In the heavyweight title fight that was billed as a local rivalry between Indiana-bred Brewster and adopted Chicagoan Golota, it turned out that the more important issue was survival in the heavyweight mixup. Brewster was looking to prove that his KO of Wladimir Klitschko was not a fluke and that he should be taken seriously in the heavyweight division. Golota was seeking to finally land a heavyweight title in what was the third of three consecutive title shots. Golota knew that, at his age and with his history, that this was his last chance to be champion.

Unfortunately for Golota, this was not his night either. Using the blueprint laid out by Lennox Lewis back in 1997, Brewster bull rushed Golota with both fists flying with deadly intentions. Golota, having once again come in cold, was not prepared to fend off the immediate onslaught that Brewster unleashed, and a solid left hook dropped Golota just ten seconds into the first round. Brewster smothered Golota as soon as the fight resumed, and another left hook sent Golota down again and this time through the ropes and almost onto the floor. A third knockdown pushed referee Gino Rodriguez to stop the fight at :53 seconds into round one for a TKO win going to Brewster.