Razor Ruddock knocked out in Canadian heavyweight title fight

Canadian heavyweight champion Dillon (Big Country) Carman knocked out 51-year-old Donovan (Razor) Ruddock in the third round Friday night in Toronto.

The 29-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., making his first title defence, floored Ruddock in the corner with two rights to the head and then clubbed the former world contender to the canvas again after the standing-eight count.

The first round was slow and plodding with Ruddock (40-6-1) seemingly looking for one punch to finish it while the six-foot-five 234-pound Carman looked to bang the body. Carman (9-2) found his range at the end of the second, giving his opponent an approving nod as the round ended.

The fight was called at 2:05 of the third after the six-foot-three 242-pound Ruddock was sent backwards to the canvas, his head snapping back.

It was the first loss after two wins this year for Ruddock, who had previously been inactive since 2001 when he stopped Egerton Marcus in the 10th round to claim the vacant Canadian heavyweight title.

"I didn't lose it. I just left it," he said of the championship in a 2012 interview.