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COLOGNE, GERMANY (AP) <\/small>\u2014Vitali Klitschko retained his WBC heavyweight title with a late first-round knockout of Odlanier Solis, who injured his knee in the fall and insisted it was that – and not the champion\u2019s punch – that ended the fight Saturday.<\/p>\n

Klitschko\u2019s right to Solis\u2019 left temple staggered the Cuban, who wobbled back then fell on his back and clutched his right knee.<\/p>\n

Solis managed to beat the count but was unsteady on his feet as referee Jose Guadalupe Garcia of Mexico called the fight.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a full blow,\u201d Klitschko said in the ring, with the crowd in Cologne\u2019s indoor arena booing.<\/p>\n

Klitschko\u2019s punch came in the final second of the first round, after Solis hit him on the chin with a right.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was definitely my knee,\u201d Solis said, also in the ring. \u201cIt could be that I took a wrong step.\u201d<\/p>\n

He hobbled with help back to his dressing room and was taken to a hospital on a stretcher to have a scan on his knee.<\/p>\n

Solis\u2019 promoter Ahmet Oner insisted it was the injury and not Klitschko\u2019s blow that ended the fight.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe will now have a scan and probably have surgery immediately. He seems to have torn ligaments,\u201d Oner said.<\/p>\n

The sudden end stunned the crowd, which booed and whistled for a long time.<\/p>\n

Solis, a 30-year-old former three-time world amateur champ, fell to his first defeat in 18 pro fights.<\/p>\n

The 39-year-old Klitschko improved to 42-2.<\/p>\n

Solis fought a solid first round, taking the initiative and connecting with a couple of rights despite giving up 6 inches in height to the Ukrainian, who relied on his left jab until the last-second punch.<\/p>\n

Vitali\u2019s younger brother Wladimir, the IBF and WBO champ, fights WBA belt-holder David Haye in June or July.<\/p>\n

Solis, the 2004 Olympic champ, beat Haye to win one of his amateur world titles.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n

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