In the second defense of his WBO Heavyweight Championship, Lamon Brewster scores a thunderous first round knockout over Andrew Golota. Seconds into the bout, Brewster lands a left hook to the body, followed by one to the head that floors Golota. Golota gets up but is immediately knocked through the ropes to the apron by another left hook from Brewster. Although he beats the count again, Golota is drilled by several more shots and dumped onto his back again, prompting Referee Genaro Rodriguez to stop the massacre.

Lamon Brewster vs. Andrew Golota

Making the first defense of the WBO Heavyweight Championship he won in an upset over Wladimir Klitschko, Lamon Brewster takes on unheralded challenger Kali Meehan and gets more of a fight than expected. Meehan breaks Brewster's jaw in the eighth round and has him nearly out on his feet against the ropes, but Brewster survives and manages to escape with his title via controversial split decision.

Lamon Brewster vs. Kali Meehan

Sergei Liakhovich lifts the WBO title from Lamon Brewster in one of the greatest heavyweight fights of all time. After falling behind on points early, Brewster hurts Liakhovich with a right hand in the fifth round and rains bombs on him but fails to put the challenger away. They continue to wreck each other in the sixth before Liakhovich takes his turn to hurt Brewster to the body and then to the head. Both fighters are hurt in round seven, but it is Liakhovich who wilts to a knee under heavy punishment to the body and head at the end of the round. The challenger regroups and has Brewster wobbling badly after a right hand in the ninth round. A left hook from Liakhovich wobbles Brewster again in the eleventh. Brewster gives everything he has left in the tank in the twelfth but loses his title via unanimous decision. Neither man is ever the same, especially Brewster, who suffers a detached retina in the fight.

Lamon Brewster vs. Andrew Golota

Lamon Brewster vs. Kali Meehan

Lamon Brewster vs. Sergei Liakhovich

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