Ukraine's Wladimir Klitschko retained his world heavyweight titles by handing Ruslan Chagaev his first defeat thanks to a technical knockout after the ninth round on Saturday.
Klitschko, 33, held on to his IBF, IBO and WBO belts when the referee stopped the fight before the start of the 10th round in front of 61,000 fans with the Uzbek WBA champion-in-recess bleeding from a large cut above his left eye. ', 'Standing 1.99 meters tall, Klitschko initially held the challenger, who is 14 centimetres shorter, at bay with his longer reach before knocking his opponent down with a powerful left-right combination midway through the second round.
Unable to get close to the champion, Chagaev, who had a 25-0-1 record going into the fight, took a series of punishing jabs that slowly chipped away at his defences.
He suffered a three centimeter cut above his left eye in the sixth round but battled on at the Schalke 04 soccer stadium.
Chagaev, 30, who did not face WBA champion Nikolai Valuev after the Russian pulled out of their fight late last month because the Uzbek had the hepatitis B virus, managed to come back and landed a couple of body blows.
But Klitschko dominated in the eighth and ninth rounds, forcing Chagaev to the ropes and landing dozens of punches as his shaken opponent\'s eye bled profusely.
Referee Eddie Cotton inspected the wound after the ninth round and decided to stop the fight in favour of the Ukrainian whose impressive performance takes him to 53-3-0.
Klitschko, whose brother Vitaly holds the WBC crown, was initially scheduled to fight David Haye before the Briton pulled out with an injury earlier this month.

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What a wonderful fundraiser it was! Hundreds of people came to support the Kasiyan family in their time of need. The money raised will help them pay medical bills for their mother and grandmother, Mrs. Jaroslava Kasian, who came from Ukraine to visit and was sricken by a serious illness and is in the hospital awaiting surgery.

Everyone that came had a great time. For $15 admission they enjoyed a delicious dinner with borshch, cabbage rolls (holubtsi), pyrohy, salad with condiments and home-made cakes with coffee. Many people did not leave empty handed.

Some took home winning raffle baskets, some Ukrainian souvenirs, some cakes, and one woman won a brand new microwave.

Rev. Kasiyan and his family thanked everyone that made this fundraiser possible: O. Melenchuk, I. Sypniak, and O. Shutka for cooking delicious Ukrainian food; H. Nazarevych, H. Serediuk, O. Bandriwsky, O. Olenych, S. Kenn and N. Savka for organization, advertising, selling tickets and everyone who helped before and during the dinner. Special thanks to those people who donated homemade cakes, baskets and other items for raffle, and all those who gave special monetary donations!

For a lot of Ukrainians it was a great time to meet old friends and share news of the Ukrainian community (hromada) in Buffalo and Western New York. Everybody wished Mrs. Jaroslava Kasiyan to get well soon and God\'s blessings of health and happiness.

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Ukrainian Scouting Organization - Novyi Sokil Branch And Scouting Group of Buffalo NY organized a PICNIC at Novyi Sokil Tabir in North Collins NY on Sunday, June 7.

People enjoyed delicious chicken barbeque dinner, sweets and coffee. Some played volleyball, some took a walk in the woods, and some listen to the music by pani Olia Chmola and had interesting conversations. They also had visitors from Ukraine. Four young students came from Lviv for a summer and were invited to the picnic. Everyone had a great time.

Donation that was collected will Benefit Summer Camp for kids Novyi Sokil.

Цього року українська громада Баффало відсвяткувала Шевченківські дні у залі Української Католицької Церкви Святого Івана Хрестителя в Кенморі. Учні школи українознавства підготували для гостей цікаву програму. Вони показали неабиякі таланти зігравши у коротких сценках на твори Великого Кобзаря. У виконанні учнів прозвучали пісні на слова поета. Молоді музиканти зіграли на різних інструментах. Гості Шевченківського свята зустрічали кожен виступ молодих митців бурхливими оплесками, а після виступу всі були запрошені на каву та солодке, випечене батьками дітей Української школи.
Щира подяка батькам, що привозять своїх дітей до школи кожної суботи, та приготували смачну перекуску на свято. А також вчителі та батьки дуже вдячні парафії та отцеві Української Католицької Церкви Святого Івана Хрестителя за дозвіл вживати церковний зал та кухню. Щира подяка вчителям за цікаву програму та їх неповторну працю у вихованні молодого Українського покоління в Америці в дусі національного патріотизму.