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Mercante Jr. still counted it as the knockdown. With Grant now on wobbly legs, Lewis continued to land power punches and with 13 seconds left in the round hit Grant with a left–right combination that sent Grant to the canvas for the third time in the round. Though Lewis had seemingly done enough to score the knockout victory, Grant just managed to get back up as the round ended. Lewis started the second round aggressively in an attempt to quickly obtain the knockout victory over the exhausted Grant, but after being unable to do so in the first minute of the round, took a more conservative approach. With 23 seconds left in the round, Lewis was finally able to end the fight after landing a right uppercut. Grant attempted to get back up, but failed to make the referee's count, giving Lewis the knockout victory at 2:53 of the second round.
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228:Heavyweight Champion
58:Title(s) on the line
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755:Lewis vs. Klitschko
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