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Lamon Brewster defends the WBO Heavyweight Title against Sergei Liakhovich on Showtime Boxing

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00:00:00It's been over two years since Lennox Lewis retired from the ring, ending his reign as king

00:00:18of the heavyweights. During that time, no one has been recognized for his superior skills

00:00:24or separated himself from the other would-be heirs. The division is now populated by unrecognizable

00:00:31faces, unfamiliar names, and uninspired performances. The belts are constantly vied for, yet there

00:00:45is no one champion to ignite the imagination of the fans. You gotta be the heavyweight champion

00:00:51of your world. You gotta go get this thing. Tonight, hard-punching WBO champion Lehman Brewster

00:00:57faces one-speed defender Sergei Lajovin. Opportunity is knocking. Will one of them answer the call?

00:01:21Yeah!

00:01:27Yeah!

00:01:29It's alright for fighting! Get a little action! Alright! Alright!

00:01:35Woooo!

00:01:39Yeah!

00:01:43Saturday, Saturday! Saturday! Saturday! Saturday! Saturday! Saturday! Saturday! Saturday! Saturday night's alright!

00:01:53And welcome to Cleveland, Ohio.

00:02:04Tonight, this waterfront city hosts its first world heavyweight title fight since 1983,

00:02:10when Michael Dynamite Dokes was upset by Harry Coetzee.

00:02:15For that in 75, Muhammad Ali came to this area and beat Chuck Webner.

00:02:20This evening, a new generation of Buckeye boxing fans braced for a heavyweight championship.

00:02:27Yes, it's fight night in Cleveland.

00:02:30Lehman Brewster has won four title fights in a row.

00:02:34An impressive streak by today's standards in this once glamorous division.

00:02:38If the Indianapolis native can add another quality outing or two,

00:02:42he just might emerge from the pack of title holders as the people's champion.

00:02:47The challenger, Sergei Lachovic, originally from Belarus.

00:02:53He's 22-1, although he's fought mostly second-level opposition.

00:02:58But like the rest of today's big men,

00:03:00he knows that one big win can catapult him into the middle of the muddled heavyweight picture.

00:03:06On this special late-night edition of America's Fight Night,

00:03:11we present a heavyweight title fight.

00:03:13Relentless Lehman Brewster will put his championship on the line

00:03:16against upset-minded Sergei the White Wolf Lachovic.

00:03:20Two fighters in quest of marquee attention in a division yearning for a preeminent universal champion.

00:03:26Hello again, everybody.

00:03:32Steve Albert here at the Wallstein Center

00:03:34on the campus of Cleveland State University in downtown Cleveland, Ohio.

00:03:39Well, it's no secret the heavyweight division has fallen on lean times in recent years.

00:03:44In fact, when a dominant heavyweight champion exits,

00:03:46another superstar doesn't instantly appear.

00:03:49When Lennox Lewis retired in February 2004, he left a void.

00:03:53Fans have always craved the clarity that one acknowledged heavyweight champion brings to boxing.

00:03:59Vitaly Klitschko looked the part, but injuries forced his retirement.

00:04:03Chris Bird and Vladimir Klitschko have proven vulnerable,

00:04:06and two weeks ago, Hasim Rahman and James Toney fought to a draw.

00:04:10Seven-foot Nikolai Valuev remains a mystery, if not a curiosity.

00:04:15So, the star search continues.

00:04:18With that, let me bring on my ringside partner, Al Bernstein.

00:04:21And, Al, why is the heavyweight division so vitally important to the entire sport of boxing?

00:04:25You know, Steve, for the most part, all the divisions in boxing,

00:04:28except for the heavyweight division, are thriving with good matchups and a pretty good talent pool.

00:04:32But many of the fans, especially Americans and certainly the mainstream media,

00:04:36tend to measure the health of boxing by using the heavyweight division as its barometer.

00:04:41And so that has created, in a way, a detriment for the sport.

00:04:45And that's what's created the urgency to have more excitement in the heavyweight division.

00:04:49It's important for the sport.

00:04:50Well, what boxing really needs is an exciting competitive heavyweight championship fight

00:04:55and a compelling champion.

00:04:57Lehman Brewster thinks he's that man.

00:04:59Our Karen Bryant spoke with him earlier tonight.

00:05:02Lehman, in your fight against Gulotta, you came right out of the gate,

00:05:05shut him down within the first round.

00:05:07Later, against Krasnici, it took more rounds.

00:05:09It took seven rounds that you were losing before you were able to turn it around

00:05:12and knock him out in the ninth.

00:05:15Brewster fans get a little frustrated by what they see as inconsistency.

00:05:18How do you address that?

00:05:19Well, with Gulotta, he tried to stand in front of me and go toe-to-toe, big no-no.

00:05:25With Krasnici, he was smarter.

00:05:27And I knew that I couldn't win rounds, even if I won the rounds.

00:05:30So I just went in there to knock him out, you know, chop him down like a tree.

00:05:34And that's what I did.

00:05:35So tonight, which perform are we going to see?

00:05:38Well, it depends on if he wants to be macho and stand in front of me or, you know,

00:05:42it's just, you know, I'm going to be like water.

00:05:44I'm going to be formless.

00:05:46Formless.

00:05:46Okay.

00:05:46Well, it's been a couple of weeks since the Tony Rachman fight,

00:05:49which a lot of people were disappointed in.

00:05:51The spotlight has definitely turned to you tonight.

00:05:53This is the first heavyweight fight since then.

00:05:55What kind of opportunity do you see this as?

00:05:58Just an opportunity to show that I am the best heavyweight out there in the world.

00:06:02You know, I don't take anything from those guys.

00:06:05They show tremendous heart, you know.

00:06:08But I feel like it's my time.

00:06:10And, you know, the cream rises to the top.

00:06:12I just have to be patient and just let God deliver me.

00:06:15All right.

00:06:15Now I have to ask, who is the cutie and the Afro puffs on this shirt?

00:06:19This is my daughter, Shania.

00:06:20Shania Brewster.

00:06:21And my son on my left, well, your right, whenever, that's Lehman Jr.

00:06:26All right.

00:06:27And that's who it's for tonight, yes?

00:06:28Oh, yeah.

00:06:29This is the reason why I do what I do, absolutely,

00:06:31so that they don't have to go through the strains in life that I've been through,

00:06:36you know, just financially trying to make their life a little better than my life,

00:06:40you know, and hopefully they'll do the same for that children.

00:06:42All right.

00:06:43Best to you.

00:06:43Thanks for joining us, Lehman.

00:06:45All right.

00:06:46And no question Brewster has his faults, his critics,

00:06:48but he is the hardest-hitting heavyweight champion out there today

00:06:52and one of the most explosive punches in the division.

00:06:55And really, that's what people want to see.

00:06:57Yeah, and he has certainly shown that in his last nine fights

00:07:00with eight knockouts in those nine wins.

00:07:03But in three of the last four championship matches,

00:07:07fighting fighters with similar styles to Lachovic,

00:07:09Brewster dug early holes for himself, got way behind,

00:07:13and needed his power to pull the fights out.

00:07:15Now, Lachovic would love to build a lead like that tonight,

00:07:18but he has his own issues early in the fight.

00:07:20He's only fought once in the last 25 months,

00:07:23so you would anticipate he could have some ring rust during those early rounds.

00:07:27And so, for the workman like Lachovic,

00:07:30it's going to take a sustained and focused effort to win tonight.

00:07:33Part of that focus for Lachovic is using only what works against Brewster,

00:07:42a jab and straight right hand from the outside.

00:07:45And on the inside, don't trade hooks, use an uppercut.

00:07:49Lachovic's road to disaster would be using a lead right to the body.

00:07:52Now, he likes to throw this uncontrollable punch,

00:07:57and he can easily be countered.

00:07:59Against Dominic Gwynn, he did it over 30 times,

00:08:03and he often threw it very wide.

00:08:07Then, he left his hand low after throwing that punch.

00:08:12And even Gwynn, not a left hooker by trade,

00:08:16was able to counter it often.

00:08:17If Brewster is able to do this tonight,

00:08:21he will likely knock Lachovic out.

00:08:29Now, Brewster doesn't believe it,

00:08:31but he's safer defensively when he's attacking,

00:08:33not languishing on the outside.

00:08:35He tends to stand direct in fights,

00:08:37and to these tall European-style fighters,

00:08:39he's a great target.

00:08:41But the great equalizer is his left hook,

00:08:43one of the best in boxing.

00:08:45When Juan Cresnici kept his right hand low,

00:08:50it gave Brewster the opportunity to land the left hook.

00:08:56Now, at his best,

00:08:58Brewster is a good combination puncher, too.

00:09:02And he can follow the hook with multiple shots.

00:09:06So, a missed right hand can be a fight-ending mistake

00:09:10one Brewster hopes Lachovic will make tonight.

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00:09:58Sergey Lachovic, a number of Laman Brewster fans

00:10:01disappointed in the opposition,

00:10:02feeling the White Wolf as undeserving,

00:10:04particularly since he hasn't fought since December 04,

00:10:07a 16-month layoff.

00:10:09Also, he looked a little bit soft in the middle,

00:10:12out of shape his last fight,

00:10:13a close unanimous decision over Dominic Gwynne.

00:10:16In many eyes, he's generously rated number 13 by the WBO.

00:10:21Al Miner injuries, boxing's politics blamed for his inactivity.

00:10:25Nevertheless, ring rust, among other things,

00:10:27has to be a major concern.

00:10:29I'm sure he's worried about that.

00:10:30However, he is.

00:10:31Trainer Kenny Weldon is walking in there with him,

00:10:33feeling maybe that layoff could be a blessing in disguise.

00:10:36Over the last 12 months,

00:10:38they say he's logged more time in the gym than ever before,

00:10:41and Weldon thinks they have worked on many things

00:10:44that will make him a better fighter.

00:10:46A soft-spoken, unassuming,

00:10:49Lachowicz, who speaks English,

00:10:50doesn't get into politics,

00:10:53but his homeland,

00:10:54the former Soviet Republic, Belarus,

00:10:56has much political turmoil,

00:10:58arrests going on,

00:10:59freedom of speech not available.

00:11:01But this is being televised back to Belarus,

00:11:04and Sergei only hopes a victory could serve

00:11:07to be a unifying influence

00:11:09to raise spirits among the 10 million citizens.

00:11:13Ring-wise, probably the most impressive performance

00:11:16back in 2001.

00:11:18He beat previously unbeaten Friday Ahunanya.

00:11:21However, his next fight,

00:11:22his only loss,

00:11:23KO'd by Maurice Harris.

00:11:25His people claimed the result of a bad reaction

00:11:28to a vitamin B12 shot before the fight.

00:11:32Nevertheless,

00:11:32it did create some doubt

00:11:34about Sergei Lachowicz.

00:11:40Lachowicz clearly on the biggest platform

00:11:43of his career.

00:11:45And when he speaks,

00:11:46it's funny,

00:11:47he almost sounds like

00:11:47the Rocky Balboa character

00:11:49from the legendary film series

00:11:51Rocky,

00:11:52as the crowd settles in.

00:11:56Cavaliers played the Heat earlier tonight,

00:11:59up the block.

00:11:59Here in Cleveland,

00:12:04Cleveland Cavaliers.

00:12:05The fans very excited.

00:12:07The team that makes the playoffs

00:12:09for the first time in eight years.

00:12:12What time is that?

00:12:13Team time.

00:12:14Come on.

00:12:15What time is that?

00:12:16Team time.

00:12:20On this April Fool's Day,

00:12:22Lehman Brewster looking to prove

00:12:24he is no joke.

00:12:26One of the nicest guys in the sport.

00:12:27Very spiritual,

00:12:28a family man,

00:12:30torn by the fact

00:12:31he couldn't see his wife

00:12:32and three kids

00:12:32for five weeks while training,

00:12:34but makes the sacrifice

00:12:35so the money he earns

00:12:37goes towards

00:12:37his children's education.

00:12:39He calls his ability

00:12:40to fight a gift.

00:12:42His detractors question

00:12:43that ability.

00:12:44They don't question

00:12:45his punching power,

00:12:46heart,

00:12:46or chin.

00:12:47And to help improve

00:12:49his technical skills

00:12:50and defense,

00:12:51he brought in top trainer

00:12:52Buddy McGirt.

00:12:53We'll see if it makes a difference.

00:12:55Well, he hopes it does.

00:12:56And he's very aware

00:12:57of the fact

00:12:58that this is a very

00:13:00important fight for him.

