Klitschko defeats veteran Thompson

Wladimir Klitschko retained his WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight titles with a sixth-round stoppage of Tony Thompson in Bern last night.

Thompson never recovered from a big right hand in the fifth round at the Stade de Suisse and the referee ended the contest 2:56 into the sixth after the 36-year-old champion again floored the 40-year-old mandatory challenger.