Boxing: Vitali makes it family affair with WBC title

Vitali Klitschko had not fought for 46 months before Saturday's faultless performance against the hugely disappointing Samuel Peter in front of 17,000 people at the O2 World Arena in Berlin.

Klitschko (right) regained his WBC title when Peter, who had lost every round, remained on his stool at the end of round eight, shaking his head and staring at his feet in dumb disbelief. Klitschko had been forced to relinquish the belt in 2004 when his knees collapsed.

The fight was effectively over after about a minute of the opening round when it was painfully clear that Peter was too slow, too predictable and lacked the boxing brain to close the gap between his face and Klitschko's fists. It was a relief when Peter quit and now he faces a seemingly impossible fight to regain his credibility.

The astonishing win means that Klitschko and his younger brother Wladimir hold three of the four recognised world heavyweight titles and appear to be the best and the second best heavyweights in the world.

"This has always been our dream," said Vitali. "This is a great night for me and my brother and before you ask ... we will never fight. When blood fights blood it always ends in a bad way."

On Saturday night Peter plodded helplessly forward, taking lefts and rights without showing the most basic of defensive intent. Vitali, now aged 37, never missed with a punch and at the same time never really stepped forward in an attempt to halt the fight with his fists.

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