00:13:01Haseem Rahman

00:13:02and James Toney

00:13:02had a chance two weeks ago

00:13:04to seize the spotlight

00:13:05in the heavyweight division.

00:13:06Truthfully,

00:13:07they came up a little short.

00:13:09He thinks he can do it tonight

00:13:10against Lehovich,

00:13:12and it'll take a big performance

00:13:13for him to do that.

00:13:14Yeah, we'll see if Brewster

00:13:15can grab this opportunity.

00:13:17A guy who's been

00:13:18unpredictable,

00:13:19inconsistent,

00:13:20but he does find ways

00:13:21to win

00:13:22and primarily

00:13:23via the knockout.

00:13:29We're set to check

00:13:30the numbers here in Cleveland

00:13:31as we go to the tail

00:13:32of the tape.

00:13:33And these guys,

00:13:33pretty young for today's

00:13:35heavyweights at 32.

00:13:36Brewster,

00:13:36three years older

00:13:37than Lehovich,

00:13:38who turns 30 next month.

00:13:40The 6'4 challenger

00:13:41usually looks down

00:13:42at his opponent,

00:13:43a four-inch height advantage.

00:13:44A boxing anomaly

00:13:45as Lehovich gives away

00:13:46two and a half inches

00:13:47in reach.

00:13:48At Thursday's weigh-in,

00:13:49Brewster just two pounds

00:13:51under his career heaviest.

00:13:53He was 224

00:13:54when he annihilated

00:13:55Andrew Gulotta.

00:13:56Just for your information,

00:13:58Lehovich down slightly

00:13:59from 240 his last fight.

00:14:01His heaviest

00:14:01was 240 and three quarters.

00:14:04And the key unified rules

00:14:06for this world title fight,

00:14:07there's no standing

00:14:08eight count,

00:14:08no three knockdown rule,

00:14:10and a fighter cannot be saved

00:14:12by the bell

00:14:12in any round.

00:14:14If an accidental headbutt

00:14:16causes a fight

00:14:17to end with in four rounds,

00:14:18it's a no decision.

00:14:19After four rounds,

00:14:20they go to the scorecards.

00:14:21If a punch causes a cut

00:14:22and the injured fighter

00:14:24can't continue,

00:14:25he loses by TKO.

00:14:31So here at the Wallstein Center,

00:14:32the home of the Cleveland

00:14:33State Vikings,

00:14:34we're getting ready

00:14:35for Lehman Brewster

00:14:36versus Sergei Lahovich

00:14:38for the WBO Heavyweight

00:14:40Championship.

00:14:41Let's get the official

00:14:42introductions

00:14:42from our ring announcer,

00:14:44the classy,

00:14:45Jimmy Lennon Jr.

00:14:46Ladies and gentlemen,

00:14:57a very good evening to you

00:14:58and welcome

00:14:59to the Wallstein Center

00:15:01here in Cleveland, Ohio

00:15:02for our World Championship

00:15:04featured bout of the evening

00:15:06brought to you by

00:15:07Don King Productions

00:15:09and Showtime.

00:15:11Sanctioned by the WBO,

00:15:12the President Francisco

00:15:14Valcarcel,

00:15:15Supervisor Phil Siegel.

00:15:17This bout is directed

00:15:18under the auspices

00:15:19of the Ohio Athletic Commission,

00:15:21Commissioners Gene Weiss,

00:15:23Tom Gileppis,

00:15:25Michael Chase,

00:15:26with the Executive Director,

00:15:27Bernie Profato.

00:15:30Our physicians at ringside,

00:15:32Dr. John George

00:15:33and Dr. Jerome Williams.

00:15:35Timekeeper at the bell

00:15:36is Sandy Atkins,

00:15:37keeping count of the knockdowns,

00:15:39Richard Stewart.

00:15:41Now we introduce to you

00:15:42our three judges

00:15:43scoring this bout

00:15:44from ringside.

00:15:46From Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,

00:15:48Dana DePaulo.

00:15:50From Mineral Ridge, Ohio,

00:15:52Tom Miller.

00:15:54And from Youngstown, Ohio,

00:15:56Phil Rogers.

00:15:58And now introducing to you

00:16:00our third man to the ring,

00:16:01the referee in charge.

00:16:02Working in this is

00:16:03ninth world title bout,

00:16:06Ernie Sharif.

00:16:10All right, fans,

00:16:12here we go

00:16:13with our main event

00:16:15of the evening,

00:16:1612 rounds of boxing

00:16:17for the WBO Heavyweight

00:16:19Championship of the World.

00:16:21And now,

00:16:22ladies and gentlemen

00:16:22in attendance

00:16:23and boxing fans

00:16:25joining us

00:16:25around the world,

00:16:28live from Cleveland,

00:16:29Cleveland,

00:16:30it's showtime!

00:16:42Introducing to you first

00:16:43the challenger.

00:16:45On my left,

00:16:46he is fighting out

00:16:46of the blue corner,

00:16:48wearing green trunks

00:16:48with red trim,

00:16:50fighting out of

00:16:51Scottsdale, Arizona

00:16:52by way of

00:16:53V-Tipsk, Belarus.

00:16:55He weighed in

00:16:56at 238 and one-half pounds.

00:16:59His record stands

00:17:00at 22 wins,

00:17:02one defeat

00:17:03with 14 wins

00:17:04coming by way

00:17:05of knockout.

00:17:06Tonight,

00:17:07he is making

00:17:08his first appearance

00:17:09in a world title bout,

00:17:10ranked the WBO

00:17:11number 13

00:17:12heavyweight contender.

00:17:14Ladies and gentlemen,

00:17:15please welcome

00:17:16the challenger

00:17:17known as

00:17:18the White Wolf.

00:17:19Introducing

00:17:20Sergei

00:17:21Mikrovich!

00:17:23and his opponent

00:17:30across the ring,

00:17:31the defending world

00:17:32champion on my right,

00:17:34fighting out of the red

00:17:35corner,

00:17:36wearing camouflage

00:17:37trunks,

00:17:38fighting out of

00:17:39Vero Beach, Florida

00:17:40by way of

00:17:40Indianapolis, Indiana.

00:17:43He weighed in

00:17:44at 232 pounds,

00:17:46this record,

00:17:4733 wins,

00:17:48two losses

00:17:49with 29

00:17:51big wins

00:17:52coming by way

00:17:53of knockout.

00:17:54Tonight,

00:17:54he is making

00:17:55the fourth defense

00:17:56of his title.

00:17:57Ladies and gentlemen,

00:17:58please welcome

00:17:59the defending

00:18:00WBO heavyweight

00:18:02champion of the world.

00:18:05Introducing

00:18:05California Relentless

00:18:07Lehmann Brewster.

00:18:17Once again,

00:18:18our third man

00:18:18to the ring,

00:18:19Ernie Sharif.

00:18:20Now to give

00:18:21instructions.

00:18:28Let's go.

00:18:33All right, fellas,

00:18:34you received

00:18:35your instructions

00:18:35in the dressing room.

00:18:37Do you have

00:18:37any questions?

00:18:39I want you to obey

00:18:39my commands at all times

00:18:41and protect yourself

00:18:42at all times.

00:18:43You understand?

00:18:43Shake hands.

00:18:45Shake hands and come out

00:18:45fighting.

00:18:50On this final four weekend,

00:18:51if you missed the scores

00:18:52from Indianapolis,

00:18:54Florida beat

00:18:54George Mason,

00:18:5673-58.

00:18:57The magical run

00:18:58for George Mason ends

00:18:59and UCLA over LSU,

00:19:0259-45.

00:19:03So it'll be

00:19:04Florida versus UCLA

00:19:06for the national championship

00:19:07on CBS Monday Night Live

00:19:09at 9 p.m. Eastern time.

00:19:12Lehman Brewster's new guru,

00:19:13Buddy McGirt,

00:19:14says Brewster doesn't know

00:19:15how good he really is.

00:19:17Well, that's exactly

00:19:18why we're here

00:19:19to find out

00:19:21just how good

00:19:22Lehman Brewster

00:19:23really is,

00:19:24although even an

00:19:25emphatic statement

00:19:26like performance

00:19:27has to be put

00:19:28into context

00:19:29considering

00:19:30Sergei Lojovich

00:19:32is a fringe contender.

00:19:35Lojovich has

00:19:35pretty good skills,

00:19:36decent power,

00:19:37but sometimes

00:19:38comes straight in

00:19:39without movement,

00:19:40fights and spurts,

00:19:42lacks fire.

00:19:42So we wonder,

00:19:44Al,

00:19:45if he's made

00:19:45the order for Brewster

00:19:46or is he a white wolf

00:19:48in sheep's clothing?

00:19:50Well, you know,

00:19:51he's very much like

00:19:52the men that Brewster

00:19:53has been fighting

00:19:54in the last four fights.

00:19:56Just now,

00:19:57Lojovich threw a right hand,

00:19:58a lead right hand

00:19:59to the body.

00:20:00Pay attention to that.

00:20:02That is a key

00:20:03in this bout.

00:20:04If he keeps

00:20:04showing that punch,

00:20:05Lehman Brewster

00:20:06could very well

00:20:07counter him

00:20:07and hurt him.

00:20:09And already

00:20:10he's done it once.

00:20:11Brewster, though,

00:20:11not starting off,

00:20:13living up to his nickname

00:20:14as a relentless

00:20:15attacker at the bell.

00:20:16He has 14 first-round

00:20:17knockouts out of 29.

00:20:19We've also

00:20:20seen him start

00:20:21deliberately

00:20:22and stay outside,

00:20:23even get rocked

00:20:24early on.

00:20:26There's a feeling

00:20:27the predominantly

00:20:28boxing style

00:20:29of Lojovich

00:20:30will eventually

00:20:31frustrate Brewster,

00:20:33but there's Brewster

00:20:33going at it.

00:20:34An excellent right hand

00:20:36by Lehman Brewster

00:20:36and Buddy McGirt

00:20:37and Brewster

00:20:38told us

00:20:39they think

00:20:39the Brewster

00:20:40right hand

00:20:40is much better

00:20:42than it's ever been.

00:20:43Beautiful jab

00:20:44by Brewster,

00:20:45but the feeling

00:20:46is that Brewster

00:20:48may abandon

00:20:49what he learned

00:20:49from McGirt

00:20:50in the gym

00:20:51and revert

00:20:51to the headhunting

00:20:52Brewster,

00:20:53but nice start

00:20:54by the champion.

00:20:56Lojovich,

00:20:57a slow starter.

00:20:59There's the jab

00:21:00by Lojovich,

00:21:01who's most effective

00:21:01at close range.

00:21:02Nice double jab.

00:21:04He's got a pretty

00:21:04good uppercut

00:21:05on the inside,

00:21:06does Lojovich.

00:21:06But he has to be mindful

00:21:08of Brewster's powerful hook.

00:21:11Remember,

00:21:11eight of Brewster's

00:21:12last nine wins

00:21:14by knockout.

00:21:17So far in this match,

00:21:19Lojovich has used the jab

00:21:21a little more effectively.

00:21:22He keeps throwing

00:21:23those lead rights

00:21:23to the body.

00:21:24So far,

00:21:25Lehman Brewster

00:21:26has not countered

00:21:27with the left hook

00:21:28over that.

00:21:30Lojovich's trainer,

00:21:31Kenny Weldon,

00:21:32who used to work

00:21:33with Evander Holyfield,

00:21:34among other greats,

00:21:35feels if his man

00:21:36can beat Brewster's hook,

00:21:38they can beat Brewster.

00:21:43Combination by Brewster.

00:21:44Brewster throws

00:21:44what's known

00:21:45as an inside hook,

00:21:46so you don't see it coming,

00:21:47which could be terribly

00:21:48dangerous

00:21:48to Lojovich.

00:21:49is not standing

00:21:55in front of Brewster,

00:21:56which is a recipe

00:21:57for disaster.

00:22:00This round

00:22:01has been an interesting

00:22:01one for both men

00:22:02have gotten a few

00:22:03good things done,

00:22:04things they can build on,

00:22:05especially Lojovich.

00:22:08Final seconds

00:22:09of the opening round

00:22:10scheduled for 12

00:22:11for the WBO heavyweight title.

00:22:1410!

00:22:14Cupbacks!

00:22:15You're getting there

00:22:23with the right hand

00:22:24because you jabbing

00:22:25to the body

00:22:26and you're pulling out.

00:22:27When you jab to the body,

00:22:29don't pull out.

00:22:30Just stay low

00:22:30and move your hand.

00:22:31That's all you got to do.

00:22:32Okay?

00:22:33Now keep jabbing the body.

00:22:35Don't worry about the hand.

