Klitschko retains WBC heavyweight title

Ukraine’s Vitali Klitschko successfully defended his WBC heavyweight title in Moscow on Saturday after the referee stopped his bout with Germany’s Manuel Charr in the fourth round due to a cut over his right eye.

The fight was stopped with 56sec remaining in the round.

Klitschko improved his record to 45-2, while Charr, 27, who was unbeaten before his meeting with Ukraine’s 41-year-old veteran, fell to 21-1.