Vladimir Klitschko

Wladimir Klitschko retained his IBF and WBO heavyweight titles with an 11th-round knockout of American Tony Thompson in Hamburg on Saturday night. The Ukrainian knocked his opponent down and out after 1:38 of the 11th round. Klitschko landed a vicious right to the chin that ended the fight in spectacular fashion as Thompson was counted out by the referee... Full Story. Wladimir Klitschko was proclaimed the first unified heavyweight champion since Lennox Lewis on Saturday night as he easily outpointed Sultan Ibragimov at Madison Square Garden.IBF/IBO heavyweight champion Klitschko notched up his 50th professional victory (50-3, 44KOs) by unanimous decision (119-110, 117-111,118-110) as he ... Read Full Story

Britain's rising ring star David Haye on Thursday declared open war on world heavyweight champions the Klitschko brothers as he prepares to meet IBF and WBO belt-holder Vladimir on June 20. "I have declared war on the Klitschko family, first on Vladimir and then Vitali, that is the plan and on June 20 the war will begin," Haye told a press conference on Thursday in Gelsenkirchen with Vladimir sat next to him. Self-styled "The Hayemaker", Haye will challenge the younger Klitschko brother at the Veltins Arena, the home of Bundesliga side Schalke 04, and said he intends on making history when the pair meet. ... Read Full Story

Watch the this great fight of Vitali Klitschko vs Juan Carlos Gomez on March 21, 2009 Schleyerhalle, Stuttgart, Germany. A 12-round fight for the WBC Heavyweight Title and will televised live in the USA on ESPN at 5:00pm ET. Vitali Klitschko- 37 year old from Ukraine with a record of (Total fights 38, Wins 36 (35KO)Losses 2). Juan Carlos Gomez “The Black Panther”-a 35 year old from Cuba with a professional record of 44 wins, 1 loss and 35 knockout wins. I am sorry for Vitali that he has to give away his belt after such a short time,” “but I’ve worked hard to ... Read Full Story

Wladimir Klitschko put his career back on track with a spectacular seventh-round stoppage of IBF champion Chris Byrd. Klitschko had deprived the then WBO champion of his title in December 2000 courtesy of a unanimous points verdict before shock knockout losses to Corrie Sanders and Lamon Brewster left his future in balance. Often criticised for lack of stamina and chin, Klitschko returned with a brutal knockout of the longest-reigning heavyweight champion. The 30-year-old sent his opponent to the canvas in the fifth and then again in the seventh, twice battering in brutal rights to the head. It completed a one-sided trashing for the American, ... Read Full Story

Wladmir Klitschko left little doubt that he is boxing's best heavyweight champion as he recorded a seventh-round technical knockout of American Calvin Brock to retain his IBF heavyweight title at Madison Square Garden. Making his first title defence since dethroning Chris Byrd last April, Klitschko (47-3, 42 KOs) started out slowly but began finding his rhythm with strong left jabs in the sixth round despite bleeding from a cut under his own left eyebrow because of a head-butt. In the following round, the champion continued to attack and sent Brock to the canvas face-first with a straight right to the jaw. Brock got to ... Read Full Story