00:22:36You only threw one right hand.

00:22:37Give me some more.

00:22:39I didn't feel like

00:22:39I was in range.

00:22:40Okay.

00:22:41Well, speaking of that right hand,

00:22:43he threw one,

00:22:44but it landed.

00:22:44They want that right hand a lot.

00:22:46He throws the jab

00:22:47to the chest

00:22:48and then the right hand

00:22:49comes from Lehman Brewster

00:22:50and you see

00:22:50there's a little combination

00:22:51punching after that.

00:22:53Lehman Brewster,

00:22:53when he lands a big punch,

00:22:55he will get other combos in.

00:22:56Now, Lojovich

00:22:58throws the right hand downstairs

00:23:01and Brewster tries

00:23:02to counter him

00:23:02with the hook

00:23:03and it's dangerous

00:23:06for Lojovich to do that.

00:23:07In that case,

00:23:08Brewster missed with the hook.

00:23:09Okay, let's stay alert.

00:23:10Take it down.

00:23:11Let's go.

00:23:12Let's go.

00:23:12Keep that right hand

00:23:13and you get a ball.

00:23:14Shoot to the bottom.

00:23:16Lehman Brewster says

00:23:17his left hand

00:23:18makes his right hand jealous.

00:23:21He comes up

00:23:22with some winners.

00:23:23Yeah, he's a very,

00:23:24he's a fascinating young man.

00:23:25He really is.

00:23:29You made that interesting point

00:23:30on the keys.

00:23:31Lojovich does often lead

00:23:32with the right to the body,

00:23:33making him susceptible

00:23:35to the left hook,

00:23:37which is Brewster's money punch.

00:23:38It didn't quite come to fruition

00:23:41in that first round,

00:23:42but stay tuned.

00:23:46Lojovich has a pretty good

00:23:47left hook too,

00:23:48which is not a European trait.

00:23:51Europeans mostly use

00:23:52the jab on the right hand.

00:23:57Lojovich has really become

00:23:59Americanized

00:24:00and I'll say one thing,

00:24:02Brewster has had good success

00:24:04against these Eastern European fighters.

00:24:06Boy, has he ever

00:24:06in his last four title matches.

00:24:09He's won all of them,

00:24:10although as we aptly pointed out,

00:24:12he's had trouble early in fights.

00:24:13Now there was the right

00:24:14to the body by Lojovich.

00:24:16Brewster tried to counter

00:24:17with the hook

00:24:18and just missed.

00:24:19He will get it there though

00:24:21before this fight is over.

00:24:22Nice overhand right

00:24:23by Lehman Brewster

00:24:25to the head of Lojovich.

00:24:28Both are brave.

00:24:29Both can take a shot.

00:24:31Both can punch.

00:24:32The difference could be

00:24:33who goes after it

00:24:34and who waits.

00:24:34So far in this fight,

00:24:36Lojovich is making

00:24:37one important mistake.

00:24:39He's not fighting tall.

00:24:40He's leaning in

00:24:41to Lehman Brewster,

00:24:42giving him a better opportunity

00:24:43to land the straight rights

00:24:44and those left hooks.

00:24:46Nice right hand.

00:24:48Counter shot by Lojovich.

00:24:51This fight has a chance

00:24:53to be a very interesting one

00:24:54and already the punch output,

00:24:56I think, for heavyweights

00:24:57in this first two rounds

00:24:58is pretty good.

00:25:00Well, both clearly lifts apart,

00:25:02but can either one really capture

00:25:04the public's interest

00:25:05and imagination.

00:25:07The thing about Brewster,

00:25:09while many are still

00:25:10not sold on him,

00:25:11he does make for exciting fights

00:25:13because he's vulnerable

00:25:14and he has rallied

00:25:17to knock people out.

00:25:19But too often,

00:25:19oh, big right hand

00:25:20by Lehman Brewster

00:25:22to the head of Lojovich.

00:25:24That one had some purpose on it

00:25:26and evil intent.

00:25:28Lojovich has a good chin, though.

00:25:30Other than the Harris fight,

00:25:32which he was stopped,

00:25:32he's taken some big punches

00:25:33and managed to persevere.

00:25:35So we'll see how...

00:25:37Brewster, of course,

00:25:38is a very powerful heavyweight,

00:25:40as was pointed out.

00:25:41Too often,

00:25:41Brewster waits for the fight

00:25:43to fall in his lap,

00:25:44but he looks to be going

00:25:46and trying to take it here.

00:25:48Both men are performing well.

00:25:50Left hook by Lojovich,

00:25:52that score to the net.

00:25:54You know, we say

00:25:54it's dangerous for Lojovich

00:25:56to throw the left hook

00:25:57because it'd be countered

00:25:57by the left by Brewster,

00:25:58but so far,

00:25:59he's throwing that punch,

00:26:00landing it,

00:26:01and not getting countered

00:26:02by Brewster.

00:26:04We approach the final

00:26:05ten seconds

00:26:06of the second round.

00:26:08Some pretty interesting

00:26:09give and take here

00:26:10over the first two rounds.

00:26:14Brewster missing

00:26:17with the right hand.

00:26:18Good duck under move

00:26:19defensively by Lojovich.

00:26:21Now Brewster dicks

00:26:22to the body at the belt.

00:26:39Get back a little bit.

00:26:40You're smothering.

00:26:41Get back a little bit.

00:26:43Hey.

00:26:44You gotta get your left hand up.

00:26:48Now he's trying.

00:26:49He gave you about three different,

00:26:51you gave it to him

00:26:52about three different times now,

00:26:54and he's still around

00:26:55with one punch like that.

00:26:57Okay?

00:26:58Keep your left hand up.

00:27:00Your jab is working good.

00:27:01Keep working your jab.

00:27:03Well, Lehman's Brewster's

00:27:04right hand has been dusted off

00:27:06out of mothballs,

00:27:07and he lands it again

00:27:09against Sergei Lojovich.

00:27:11McGirt and Brewster promised us

00:27:13we'd see this punch more.

00:27:15And we have.

00:27:16Now, there's that right

00:27:17to the body,

00:27:17gets away with it,

00:27:18and throws the left hook.

00:27:19Two things that Lojovich

00:27:20shouldn't get away

00:27:21with doing in this fight,

00:27:22but he did.

00:27:23Why?

00:27:23Because Lehman Brewster

00:27:24was passive.

00:27:26Good left hook there

00:27:27by Sergei Lojovich,

00:27:2922-1 with 14 knockouts.

00:27:32His lone blemish came

00:27:34in 0-2,

00:27:34a ninth-round knockout

00:27:35to Maurice Harris.

00:27:41Fully recovered

00:27:42from a torn cartilage

00:27:43in his chest

00:27:44that forced him

00:27:45to withdraw.

00:27:46Nice combination

00:27:47to the head

00:27:48by Lojovich.

00:27:49A draw from a fight

00:27:50with Owen Beck

00:27:51in September 0-5.

00:27:54You know,

00:27:54Lojovich got very good

00:27:55sparring from Robert Hawkins,

00:27:57who is very,

00:27:57I think,

00:27:58a good fighter

00:27:58to simulate

00:28:00Brewster's style.

00:28:02Hawkins just had a fight

00:28:03with Sam Peter,

00:28:03in which he went

00:28:04the distance with him

00:28:05and looked pretty good

00:28:06even in losing.

00:28:09Lehman Brewster,

00:28:1033-2 with 29 knockouts

00:28:12as Lojovich goes

00:28:15to the body.

00:28:17He cannot resist

00:28:19leading with that right.

00:28:20I've never seen a fight.

00:28:21He's done it in this fight

00:28:22already about 12 times.

00:28:23I've never seen a fighter

00:28:24use that punch

00:28:25as much as Lojovich.

00:28:26Lojovich warned there

00:28:27about a kidney punch

00:28:28by the referee,

00:28:29Ernest Sharif.

00:28:33Right there again,

00:28:34we saw the right

00:28:35to the body.

00:28:35This time Brewster

00:28:36tried to land

00:28:37the left hook

00:28:37and it didn't get there.

00:28:38The hand speed

00:28:39of Lojovich,

00:28:40I think,

00:28:40is more impressive

00:28:42than Brewster

00:28:43thought it would be.

00:28:50They're throwing

00:28:50home run shots.

00:28:51Both wing it.

00:28:57The crowd is into it.

00:29:00A borderline shot

00:29:02there by Lojovich.

00:29:04In some ways,

00:29:11this match now

00:29:11starting to take on

00:29:12the tenor of other

00:29:14Lehman Brewster

00:29:14championship fights.

00:29:16Him having some issues

00:29:17early in fights

00:29:18against these tall fighters

00:29:20who throw combinations

00:29:21against him.

00:29:25Oh, big left hook

00:29:26to the head,

00:29:27to the chin

00:29:28by Lojovich.

00:29:29That really caught Brewster.

00:29:32He was coming right in.

00:29:37So far,

00:29:37the headline of this fight

00:29:39is the hand speed

00:29:40of Lojovich.

00:29:40He's quick.

00:29:41And another left hook

00:29:42that's scored by Lojovich.

00:29:44That one blocked

00:29:44by Brewster.

00:29:45Lojovich better not get

00:29:49too enamored

00:29:49with the hook, though,

00:29:50because if you continue

00:29:51to trade left hooks

00:29:52with a fighter

00:29:53like Brewster,

00:29:53it will cost you,

00:29:55ultimately.

00:29:55This is similar

00:29:57to the Luan Krasnice fight

00:29:59for Brewster.

00:30:00Very much so.

00:30:00Where he was being outboxed

00:30:02for a good portion.

00:30:02He was behind

00:30:03on the scorecards

00:30:04when he came back

00:30:04to stop Krasnice

00:30:06in the ninth.

00:30:08Of course,

00:30:08it was the same scenario

00:30:09against Wladimir Klitschko.

00:30:12And he came back

00:30:13to win by knockout.

00:30:14So these rounds,

00:30:15we should throw

00:30:16the caveat out

00:30:17that you can't expect

00:30:19Brewster to be dominated

00:30:20the whole fight like this.

00:30:21Yeah, we set the stage

00:30:22for that.

00:30:22We said he can be that way.

00:30:24All right.

00:30:25Soft warning.

00:30:26Don't do it again.

00:30:27Another warning

00:30:28from the referee,

00:30:30Ernest Sharif.

00:30:34The lovely

00:30:34Irina Lojovic,

00:30:36the wife of Sergei.

00:30:41She has to like

00:30:42what she's seeing thus far.

00:30:47Sergei.

00:30:54Well, Lojovic

00:30:55has been able to,

00:30:56look at him,

00:30:56throws it right to the body

00:30:58and then a left hook

00:30:59to the head.

00:30:59We've seen that combination

00:31:01from him a number of times.

00:31:02He shouldn't be able

00:31:03to get away with that

00:31:04against Brewster,

00:31:05but he is primarily

00:31:06because he's throwing

00:31:07these combinations

00:31:07so quickly.

00:31:09See, Brewster tried

00:31:09to counter with the left hook.

00:31:11He just couldn't get it there.

00:31:15Until he does,

00:31:16you keep pumping him

00:31:17with that jab

00:31:18and you get off

00:31:19combination.

00:31:20Quick and gone.

00:31:22Get out of there.

00:31:22Get out.

00:31:24Let's go.

00:31:24Come on.

00:31:25Raise up.

00:31:25I can't get out.

00:31:27You're standing here, man.

00:31:29While Lojovic looked

00:31:31a little out of shape

00:31:32in his last fight

00:31:32with Dominic Gwynn,

00:31:33he did surprise a lot

00:31:35of people by effectively

00:31:36moving off his combination,

00:31:38showed good footwork

00:31:39for a big man.

00:31:39He is pretty nimble

00:31:40for a large man

00:31:41and he's showing good speed

00:31:43with his hands here

00:31:45against Brewster,

00:31:46as Al pointed out.

00:31:47Now, Buddy McGirt

00:31:48told us the key

00:31:49for Brewster is

00:31:51be doing something.

00:31:53You know,

00:31:53if you're not going

00:31:54to be attacking

00:31:54and throwing punches,

00:31:55at least be moving

00:31:56your head.

00:31:56Don't languish

00:31:57on the outside.

00:31:58He's not done that

00:32:01during every moment

00:32:02of this fight.

00:32:02He's had his moments

00:32:04of just being stationary

00:32:05in the outside.

00:32:06He's paid for it.

00:32:07McGirt, a two-time

00:32:08world champion,

00:32:08he calls it a rhythm.

00:32:10He wants Brewster

00:32:11to get into a rhythm.

