ROUND 5 continued
Now it's Wladimir who looks concerned about what his fists have just wrought, looking at his older brother on the canvas for the first time in his professional career.
With Vitali already working on getting upright, Eddie Cotton moves in and begins counting.
1 ...
2 ...
3 ...
Vitali is up and stands steadily, but his eyes are wide as he answers Cotton's questions. Apparently, his answers are correct, as Cotton motions to the fighters to resume hostilities.
Wladimir rushes in, keeping Vitali pinned on the ropes. Wladimir lands a smashing right cross, followed by an uppercut that slices through Vitali's clumsily raised guard and lands flush, sending him staggering across the ring.
Wladimir and Cotton each chase Vitali, the former ready to follow up and the latter possibly about to intercede and end the fight when the bell rings. Vitali, realizing he's out of danger, looks around for a minute before ascertaining which corner is his and trudging in that direction ...
The knockdown gives Wladimir a 10-8 round and a 47-46 lead on Somogyi's unofficial scorecard.