Klitschko beats Johnson to defend heavyweight title

AP News (2009-12-12 22:37:12)

Ukraine's Vitali Klitschko easily defended Saturday his World Boxing Council heavyweight title against American challenger Kevin Johnson.

The 38-year-old Ukrainian won with an unanimous decision after dominating all 12 rounds of the fight.

Although Johnson taunted Klitschko at times and managed to hurt the Ukrainian's right eye during the fourth round, he was parrying blows during most of the fight.