00:32:12First double jab

00:32:13Brewster has thrown

00:32:14in this fight

00:32:15and look at what

00:32:16it did for him.

00:32:16It was excellent.

00:32:18And Jojovic comes back

00:32:19with a double left hook.

00:32:23Jojovic stuffing the jab.

00:32:30Jojovic looking

00:32:31very impressive.

00:32:32In terms of technique,

00:32:33and he showed a lot

00:32:34of this against Dominic Nguyen,

00:32:36he is a fairly polished fighter.

00:32:40But certainly a step up

00:32:41from Krasnick.

00:32:44Brewster's last opponent,

00:32:45which was about

00:32:46seven months ago.

00:32:47And that fight

00:32:48was wildly exciting.

00:32:49Not seen in the United States

00:32:50at all.

00:32:52But it was a wild fight.

00:32:55Brewster continues

00:32:56his inconsistency.

00:32:58Well, he can be

00:32:59crowd-pleasing,

00:33:00busy all action,

00:33:01sometimes slow and deliberate.

00:33:02Nice left hand

00:33:03by Jojovic.

00:33:04I cannot believe

00:33:06Jojovic is getting away

00:33:07with those right hands

00:33:08to the body.

00:33:09Threw another one

00:33:10and it wasn't as quick

00:33:11and Brewster

00:33:11shouldn't even try

00:33:12to counter him.

00:33:13But we should say

00:33:14it just could be

00:33:15a matter of time

00:33:16before Brewster

00:33:17gets the wake-up call

00:33:18as we've seen so often

00:33:21and starts wailing away.

00:33:22History would tell us

00:33:24it's going to happen.

00:33:24We'll see.

00:33:25Hard body shot

00:33:28by Jojovic.

00:33:34Brewster does get hit a lot.

00:33:44And you made the point

00:33:46this is the heaviest Brewster

00:33:47has been

00:33:48in his championship match,

00:33:50his second heaviest

00:33:51of his career at 232.

00:33:53Is he ready to fight

00:33:55over the long haul?

00:33:57We'll see.

00:33:58And the Hovitz

00:33:59still looks much better

00:34:00physically than he did

00:34:01in his last fight

00:34:02which was a long time ago,

00:34:0316 months back.

00:34:06Much tighter

00:34:07around the midsection.

00:34:10Obviously quicker,

00:34:11faster.

00:34:19Brewster is just not

00:34:21as active

00:34:22as they would

00:34:22like him to be.

00:34:23I'm sure

00:34:23Buddy McCartney

00:34:24will talk to him

00:34:25about that

00:34:25as these rounds go on.

00:34:27And the Hovitz

00:34:28making him miss wildness.

00:34:30And again,

00:34:32hitting nothing but air.

00:34:40Okay, listen to me.

00:34:41Keep the pressure on him.

00:34:43Those hooks

00:34:43that you're throwing,

00:34:44throw those hooks

00:34:45to the body.

00:34:46Don't worry about the head.

00:34:48Okay.

00:34:48Throw them to the body.

00:34:49Okay.

00:34:49Okay, the right hands

00:34:50are landing good.

00:34:51Okay?

00:34:52But shoot those hooks

00:34:53to the body.

00:34:54All right?

00:34:54Don't worry about his head.

00:34:55You're shooting

00:34:55a nice right hand

00:34:56bringing the left hook

00:34:57back downstairs.

00:34:58Okay.

00:34:59But this is what

00:34:59we got to do.

00:35:00You got to stop

00:35:00backing him up now.

00:35:01Back him up

00:35:02with that double jab.

00:35:03More than one.

00:35:03Okay?

00:35:04No more.

00:35:06When Brewster uses

00:35:07a double jab

00:35:08as he did here

00:35:09early in the round,

00:35:09it's so effective.

00:35:11But he went away

00:35:13from that

00:35:13for almost

00:35:14the entire rest

00:35:15of the round.

00:35:17And at the end

00:35:18of the round,

00:35:19Lachovic landing

00:35:20a good short left hook.

00:35:22Brewster did try

00:35:23to counter him.

00:35:24He just couldn't

00:35:25get it there.

00:35:25Hand speed of Lachovic

00:35:27better than Brewster

00:35:28expected.

00:35:29It may be better

00:35:30than a lot of people

00:35:30expected, Steve.

00:35:31No question about it.

00:35:32I hope it's outboxing,

00:35:34outworking the champion,

00:35:35Lehman Brewster,

00:35:36trying to lift

00:35:37the WBO heavyweight title

00:35:39from the Indianapolis

00:35:41born fighter.

00:35:46You heard Buddy McGirt's

00:35:47words to Lehman Brewster.

00:35:50Go after him.

00:35:53Brewster happy

00:35:54to be fighting in Ohio.

00:35:56He's from Indiana.

00:35:57He knew Michael

00:35:58Dokes very well.

00:35:59Of course,

00:36:00was in that great title

00:36:01fight in 1983.

00:36:03He is a real,

00:36:04Lehman is a very

00:36:05interesting man

00:36:06in any case.

00:36:06He has a sense of history

00:36:07about boxing

00:36:08in the Midwest

00:36:08and he wants to give

00:36:10a great performance

00:36:11here tonight.

00:36:11So far,

00:36:12it's not quite

00:36:12what he would like.

00:36:13He knows that

00:36:14this is the home

00:36:14of Dokes,

00:36:16Buster Douglas,

00:36:16Tim Austin,

00:36:18Ohio.

00:36:18Watch the feet.

00:36:19Watch your feet.

00:36:20Watch your feet.

00:36:22Take a look

00:36:22at press row,

00:36:24Allen.

00:36:24It's all

00:36:25La Hove.

00:36:27And I agree.

00:36:28I have a 39-37

00:36:29for La Hove.

00:36:32Gary Eswick

00:36:33from the Akron

00:36:33Beacon Journal.

00:36:34Joe Maxey,

00:36:35the Cleveland

00:36:35Plain Dealer,

00:36:36George Phillips,

00:36:37BoxingScene.com.

00:36:41Round 5 scheduled

00:36:42for 12

00:36:43for the WBO

00:36:43Heavyweight title

00:36:44and thus far,

00:36:45the man in green

00:36:46and red

00:36:47from Belarus

00:36:47originally.

00:36:49Sergey La Hove.

00:36:50has impressed.

00:36:53And again,

00:36:54Brewster being

00:36:55very passive

00:36:56and giving away

00:36:57these early rounds

00:36:58as he has

00:36:58in other fights

00:36:59like the fight

00:37:00against Krasnice

00:37:01and against Klitschko.

00:37:05Early on

00:37:05in the career,

00:37:06Brewster,

00:37:07he lost to people

00:37:08like Charles Shuford

00:37:09and Clifford Etienne

00:37:10and that raised

00:37:11suspicion right there

00:37:12about him.

00:37:13A couple of the reasons

00:37:14the jury's still out

00:37:16on Lehman.

00:37:18Bigelow took him

00:37:19a moment ago.

00:37:19Now Brewster is

00:37:20throwing punches

00:37:21with conviction.

00:37:23Huge right hand

00:37:24to the top of

00:37:24La Hove's head

00:37:26and he turns up

00:37:26the heat

00:37:27and he gets this crowd

00:37:28going.

00:37:29There's a left hook

00:37:29to the head

00:37:30that staggered La Hove.

00:37:33Now he gets

00:37:33to the body.

00:37:34Upstairs with a left hook

00:37:35and a right hand.

00:37:36He's trying to end it here.

00:37:40Oh, what a vicious

00:37:41left hook to the head

00:37:42but La Hove has a great

00:37:44chin and a lot of heart.

00:37:47And La Hove's landed

00:37:48well off the ropes.

00:37:50La Hove has the warrior

00:37:51mentality but these

00:37:53are bombs

00:37:53by Brewster.

00:37:59Big right hand

00:38:00to the head

00:38:00by Brewster.

00:38:01A left hook to the head,

00:38:02a right hand to the head.

00:38:04And what's holding

00:38:06La Hove's up?

00:38:08A huge heart.

00:38:10That's why.

00:38:11And he comes back.

00:38:16Brewster may have

00:38:17punched himself out.

00:38:18Back comes La Hove.

00:38:21Now Brewster pressed

00:38:23against the ropes.

00:38:25Seconds remaining.

00:38:26Ernie Sharif took forever.

00:38:27What was that all about?

00:38:28Wait a minute.

00:38:29The bell rang.

00:38:29There were five,

00:38:30six seconds left

00:38:31in the round.

00:38:33So some confusion

00:38:34here in Cleveland.

00:38:35Listen to me.

00:38:38You're a good one.

00:38:41Damn.

00:38:41What are you doing,

00:38:42ref?

00:38:43Come on.

00:38:44Jeez.

00:38:45What are you doing?

00:38:48Hey.

00:38:49Put your hands

00:38:50in your left.

00:38:51Next time I see you

00:38:52on the ropes like that,

00:38:53I swear I'll throw

00:38:54the stool at you.

00:38:55What are you doing here?

00:38:58What are you doing?

00:39:00Hey, you got good feet.

00:39:01This guy's dog tired.

00:39:03Stay in the middle

00:39:03of the ring and keep...

00:39:04Lachovic hit with

00:39:07several good shots.

00:39:09The short right hand

00:39:10and a little left hook

00:39:12and he is reeling

00:39:13and then Brewster

00:39:14would chase him down

00:39:15to the ropes

00:39:15where he would really

00:39:16get some work done.

00:39:17This is where he was

00:39:18first hurt in the round

00:39:19and that left hook

00:39:21off the side of his head

00:39:22may have also affected

00:39:22the equilibrium

00:39:23of Lachovic

00:39:24and once Lachovic

00:39:26was against the ropes,

00:39:28he took phenomenal

00:39:29punishment from

00:39:31Lehman Brewster

00:39:31but then was able

00:39:33to fight his way

00:39:34off the ropes

00:39:35and had Brewster

00:39:36in trouble

00:39:37landing some very,

00:39:38very big shots

00:39:38creating the situation

00:39:40at the end of the round

00:39:41with all that confusion

00:39:42and Ernie Sharif

00:39:42inexplicably jumping in

00:39:44even before the bell.

00:39:46Ernie Sharif

00:39:46out of Pittsburgh

00:39:47getting an earful

00:39:48from Kenny Weldon,

00:39:50the trainer of Lachovic

00:39:51and then Lachovic

00:39:53got an earful

00:39:53from Kenny Weldon.

00:39:55Stay off the ropes

00:39:56with the gist of it.

00:39:57We said it could be

00:39:58a shootout

00:39:59and it's turning

00:39:59into that very early.

00:40:01What a slugfest.

00:40:03Buddy McGirt

00:40:06to Brewster,

00:40:07you gotta go

00:40:08to the body.

00:40:09Here's Lachovic

00:40:10over the top.

00:40:12He doesn't care

00:40:12what McGirt

00:40:13told Brewster.

00:40:14If there's any question

00:40:15about Lachovic's chin,

00:40:17it was answered

00:40:17in that last round.

00:40:20He was hit

00:40:20with some monster shots

00:40:21in his comeback.

00:40:23Wow, good right

00:40:24to the body.

00:40:24That's stunned.

00:40:25Another one

00:40:25by Lachovic.

00:40:28Digging shots

00:40:29by Lachovic.

00:40:29Well, this is why Brewster

00:40:35may not be the best

00:40:37in the heavyweight division,

00:40:38but he's certainly

00:40:39one of the most exciting.

00:40:42Oh, a right hand

00:40:43to the head,

00:40:43straight right

00:40:44by Lachovic.

00:40:45That got Brewster's attention.

00:40:48Brewster wide open.

00:40:51Now a right hand

00:40:52over the top

00:40:53by Brewster.

00:40:54To the body

00:40:54goes Brewster.

00:40:55Back comes Lachovic

00:40:56with a right-left combination.

00:40:58The right really scored.

00:41:03Curious pace

00:41:04for big men.

00:41:05Non-stop action

00:41:06since the fifth round.

00:41:08And what we're seeing

00:41:09is not just exciting,

00:41:10it's skillful.

00:41:11Their technique

00:41:12is superb here.

00:41:14Overhand right

00:41:15and connected

00:41:16by Brewster.

00:41:18Didn't follow it up.

00:41:21Combination

00:41:22left hook to the head.

00:41:23Three-punch combination

00:41:24by Lachovic.

00:41:26Amazing give and take

00:41:28here in round six.

00:41:31Back comes Lachovic

00:41:32after Brewster missed.

00:41:35Lachovic lines Brewster up

00:41:37in his own corner.

