=Vladimir Klitschko KO's Hasim Rahman|first=By Telegraph staff and|last=agencies|work=Telegraph.co.uk|access-date=2018-06-02|language=en}}</ref>
+Klitschko dominated the fight winning every round on the scorecards (two judges had it 60-53, the third scored it 60-47), scoring a knockdown the 6th round with a series of jabs followed by a right hand to the chin of Rahman who survived before referee Tony Weeks ended the fight in the seventh round. According to [[CompuBox]] Klitschko landed 178 punches with 48% accuracy, against Rahman's 30 punches with 14% accuracy.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/boxing/3743789/Vladimir-Klitschko-KOs-Hasim-Rahman.html|title=Vladimir Klitschko KO's Hasim Rahman|first=Telegraph staff and|last=agencies|work=Telegraph.co.uk|access-date=2018-06-02|language=en}}</ref>
 ==Aftermath==
-After his victory, Klitschko agreed to face former unified [[Cruiserweight (boxing)|cruiserweight]] champion [[David Haye]] in Germany in June 2009, however Haye pulled out and was [[Wladimir Klitschko vs. Ruslan Chagaev|replaced]] by the WBA "Champion In recess" [[Ruslan Chagaev]].
+After his victory, Klitschko agreed to face former unified [[Cruiserweight (boxing)|cruiserweight]] champion [[David Haye]] in Germany in June 2009, however, Haye pulled out and was [[Wladimir Klitschko vs. Ruslan Chagaev|replaced]] by the WBA "Champion In recess" [[Ruslan Chagaev]].
 Rahman would spend 15 months out of the ring after this fight before returning to knockout his next five opponents before losing in two rounds to Povetkin. He would retire after a decision loss to the unknown [[Anthony Nansen]] in June 2014.
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+| {{flag|United Kingdom}} || [[Setanta Sports]]<ref>{{cite web |author1=Gareth A Davies |title=David Haye on course for a clash with Klitschko – Wladimir or Vitali |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/boxing/3690733/David-Haye-on-course-for-a-clash-with-Klitschko-Wladimir-or-Vitali.html |website=telegraph.co.uk |publisher=Telegraph |access-date=8 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240908154059/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/boxing/3690733/David-Haye-on-course-for-a-clash-with-Klitschko-Wladimir-or-Vitali.html |archive-date=8 September 2024 |date=9 December 2008}}</ref>
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v t e Wladimir Klitschko
Fights	Byrd vs. Klitschko Klitschko vs. Sanders Klitschko vs. Brewster Klitschko vs. Peter Byrd vs. Klitschko II Klitschko vs. Brewster II Klitschko vs. Ibragimov Klitschko vs. Rahman Klitschko vs. Chagaev Klitschko vs. Peter II Klitschko vs. Haye Klitschko vs. Povetkin Klitschko vs. Jennings Klitschko vs. Fury Joshua vs. Klitschko
Trainers	Fritz Sdunek (1996–2004) Freddie Roach (2003–2004) Emanuel Steward (2004–2012) Johnathon Banks (2012–2017)
Promoters	Universum Box-Promotion (1996–2004) K2 Promotions (2003–2017)
Other	Klitschko brothers