00:41:38Brewster's in trouble.

00:41:42Lachovic

00:41:42trying to smother him

00:41:44with left hooks.

00:41:45Steps back

00:41:46and then he comes forward again

00:41:48with shots to the head.

00:41:51Can Brewster battle

00:41:52his way out of the corner?

00:41:54Now he's lifted up.

00:41:55By Lachovic.

00:41:58Now there's blood

00:41:59coming from the nose

00:42:00of Lehman Brewster.

00:42:02I think the body shots

00:42:04of Lachovic

00:42:05are having a massive effect

00:42:06on Brewster.

00:42:08And there was another one, Al.

00:42:09Now he goes upstairs.

00:42:13Beautiful combination

00:42:14to the head

00:42:15by Lachovic

00:42:15that rocks Brewster.

00:42:17Brewster bouncing off the ropes.

00:42:21Incredible action.

00:42:22Now what's holding Brewster up?

00:42:24Brewster's been down

00:42:25only one time

00:42:26in his career

00:42:26but he's in difficulty here.

00:42:29The Hobbits

00:42:29is trying to end it

00:42:30at a six.

00:42:3117 seconds left.

00:42:32In the ring.

00:42:34In the ring.

00:42:34In the back wing.

00:42:36A bloody

00:42:37laser Brewster.

00:42:40Showing a lot of resolve.

00:42:42Oh, a big right hand

00:42:43by Brewster.

00:42:46And a left hook

00:42:48by Brewster.

00:42:49Unbelievable.

00:42:50You gotta stay off the ropes.

00:42:59You gotta stay off the ropes, champ.

00:43:02Okay?

00:43:03You're head-hunting too much, baby.

00:43:05Okay?

00:43:06You're getting under

00:43:07the shots good

00:43:08but you're not

00:43:09punching back to the body.

00:43:12Everything you're doing

00:43:12is to the head.

00:43:14Okay?

00:43:15Bring those up

00:43:15because of the body.

00:43:17Don't be on the ropes

00:43:17taking those shots, champ.

00:43:19All right?

00:43:19Slow your breathing now.

00:43:23Listen, when he's getting

00:43:24those combinations up...

00:43:26Lehovich unloaded

00:43:28this excellent uppercut

00:43:29on the inside

00:43:30and I think that was

00:43:31a punch that had

00:43:32a big impact

00:43:33and started some

00:43:34of the troubles

00:43:34for Lehman Brewster.

00:43:37And later on

00:43:37in the round,

00:43:39Lehovich throwing

00:43:40fantastic combinations.

00:43:42It's the hand speed

00:43:43that, in addition

00:43:43to the power,

00:43:44that has given

00:43:44Lehman Brewster

00:43:45a lot of trouble.

00:43:47The only thing

00:43:48that Lehovich did wrong

00:43:50in that round

00:43:51was toward the end

00:43:52he punched himself out

00:43:54and Brewster came back

00:43:55and hurt him.

00:43:57Well, now we've got

00:43:57an exciting competitive

00:43:59heavyweight championship fight.

00:44:03Round seven.

00:44:06Those last ten seconds

00:44:08of that round,

00:44:08very important ones.

00:44:10How much did he hurt Lehovich?

00:44:12We'll see how Lehovich responds

00:44:13here in this round.

00:44:16Now Brewster stuffing

00:44:17the jab.

00:44:19So does Lehovich.

00:44:23Both expending

00:44:24a lot of energy

00:44:25the last two rounds.

00:44:28Now, it could start

00:44:29to be a test

00:44:30of conditioning

00:44:31and endurance.

00:44:32From this point on,

00:44:34Lehovich with a right cross.

00:44:36Look at that subtle movement

00:44:38by Lehovich.

00:44:39That's helping him.

00:44:40He is giving Brewster

00:44:40just enough lateral movement

00:44:42to make it hard

00:44:43for him to land punches.

00:44:44Welling beginning

00:44:45to develop

00:44:46under the left eye

00:44:47of Lehman Brewster.

00:44:55Now both more measuring.

00:44:59Right hand by Brewster

00:45:01missing.

00:45:01Watch his shoulder.

00:45:02Watch his shoulder.

00:45:03Right hand on the body

00:45:05by Lehovich.

00:45:06And those punches

00:45:06have to be taking effect.

00:45:18Covering right hand

00:45:20by Lehman Brewster

00:45:21to the chin.

00:45:23Press row scoring.

00:45:24It's all Lehovich.

00:45:25Right hand clipped

00:45:34Lehovich.

00:45:36Brewster now

00:45:36takes to the body.

00:45:38Big right hand there.

00:45:39That miss.

00:45:41A surge by Brewster

00:45:42missing with the right.

00:45:46But Brewster turning it up.

00:45:48You can never count

00:45:50Lehman Brewster

00:45:51out of a fight.

00:45:52You just can't.

00:45:52The Brewster corner

00:45:56says keep it up.

00:45:57Keep it up

00:45:58with about a minute to go.

00:45:59Left hook to the head

00:46:00to the temple

00:46:01by Brewster.

00:46:03But back comes Lehovich

00:46:05with a digging shot

00:46:06to the body.

00:46:07And that stunt Brewster.

00:46:09Lehovich with an uppercut

00:46:11on the inside.

00:46:12That's been effective

00:46:13for him.

00:46:14Right hand left

00:46:15missing.

00:46:16Another right hand

00:46:16missing.

00:46:17Another left hand

00:46:18missing by Brewster.

00:46:21Lehovich showing

00:46:22that he can be elusive

00:46:23defensively

00:46:24comes back

00:46:25with a pulling left.

00:46:26Lehovich is tired

00:46:27right now though.

00:46:28And he is in

00:46:29a dangerous situation

00:46:30even with all

00:46:31the good work he's done.

00:46:32Can Brewster take advantage?

00:46:33Nails him with the right

00:46:34and a left hand.

00:46:37Seconds left

00:46:38in the seventh.

00:46:39Let's see how

00:46:39Lehovich responds here.

00:46:41He's down.

00:46:43The accumulative effect

00:46:44put him down

00:46:45to an eight.

00:46:46Three.

00:46:47Four.

00:46:49Five.

00:46:50Six.

00:46:50Seven.

00:46:52Can't be saved

00:46:53by the fowl.

00:46:53Are you okay?

00:46:55In any round

00:46:56Lehovich just needed

00:46:59a breather.

00:47:01Okay.

00:47:03Stand up.

00:47:04Get up for a second.

00:47:05Get up.

00:47:06Sergey, listen to me, man.

00:47:08Why won't you listen to me?

00:47:10Why won't you listen to me?

00:47:12Listen for the championship

00:47:13of the world.

00:47:15And you know what?

00:47:16You ain't listening to me.

00:47:17Get out there and box.

00:47:21At the end of round six,

00:47:23after he'd had Brewster

00:47:24in all kinds of trouble,

00:47:25he punched himself out

00:47:27and for the first time

00:47:28in this fight

00:47:28was, I think, truly hurt.

00:47:31Even though he'd been

00:47:32stunned in earlier rounds.

00:47:34And this was where

00:47:34I think Brewster

00:47:35set the stage

00:47:36for at least having a chance

00:47:37in this last round

00:47:38to come back.

00:47:39Then in round seven,

00:47:40after Lehovich had had

00:47:41a very good start,

00:47:43the Brewster right hand,

00:47:44something they wanted

00:47:44more of and boy,

00:47:45it worked and it got

00:47:46Lehovich into trouble

00:47:48and more important

00:47:49than anything,

00:47:49that body work

00:47:50and that helped

00:47:51wear Lehovich down

00:47:53and send him ultimately

00:47:54to the canvas.

00:47:55What an astonishing fight

00:47:56this is.

00:48:00How many ebbs and flows

00:48:01can there be

00:48:02in a boxing day?

00:48:03Very dramatic stuff here

00:48:05as we end it into round eight.

00:48:07Only the second time

00:48:08Lehovich down in his career.

00:48:11It just happened around seven

00:48:13from a flurry of body shots

00:48:16by Brewster.

00:48:18Body shots, combination punches

00:48:20and Lehovich just needed

00:48:22to get away from him.

00:48:23He was being suffocated

00:48:24by Brewster.

00:48:25Step back clean.

00:48:26Step back clean.

00:48:27So he took a knee.

00:48:28Let's see how Brewster

00:48:33follows it up here

00:48:34in the eighth.

00:48:35It's scheduled for 12,

00:48:36the WBO,

00:48:37heavyweight crown on the line.

00:48:39This would be a good round

00:48:40for Lehovich

00:48:41to set a very slow pace

00:48:43and hope that Brewster

00:48:44follows along,

00:48:45but he's not doing it.

00:48:46Brewster's attacking.

00:48:48The overhand right

00:48:49start of the series.

00:48:50Lehovich with an answer

00:48:52but not much power

00:48:54behind those punches.

00:48:55For the first time

00:48:58in this fight

00:48:58when you hit on it,

00:48:59Steve,

00:49:00Lehovich is pushing

00:49:00his punches.

00:49:01That hasn't happened

00:49:02to this point.

00:49:04Yeah, there's not

00:49:04a lot on it right now

00:49:06and I think just a lot

00:49:07of steam has been

00:49:07taken out of him

00:49:08by the last few rounds

00:49:10of pounding

00:49:11he's taken by Brewster.

00:49:13And all in rounds

00:49:14in which Lehovich

00:49:14could easily have won

00:49:15those rounds

00:49:16if not for a few

00:49:17twists and turns.

00:49:18Oh, great body shot

00:49:19by Lehovich.

00:49:20And Lehovich

00:49:21comes back upstairs,

00:49:22partially blocked

00:49:23by Brewster,

00:49:24but Brewster's got

00:49:25that tremendous chin

00:49:26and he comes back

00:49:28with the right hand

00:49:28over the top.

00:49:31Lehovich is languishing

00:49:32on the inside

00:49:33too much.

00:49:34He's giving Brewster

00:49:34a better chance

00:49:35to hit those left hooks

00:49:36and uppercuts.

00:49:37And a smacking right hand

00:49:38to the head

00:49:39by Lehovich

00:49:40who has no quit

00:49:41in his.

00:49:43Big miss by Brewster

00:49:44trying to end matters

00:49:45on one punch

00:49:46and he can do that.

00:49:49Here comes Lehovich

00:49:51again started

00:49:52by an uppercut

00:49:53on the inside

00:49:54which has been

00:49:54successful for him

00:49:56and intelligently

00:49:58throwing it

00:49:59from close range

00:50:00not from too far out

00:50:01which could be

00:50:02very dangerous

00:50:02as far as a countering

00:50:04shot.

00:50:05Ask Buster Douglas

00:50:06versus Evander Holyfield.

00:50:09Now how that last round

00:50:11is scored

00:50:11will be interesting.

00:50:12I scored the one point

00:50:13round for Brewster

00:50:14with the knockdown

00:50:15because Lehovich

00:50:16had dominated

00:50:16so much

00:50:17in the rest

00:50:17of the round.

00:50:18Believe it or not

00:50:22there is the possibility

00:50:23we'll go to the decision.

00:50:25Yes.

00:50:26Possible.

00:50:29Heaven forbid though

00:50:31should I say it?

00:50:33Starts with a D

00:50:34Oh goodness.

00:50:35Ends in a W.

00:50:37We've got a ways

00:50:38to go before that

00:50:39but this fight

00:50:40is a close fight

00:50:41make no mistake

00:50:42about that.

00:50:44Good round

00:50:44for the most part

00:50:45for Lehovich spot.

00:50:49It's been dizzy.

00:50:52Brewster

00:50:53missing

00:50:54and then finally

00:50:55nailed it

00:50:55with a left cup.

00:51:03The gutsy Lehovich

00:51:04though

00:51:04hanging in there.

00:51:07There's the bell

00:51:07to end round eight.

00:51:08If you think

00:51:21if you think

00:51:23that you can stand

00:51:25toe to toe

00:51:26with this guy

00:51:26and win this fight

00:51:28you're wrong.

00:51:31I've asked you

00:51:32all night long

00:51:33to get your left hand up.

00:51:35You ain't got it up yet.

00:51:36Get your hands up

00:51:37and start boxing

00:51:38and this guy

00:51:39is dead.

00:51:40Do you understand me?

00:51:41Telling you the truth

00:51:42baby.

00:51:43You've got to listen to him.

00:51:44Think speed.

00:51:44Don't even think power.

00:51:45You'll bust him up

00:51:46with speed.

00:51:47Come on.

00:51:48Keep your hands up.

00:51:49Let's need that.

00:51:50It's taking juice

00:51:50out of you.

00:51:51Let's go.

00:51:53Drink this.

00:51:54Mouthpiece please.

00:51:55Okay.

00:51:56Look here baby.

00:51:57Double jabs.

00:51:58Keep backing them up.

00:51:59Keep that head moving.

00:52:00Okay.

00:52:01Uppercuts on the inside.

00:52:03Excuse me.

00:52:04Stop loading up.

00:52:09Sergey Lehovich

00:52:10picked up a bad

00:52:11American trait

00:52:12of carrying his

00:52:13left hand too low

00:52:14and Kenny Weldon

00:52:15in his face

00:52:16telling him

00:52:17keep the left hand up.

00:52:18That's as good

00:52:20corner work

00:52:20as you can possibly

00:52:22have from Kenny Weldon.

00:52:24Well he's highly

00:52:25regarded work

00:52:26with Holyfield

00:52:26as we mentioned

00:52:27Colonel Whitaker

00:52:28Mildrick Taylor

00:52:29the pride of

00:52:30Kalina Park Texas.

00:52:31But his guy's

00:52:32not listening to him.

00:52:33I mean he needs

00:52:34to get separation

00:52:35from Brewster

00:52:35use the jab

00:52:36just a little

00:52:37lateral movement.

00:52:38Kenny Weldon

00:52:39is saying

00:52:39exactly the right

00:52:40thing to him.

00:52:42And Buddy McGirt

00:52:43in the other corner

00:52:44told Lehman Brewster

00:52:45uppercuts

00:52:46on the inside.

00:52:50But they just

00:52:51don't want

00:52:52Lehovich trading

00:52:53with Brewster.

00:52:55Yeah McGirt

00:52:56also wants

00:52:56to move to the

00:52:57right to get

00:52:57away from

00:52:58the body shot.

00:53:00There it is.

00:53:05On cue.

00:53:06How many of those

00:53:07has he landed?

00:53:08I would have sworn

00:53:09if he throws all those

00:53:10he's going to get

00:53:11counted with a big

00:53:11left hook.

00:53:12It hasn't happened.

00:53:14It's tightening up

00:53:15according to press

00:53:16roll.

00:53:16George Phillips

00:53:17hasn't evened.

00:53:19That's unofficial.

00:53:20George from

00:53:21BoxingScene.com

00:53:22I've got it even

00:53:23at 76-76

00:53:24because we don't know

00:53:26how the judges

00:53:26are looking at it.

00:53:27Lehovich now

00:53:28is giving himself

00:53:29a little more distance

00:53:30and when you do that

00:53:31against Lehman Brewster

00:53:32sometimes Brewster

00:53:33Steve just doesn't

00:53:34come and get you.

00:53:36And he's not doing

00:53:37it right now

00:53:38to Lehovich.

00:53:38Well he does

00:53:39have a reputation

00:53:40at times of being

00:53:41a little lazy

00:53:42over the top

00:53:42and Brewster's

00:53:44in difficulty.

00:53:46Lehovich

00:53:46with a breakthrough.

00:53:47big action here

00:53:49for Lehovich.

00:53:50Can he finish

00:53:51Brewster off

00:53:52in round nine?

00:53:54He's got to be

00:53:55careful.

00:53:55That's too many

00:53:56punches for Lehovich.

00:53:57He needs to

00:53:58measure this.

00:54:00Can Brewster

00:54:01survive this

00:54:02onslaught

00:54:02by Lehovich?

00:54:05Brewster's been

00:54:06down only once.

00:54:08Lehovich is

00:54:09smothering his punches.

00:54:10He needs to

00:54:10step back

00:54:11and not throw

00:54:12so many.

00:54:13Killed a barrage

00:54:14by Lehovich.

00:54:15Oh big right hand

00:54:16over the top

00:54:17by Lehovich.

00:54:17To the body

00:54:18by Lehovich.

00:54:19Missed with the

00:54:19uppercut.

00:54:20A left puck

00:54:21down to the head

00:54:22by Brewster.

00:54:23And what's

00:54:24holding Brewster

00:54:24up besides the ropes?

00:54:27It's his big heart.

00:54:29Bloodied nose,

00:54:30bloodied lip.

00:54:32Brewster

00:54:32hangs tough.

00:54:34Lehovich

00:54:35firing bombs

00:54:36to Lehovich.

00:54:38Brewster just

00:54:39standing there.

00:54:40He nails him

00:54:40with a straight

00:54:41right.

00:54:43Now Brewster

00:54:46hoping Lehovich

00:54:47punched himself out.

00:54:48Now Lehovich

00:54:49looks tired.

00:54:50Yep.

00:54:51You bet she is.

00:54:52Too many punches.

00:54:54He smothered them

00:54:54and he didn't

00:54:55take advantage

00:54:56of this opportunity.

00:54:57Should have been

00:54:58on the outside

00:54:58just taking away.

00:55:00Ten seconds left

00:55:01in the ninth round.

00:55:03Did Lehovich

00:55:03let Brewster

00:55:04off the hook?

00:55:07Brewster missing

00:55:08with the right.

00:55:09Lehovich back

00:55:10with a combination.

00:55:11Oh brother.

00:55:13Brewster can barely

00:55:16make it back

00:55:17to the corner.

00:55:18Well catch it.

00:55:20Talk to me.

00:55:21I'm alright.

00:55:22Put your head

00:55:22over this line.

00:55:24Put your head

00:55:24over this bucket.

00:55:25Put your head

00:55:25over the bucket.

00:55:31That's a fighter man.

00:55:32He's good baby.

00:55:33He's good.

00:55:35Well Lehmann Brewster

00:55:36got hit with a right hand

00:55:37and I'll tell you what

00:55:38that affected his

00:55:39equilibrium

00:55:39where it landed

00:55:40and that's part

00:55:41of the reason

00:55:41why he couldn't

00:55:43stand.

00:55:44Just was wobbling

00:55:45all over

00:55:46and then

00:55:46Lehovich did land

00:55:48some very good punches

00:55:49here.

00:55:50However,

00:55:51when he had Brewster

00:55:53against the ropes

00:55:54all this shoeshine

00:55:55activity

00:55:56too much

00:55:57for Lehovich.

00:55:59Yes, he won the round.

00:56:00Yes, he won it dramatically

00:56:01but he put himself

00:56:02in harm's way

00:56:03to get nailed later.

00:56:05Should have been

00:56:05measuring his punches

00:56:06and staying on the outside

00:56:07but he won a big,

00:56:10big, big round

00:56:11and will Brewster

00:56:14be able to recover

00:56:15with this minute rest?

00:56:18Sergey Lehovich

00:56:19was down

00:56:20in the seventh round

00:56:21showing initiative

00:56:23in the ninth

00:56:24as we hit

00:56:25double figures.

00:56:27Against

00:56:27Callie Meehan,

00:56:29Lehmann Brewster

00:56:30came back

00:56:30to win the last

00:56:31three rounds

00:56:32in that fight

00:56:33to pull a victory

00:56:34out when it looked

00:56:35like he was

00:56:35going to lose.

00:56:36That fight though

00:56:37not fought

00:56:38at this pace

00:56:39that's for sure.

00:56:42Lehovich's corner

00:56:44keeps telling him

00:56:45stop trying

00:56:47for the knockout.

00:56:48Round 10 scheduled

00:56:55for 12.

00:56:58Tremendous action

00:56:59here in this

00:57:00heavyweight battle

00:57:01in Cleveland.

00:57:02It may seem strange

00:57:04for Kenny Weldon

00:57:05to be telling Lehovich

00:57:06don't go for a knockout

00:57:07when obviously

00:57:07you can hurt Brewster

00:57:08so much

00:57:09but it's almost impossible

00:57:10to knock Lehmann Brewster out

00:57:12so what you need to do

00:57:13is win rounds

00:57:14by hurting him

00:57:15but not punch yourself

00:57:17out and put yourself

00:57:18in harm

00:57:18for where you got knocked out

00:57:19because that's what

00:57:20Lehmann Brewster does to you.

00:57:21Brewster's two losses

00:57:22by decision.

00:57:24He's been down

00:57:24only once

00:57:25against Vladimir Klitschko

00:57:26round four

00:57:27court on the temple.

00:57:28He wasn't hurt

00:57:29and he came back

00:57:30to win

00:57:30in that dramatic

00:57:31comeback round five.

00:57:32Here's Lehovich

00:57:33again to the head

00:57:34with a combination.

00:57:40Lehovich

00:57:41sticking the jab

00:57:42shotgun jab.

00:57:43This is a tactical round

00:57:45for Lehovich.

00:57:46Nice overhand

00:57:47right by Brewster

00:57:47that nailed him.

00:57:48Yeah, Lehmann Brewster

00:57:49needs to be aggressive here.

00:57:51He really does.

00:57:53Let's see if he's got

00:57:54his energy back

00:57:56after taking quite a beating

00:57:58in the last round.

00:58:00I mean, Lehmann Brewster

00:58:01is just the toughest guy

00:58:02you will ever see.

00:58:04And Lehovich has shown us

00:58:05plenty of toughness

00:58:06here as well.

00:58:07No question.

00:58:08both have to be

00:58:13extremely fatigued.

00:58:16In this round,

00:58:17Lehovich has gone back

00:58:18to using the jab

00:58:19and that's been a key

00:58:20for him to perform

00:58:22so well here in round ten.

00:58:25Will this be the one time

00:58:27Lehmann Brewster

00:58:28can't pull it out?

00:58:29We'll see.

00:58:29Lehmann Brewster

00:58:30has won his last nine,

00:58:36eight by KO.

00:58:42Lehovich, who hasn't fought

00:58:43in 16 months,

00:58:45so this is impressive

00:58:46just for that.

00:58:47Yep.

00:58:48They said he was ready

00:58:49to go 20 rounds.

00:58:50Well, guess what?

00:58:51He's showing fantastic stamina

00:58:53and winning this tenth round

00:58:55in impressive fashion

00:58:56and winning it the right way

00:58:58the way Kenny Weldon

00:58:59wants him to win.

00:59:01Yeah, he's boxing.

00:59:04Not going for the knockout,

00:59:06sticking the jab,

00:59:07a triple jab there

00:59:07by Lehovich,

00:59:08then a right hand to the body.

00:59:11That has been very effective

00:59:13all night long.

00:59:13When you hear that whistle,

00:59:23get out of the ring.

00:59:24I didn't hear it.

00:59:25I can't hear it.

00:59:28Listen, man.

00:59:29You got a second wind yet?

00:59:31Take a deep breath.

00:59:32Come on.

00:59:32You look great.

00:59:33Take a deep breath.

00:59:35Come on.

00:59:36And listen to me, Sergei.

00:59:38This fight is won with a jab.

00:59:40You understand?

00:59:42Hey.

00:59:42Hey, every chance you get,

00:59:44you can hit him with something else,

00:59:46but don't stand up.

00:59:47Yeah, okay.

00:59:47Keep using your jab.

00:59:49If you throw that wide right

00:59:50to the body

00:59:51and he starts taking it away,

00:59:52stop throwing that.

00:59:53Okay.

00:59:54You understand?

00:59:55I understand.

00:59:56Look,

00:59:56and when you get close,

00:59:57get your speed off.

00:59:58You're not,

00:59:59I mean, you'll kill him.

01:00:00Yeah, yeah.

01:00:00You're busting him all up.

01:00:01Here you go.

01:00:02Drink this water.

01:00:03Drink this.

01:00:05Drink that, baby.

01:00:06Drink it.

01:00:07Okay.

01:00:10Here you go.

01:00:11Let's suck it up.

01:00:12Let's suck it up, dude.

01:00:14Fight!

01:00:15Get on up and fight, champ!

01:00:17Fight!

01:00:19Al, you were all over it

01:00:20in terms of strategy.

01:00:21We heard what Kenny Weldon had to say.

01:00:24Well, he knows that right to the body

01:00:26is a danger,

01:00:27although they've gotten away with it all night,

01:00:29but he cautioned his fighter,

01:00:32if you think that's dangerous,

01:00:33don't throw that punch,

01:00:34and if he takes it away,

01:00:35go back to the jab.

01:00:37I mean, Kenny Weldon's done

01:00:38a tremendous job in that corner.

01:00:40He really has.

01:00:41Championship rounds, round 11.

01:00:47In what has developed

01:00:48into a fantastic belt.

01:00:51You know, there's a lot of talk

01:00:52about basketball these days.

01:00:55Sergey Lehovich is now

01:00:56almost like a team

01:00:57that just wants to run clock.

01:00:58Both men have only had one fight

01:01:06over 12 rounds.

01:01:07They've both won them.

01:01:10And as I pointed out,

01:01:11Brewster had to come back

01:01:13to win the fight against Mir.

01:01:16So both inexperienced

01:01:18in this arena,

01:01:20and there's a nice shot,

01:01:21a left hook

01:01:21that stuns the champion.

01:01:24Lehovich connecting.

01:01:26This time,

01:01:27he took a step back.

01:01:29Lehovich is doing this

01:01:30the right way.

01:01:32Much more measured.

01:01:34Step back clean.

01:01:36And he's not

01:01:37just trying to pummel Brewster.

01:01:41Let's see what ensues from here.

01:01:43Nice jab.

01:01:44A double left-hand

01:01:45stuffed by Lehovich.

01:01:48Frustrating Brewster.

01:01:50Now body shot.

01:01:52Hard.

01:01:53Tough body shot by Lehovich.

01:01:54That really has to be

01:01:55taken a lot out of Brewster.

01:01:58Unofficially pressed row.

01:02:00Lehovich with two out of the three

01:02:02taking charge.

01:02:03Joe Maxey from the Cleveland

01:02:04Plain Dealer has it even.

01:02:05I have Lehovich winning

01:02:06by two points in this fight.

01:02:08Certainly in round 11 thus far,

01:02:10you would think he's winning

01:02:11this round.

01:02:12Though things can change

01:02:13as we've noted very quickly.

01:02:14for this fight.

01:02:16Approaching the final minute

01:02:18of the 11th round.

01:02:19A good round for

01:02:20the challenger, Lehovich.

01:02:21One key thing is that

01:02:23in the last several rounds,

01:02:24last two especially,

01:02:25we have not seen

01:02:26Lehmann Brewster throw punches

01:02:27with a lot of conviction

01:02:28and really not too many punches,

01:02:30period.

01:02:30Beautiful.

01:02:31Doubling up on the jab

01:02:32by Lehovich.

01:02:34And he's doing exactly

01:02:35what Kenny Weldon

01:02:36told him to do

01:02:37while Brewster's trying

01:02:38to end it on one punch.

01:02:39Nice right hand by Brewster.

01:02:40Lehovich is putting himself

01:02:41a little bit in harm's way there.

01:02:44And Lehmann still has power.

01:02:47In both hands,

01:02:48as we have seen tonight.

01:02:50Oh, there's that straight

01:02:52right hand

01:02:52that got Lehovich's attention

01:02:55and he holds on.

01:02:56Get your hands up!

01:02:58Big right hand by Lehmann Brewster.

01:03:04And that slowed Lehovich

01:03:05in his tracks.

01:03:08We approach 10 seconds

01:03:10left in the 11th.

01:03:11And Brewster trying

01:03:12to turn the round around.

01:03:17But back comes Lehovich

01:03:19with a left-right combination

01:03:20upstairs.

01:03:21Did Lehovich do enough

01:03:28to take it?

01:03:30Give me, give me, give me, give me.

01:03:33Put your head over the bucket.

01:03:34Put your head over the bucket.

01:03:35Put your head over the bucket.

01:03:39Okay, champ.

01:03:41Last round.

01:03:42You have to back him up

01:03:43and you got to stay low.

01:03:45Don't take no unnecessary shots.

01:03:47I'm not going to let you do that.

01:03:48You understand me?

01:03:49You've got to listen.

01:03:51Don't pull out.

01:03:52Okay, don't load up

01:03:54but let your hands go.

01:03:55You're loading up

01:03:55with too many bombs.

01:03:57Okay?

01:03:58Last round.

01:03:58Touch him up.

01:03:59Make sure you step

01:04:00when you jab.

01:04:01You'll bust him up.

01:04:03Hey, hey.

01:04:04Don't go out there.

01:04:05Don't get in a fight

01:04:07this round.

01:04:08He's got to knock you out

01:04:09to win.

01:04:10Just win the round, baby.

01:04:11Okay?

01:04:12Come on.

01:04:13Let's go.

01:04:14Let's go.

01:04:17Let me out.

01:04:19Dramatic, entertaining,

01:04:20competitive, heavyweight championship.

01:04:23They're all standing here

01:04:25in Cleveland, Ohio

01:04:26in celebration

01:04:30of these two warriors.

01:04:32Here we go.

01:04:34The 12th and final round

01:04:35for the WBO Heavyweight Championship.

01:04:41Oh, a right hand to the head

01:04:43by Lojovic.

01:04:44Remember the last words

01:04:47of Kenny Weldon.

01:04:48Don't get in a fight,

01:04:49he told Lojovic.

01:04:51But Brewster may force him

01:04:53to get in a fight.

01:04:55And you heard Kenny Weldon

01:04:56say to Lojovic,

01:04:57Brewster needs a knockout

01:04:59to win the fight.

01:05:01You know, the advice

01:05:01Buddy McGirt gave,

01:05:02get low and go inside.

01:05:04Well, that's what Brewster

01:05:05should have been doing

01:05:05really for all of this fight.

01:05:07Left hook clipped.

01:05:11Lojovic on the top of the head.

01:05:13Not that much damage there.

01:05:16One knockdown of the fight.

01:05:17Lojovic down on a body shot

01:05:18in round seven.

01:05:20Down for the second time

01:05:21in his pro career.

01:05:23Wait, wait.

01:05:24Lojovic is moving in this round,

01:05:25but he's not throwing the jab

01:05:27as much as they would like.

01:05:28And they want him to step in

01:05:29with the jab,

01:05:30but she's not doing it.

01:05:33Brewster in trouble a few times,

01:05:35but refusing to taste the canvas.

01:05:45Brewster trying to end matters

01:05:46on one punch.

01:05:48They missed right hands.

01:05:50The homage was in danger there

01:05:53if that right hand landed.

01:05:55Halfway through the 12th

01:05:56and final round.

01:05:57Now, I have Brewster behind

01:05:59by three points in this fight,

01:06:01so I agree with Kenny Weldon,

01:06:02but of course there are the judges

01:06:03and their official scorecard

01:06:05to be considered.

01:06:06Straight right hand

01:06:07by Lehman Brewster

01:06:08pushed Lojovic back,

01:06:10but he doesn't go that very far.

01:06:11He gets right back into it.

01:06:14A close round 12 so far.

01:06:19Pretty jab by Lojovic.

01:06:22The probing range-finding job

01:06:27by Lojovic,

01:06:28just keeping it in the face

01:06:30of Brewster,

01:06:31keeping him off balance,

01:06:33keeping him out of his rhythms.

01:06:36Nice body shot by Brewster,

01:06:38but Lojovic says,

01:06:40all right, bring it on.

01:06:41Showing a lot of macho here.

01:06:45Final seconds of the 12th

01:06:49and final round.

01:06:50A very confident challenger,

01:06:52Sergey Lojovic,

01:06:53thinks he has put this one

01:06:54in his pocket.

01:06:55And he has done well here

01:06:57in round number 12,

01:06:58and the left eye bothering Brewster.

01:07:01Lojovic outworking,

01:07:03outboxing,

01:07:04outskilling the champion,

01:07:06Lehman Brewster.

01:07:0715 seconds to go.

01:07:10The heavyweight division

01:07:11may be further shaken up

01:07:13in 10 seconds.

01:07:15Yeah, it's the further muddling

01:07:16if Lojovic wins.

01:07:19But boy, it was muddled

01:07:20in an exciting fashion,

01:07:21wasn't it?

01:07:22It certainly was.

01:07:23There's the bell

01:07:24to end a terrific fight.

01:07:26Yeah!

01:07:27Yeah!

01:07:28Yeah!

01:07:29Yeah!

01:07:30Yeah!

01:07:31Yeah!

01:07:32Yeah!

01:07:33Yeah!

01:07:34Yeah!

01:07:35Yeah!

01:07:36Yeah!

01:07:37Well, what do you think

01:07:52at home?

01:07:56This guy's a Christian, too, Brewster.

01:07:59God bless you, man.

01:08:00God bless you.

01:08:05How do you?

01:08:06How do you think it's a good

01:08:07Hey!

01:08:08Hey!

01:08:08Hey, man!

01:08:09Come on!

01:08:09Give me your hug!

01:08:10Give me your hug!

01:08:11Give me your hug!

01:08:12Give me your hug!

01:08:13Give me your hug!

01:08:16Give me some hands!

01:08:17Give me some hands!

01:08:18Well, Lehman Brewster's

01:08:19left eye, as you could see,

01:08:20damage, swelling underneath it,

01:08:23blood from the right nostril,

01:08:25all the punishment handed out

01:08:28by the challenger, Sergei Lehovich.

01:08:30Brewster raising his arms in the triumph,

01:08:32Triumph, but you've got to wonder, you've got him losing on the cards.

01:08:37I have it 1-16, 1-12 for Lehovich.

01:08:44Here's Lehovich being congratulated by Buddy McGirt, who's his trainer.

01:08:50Jacob Stitched Duran there, Richie Giacchetti.

01:08:54I told you to be champion.

01:08:56Familiar faces, you heard to get him.

01:08:58I told you, you'd be champion.

01:09:02Maybe you're right.

01:09:03New chump, new chump, look.

01:09:04New chump, here we go.

01:09:06Yes, my man.

01:09:09Important rounds during the course of this fight.

01:09:12In round seven, Sergei Lehovich would find himself in trouble and ultimately go down.

01:09:21And this is a key round because would it be scored a two-point round or just a one-point round for Brewster

01:09:25because Lehovich dominated so much of the rest of the round.

01:09:29This was where he, Lehovich was in serious trouble.

01:09:32He had looked a little bit tired just before this.

01:09:35And then Brewster unleashed a torrent of punches that would end up sending him down.

01:09:41However, Lehovich was far from done.

01:09:48He would get up from this, not go down again in this fight.

01:09:51And in round nine, Lehovich would come back and hurt Lehmann Brewster

01:09:56and get him in the kind of trouble that almost looked like it would end this fight

01:10:02in behalf of Lehovich.

01:10:05After nine rounds, after this ninth round, Brewster was never the same in the fight

01:10:10and, in fact, would never really mount the kind of serious charge he had before that.

01:10:16And in my mind, the last four rounds belonged to Lehovich.

01:10:20And Lehmann Brewster showing us the astonishing will and heart that he has

01:10:28in standing up to this onslaught from Lehovich.

01:10:31But I don't think it was enough for him to win this fight.

01:10:37And you see the punching of Lehovich.

01:10:39He went at Brewster, and one of the keys here is

01:10:43the combination punching was so extraordinary.

01:10:45Well, no matter what happens, a very proud moment for Sergei Lehovich, Kenny Weldon,

01:10:52Richie G. Kenny, Sergei Lehovich, all confident that this is going to go their way

01:10:57and they're going to be the new heavyweight champion.

01:10:59Let's get it up to our ring announcer, Jimmy Lennon Jr., for the official word.

01:11:06Ladies and gentlemen, after 12 rounds of action,

01:11:10we have a unanimous decision here.

01:11:13The score totals, judge at ringside, Dana DiPaolo scores about 115 to 113.

01:11:21Judge Tom Miller sees about 115 to 112.

01:11:27And Phil Rogers scores about 117 to 110.

01:11:32All three in favor of the winner.

01:11:35And new WBO heavyweight champion of the world, Sergei Lehovich.

01:11:45A moment of pride indeed for Sergei Lehovich,

01:11:57who says he not only fights for himself and his family,

01:12:01but for his homeland, Belarus.

01:12:04So the heavyweight picture continues to get more confusing.

01:12:10Another upset in 2006 here on Showtime Championship Box.

01:12:14But let's say this.

01:12:15That young man is 29 years old.

01:12:18Except for Sam Peter, he's the youngest of the top 20 contenders in the heavyweight division,

01:12:22the youngest of the champions.

01:12:24And from what we saw tonight, he's got something to build on.

01:12:28Hand speed, good technique, power, and great shape.

01:12:31I should say, though, Al, although given Brewster's history and track record,

01:12:37not a complete and utter shock that Lehovich won this fight.

01:12:40No, he was an underdog, but certainly not out of this.

01:12:43So we had Zab Judah losing to Carlos Baltimore.

01:12:47O'Neal Bell's win over Jean-Marc Mormek.

01:12:49Joe Calzaghi's unexpected lopsided win over Jeff Lacy.

01:12:54Caught a lot of folks off guard.

01:12:56Sergei Lehovich rated number 13 by the WBO,

01:13:00lifting the title from Lehman Brewster in his first world title shot.

01:13:05Lehovich coming off a 16-month layoff to unseat Brewster.

01:13:09He goes to 23-1, his seventh straight win.

01:13:13Brewster falls to 33-3, his first loss since 2000,

01:13:17the end of a nine-fight win streak and nearly a two-year championship reign.

01:13:21So, Sergei Lehovich reaches a boxer's dream, wins a heavyweight title.

01:13:30A reminder, coming up after post-fight interviews,

01:13:32our 20th anniversary celebration continues

01:13:35as we'll present our nominees for the best of Showtime's KO artists.

01:13:39This is the first installment of our viewer poll

01:13:41to select what you thought were the best performances

01:13:43and most memorable moments during the series' 20-year history.

01:13:48Right now, let's go up to the ring and Karen Bryan.

01:13:52Karen?

01:13:56And Lehman Brewster, Sergei, first I want to talk to you about this.

01:14:00You said you came to America with $100 in your pocket

01:14:03in the hope of becoming a champion.

01:14:04It happened tonight.

01:14:05How are you feeling?

01:14:06I feel great.

01:14:07First of all, you know, like,

01:14:08I borrowed the $100.

01:14:12Oh, you borrowed the $100.

01:14:13Okay.

01:14:14Yeah.

01:14:14So I just feel great.

01:14:15You know, it's Lehman.

01:14:16It's a great champ.

01:14:17You know, he hit, damn it, he hit real hard.

01:14:20And I feel it right now.

01:14:22But, you know, today it's my day.

01:14:24And, you know, I do my best.

01:14:27And I won.

01:14:29You did win.

01:14:29Now, Lehman, you said before that you were coming in this fight

01:14:32you're going to be liquid, you're going to be fluid.

01:14:33You were, but what happened?

01:14:35How do you think it was that Sergei was able to take it away from you tonight?

01:14:38Hey, you know, like I said, God will be done.

01:14:40He won.

01:14:41And, you know, we got a rematch.

01:14:43That's all I can say.

01:14:44You know, he fought a good fight.

01:14:46I take my hat off to you.

01:14:48He's a good fighter, you know.

01:14:50And there's people like him and myself that deserve to be at the top

01:14:53because we show a lot of skill and heart.

01:14:56And, you know, we'll come back and do it again.

01:14:59Now, absolutely.

01:14:59Skill and heart is something that we're looking for in the heavyweight division.

01:15:02A lot of people are looking for a true leader.

01:15:04Would you take him on as a rematch?

01:15:06Because tonight, I've got to tell you,

01:15:07this is one of the most exciting fights I've seen in a very long time.

01:15:10Are you looking to take Lehman on again in a rematch?

01:15:11Absolutely.

01:15:12You know, like I appreciate it.

01:15:13I appreciate, you know, Don.

01:15:14You know, who, you know, these guys, you know, gave me opportunity to fight for this,

01:15:18you know, like for world title.

01:15:19This is, you know, my chance in my life.

01:15:22And this is, you know, just a great opportunity.

01:15:24I appreciate it.

01:15:25And thank you everybody who support me.

01:15:27And it's just great.

01:15:28I give him, absolutely, I give him a rematch.

01:15:30Now, Don, I want to get you in on this really quickly

01:15:33because we talk about how muddled the heavyweight division has been.

01:15:36We've got a new champ tonight.

01:15:38What do you make of the big picture?

01:15:39I think it's a great opportunity.

01:15:41Both of these guys are great champions.

01:15:42Now it's Sergei's time, and he's doing a great job.

01:15:46They all got to fight each other to get one undisputed championship.

01:15:50But they all defect as they go along and do different things,

01:15:53go out the other way.

01:15:53Their mind gets messed up with a whole lot of, you know, people whispering in their ears.

01:15:57Put that aside.

01:15:57They got to fight each other no matter how it comes out.

01:16:00And you can't find a better way to fight because this man will fight anybody,

01:16:04anyplace, anytime, anywhere.

01:16:05You know what I mean?

01:16:06But the people that's out here, this kid here deserves it.

01:16:09I gave it to him, and he came through with flying colors tonight.

01:16:12And I'm just happy that he did it in my hometown.

01:16:14So they show that nobody is trying to do anything.

01:16:16Skullduggery, the man, the best man tonight.

01:16:19Very nice.

01:16:19Well, Lehman Brewster, I want to congratulate you.

01:16:21It was a heck of a fight tonight.

01:16:22And, of course, Sergei, the new champion, congratulations to you as well.

01:16:25And, Steve, I've got to say, I know it was a free preview,

01:16:27but I would have paid a heck of a lot of money to see this fight.

01:16:30Back to you.

01:16:31Got to agree with you, Karen.

01:16:32I think Al does as well.

01:16:34It really was an outstanding heavyweight championship fight here in Cleveland.

01:16:39Let's check the scoring once again.

01:16:40For Brewster versus Lachovic, first, the official judges' scorecards.

01:16:45Dana DiPaolo had it 115-113 for Lachovic.

01:16:49Tom Miller saw it 115-112 for Sergei.

01:16:53And the unanimous decision completed by Phil Rogers,

01:16:56he had it with the biggest disparity, 117-110.

01:16:59And for the press row scores, we see that everybody having it for Lachovic.

01:17:06I scored it 116-112 for Lachovic.

01:17:11So there you have it.

01:17:13Let's go inside the ropes and further dissect the action, Al.

01:17:17All right.

01:17:17As we look back at what was one of the most exciting heavyweight matches

01:17:21in a long, long time.

01:17:24Early on in this match, Lachovic here in the middle rounds,

01:17:30actually, getting Brewster into all kinds of trouble.

01:17:33Lachovic chose to battle in front of Brewster

01:17:36more than Kenny Weldon's trainer would have liked.

01:17:38However, the hand speed was the key element.

01:17:40You see the combination punching from Lachovic.

01:17:42That was the key, I think, in this fight for him.

01:17:45He backed up Brewster continually.

01:17:47We've seen that before.

01:17:48But in this case, instead of single punches,

01:17:51it was Lachovic throwing many punches.

01:17:53And I think that might have been the difference against Brewster.

01:17:55Brewster in trouble on at least five or six occasions in this fight.

01:18:00And only in the one round in which Lachovic went down

01:18:03did he appear to be in some difficulty.

01:18:05Well, people out there, a lot of them will be saying

01:18:08when they see the news in the morning,

01:18:11if they haven't seen the action here on television,

01:18:13they're going to say, Sergei who?

01:18:15But he really did put on a very impressive performance.

01:18:18He did.

01:18:19And Kenny Weldon said he could be the dark horse in the division

01:18:21and he just might well be.

01:18:23And now he's a champion.

01:18:24Everybody on the other side, please.

01:18:27Well, will we see title unification?

01:18:30Stay tuned.

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01:18:55And to help celebrate the 20th anniversary of Showtime Championship Boxing,

01:19:02we're launching a new feature where you, the viewers,

01:19:05can vote for some of your favorite Showtime moments.

01:19:07Every month, we'll highlight a new category.

01:19:09And tonight, we start things off with Showtime's best knockout artists.

01:19:13The knockout is the most dramatic moment in boxing.

01:19:25The fighters who supply this drama vary from one-punch sluggers

01:19:29to technicians who systematically break down their opponents.

01:19:34The following six practitioners are some of the best in the business

01:19:38and the nominees for Showtime's best knockout artist.

01:19:42Mike Tyson, always revered for his absolute power.

01:19:48His punches were portraits of ferocity,

01:19:51every one designed to end the fight and thrill the fans.

01:19:55Solid took one shot, he may not get up.

01:19:58Both are stumbling around.

01:20:00Whether with the left hook or right hand.

01:20:03Oh, there's no way, he's getting up.

01:20:05Few were able to withstand the force behind a Mike Tyson punch.

01:20:12Jeff Lacey.

01:20:13His aggressive style and commitment to his punches

01:20:16immediately drew comparisons to a young Tyson.

01:20:19With his trademark showstopper,

01:20:21this super middleweight became known as left hook.

01:20:24Despite this moniker,

01:20:26his solid right hand was as lethal.

01:20:29And it's all over.

01:20:30With his brutal offense and physical attributes,

01:20:33Lacey earned the world title in only his 18th pro fight,

01:20:37Evander Holyfield.

01:20:39He ushered in the wave of the bodybuilding fighter.

01:20:43During his reign as cruiserweight,

01:20:45he used his coaching power to become the division's first undisputed champion.

01:20:50As a heavyweight, the KOs kept coming,

01:20:54including the famous punch against Buster Douglas.

01:20:57What a shot by Evander Holyfield!

01:20:59With that knockout,

01:21:00Holyfield became the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world.

01:21:05Terry Norris.

01:21:07The key to his knockouts was a combination of speed and power,

01:21:11gifted with the ability to box.

01:21:13The offensive-minded Norris preferred to brawl.

01:21:16His punch now blocked later at

01:21:22champion and a dominant force in a very tough junior middleweight division,

01:21:29Ricardo Lopez.

01:21:31The biggest punchers aren't always the big guys,

01:21:35and this 105-pound Mexican slugger emphatically proved that.

01:21:41With an unbeaten record of 51 wins with 38 knockouts,

01:21:45Lopez would stalk his opponents,

01:21:47landing flush, accurate punches.

01:21:50The strawweight division had seen such power,

01:21:53or witnessed the successfully executed knockouts.

01:21:56A Salino Freitas.

01:21:59A small fighter who excited fans by knocking out his first 29 opponents.

01:22:05The former unifugged every 30-pound champ would slug it out to end a fight.

01:22:10Yet he possessed a tremendous one-punch bond.

01:22:17Six fighters.

01:22:18Different in style, size, and technique.

01:22:21Yet all able to end a fight early.

01:22:24Which will you choose as Showtime's best knockout artist?

01:22:28So there you have it.

01:22:30It's a very impressive list of contenders, Al.

01:22:33It really is.

01:22:33And you know what's interesting to me?

01:22:35Obviously, all those men have a lot of knockouts.

01:22:37That's why they're on that list.

01:22:38But each got their knockouts in a different way.

01:22:41Some from cumulative punches and some from one big shot.

01:22:44So it gives the fans an interesting group to vote for.

01:22:46All right, so log on to show.com to vote for your favorite Showtime knockout artist.

01:22:51In our next telecast, we'll announce the winner and introduce another best-of category.

01:22:56Well, Fireworks and Cleveland, is a rematch appropriate in your estimation?

01:23:00I think it is for a couple of reasons.

01:23:01Number one, it's appropriate to give Lehman Booster a chance to win the title back.

01:23:05Traditionally, when champions are upset, a rematch is given.

01:23:08Number two, when have we seen a better heavyweight fight in the last couple of years?

01:23:12Why not do it again?

01:23:13And these men have proven, not only can they make an exciting fight, but I want to make an important point.

01:23:18They fought skillfully in there tonight.

01:23:20We like seeing that in the heavyweight.

01:23:21It really leaves you with a good taste after an exciting fight like this.

01:23:25As we wind things down from Cleveland, Ohio, let's take a look one last time at tonight's result.

01:23:31Sergei Lachovic.

01:23:33Yes, Sergei Lachovic will always remember April Fool's Day, 2006.

01:23:38Will the public remember Sergei Lachovic?

01:23:40Sergei Lachovic, are they big enough to carry the weight of boxing's fabled heavyweight division?

01:23:44He's the new WBO heavyweight champ by upsetting Lehman Brewster.

01:23:49It's a rematch in the offing.

01:23:51Stay tuned.

01:23:52Before we say goodnight, here's what's on the boxing horizon here on Showtime.

01:23:55Showbox, the new generation featuring boxing's best up-and-coming fighters,

01:23:58returns with two great nights of action, Friday, April 28th, and Friday, May 5th, at 11 p.m. Eastern and Pacific.

01:24:06And June 3rd, at 9 p.m. Eastern and Pacific, Showtime Championship Boxing is proud to present Corrales Castillo III.

01:24:12The first fight was called the fight of the decade.

01:24:15In the second fight, Castillo evened the score with a huge knockout.

01:24:18Now, it's time for the rubber match.

01:24:22That'll do it from the Wallstein Center as we close out another edition of Showtime Championship Boxing, America's Fight Night.

01:24:34Don't forget to stay tuned for Soul Plane, coming up next.

01:24:38For Al Bernstein, Karen Bryant, and our entire crew, Steve Albert saying so long from Cleveland, Ohio.

01:25:08Showtime.

01:25:38Showtime.

Lamon Brewster vs Sergei Liakhovich - Showtime 4-1-2006

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