Wladimir Klitschko

Wladimir Klitschko blamed his rival Sultan Ibragimov's defensive style for producing a disappointing fight on the night he was proclaimed the first unified heavyweight champion since Lennox Lewis. Klitschko easily outpointed Ibragimov at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night to regain the WBO title and add it to his IBF/IBO belts with his 50th professional victory (50-3, 44KOs). Claiming an unanimous decision (119-110, 117-111, 118-110) he handed a first defeat to Ibragimov in what was the first unification contest the division has seen since 1999, when Lewis beat Evander Holyfield in the same arena. While history was made, it was otherwise a night to ... Read Full Story

Wladimir Klitschko blamed his rival Sultan Ibragimov's defensive style for producing a disappointing fight on the night he was proclaimed the first unified heavyweight champion since Lennox Lewis. Klitschko easily outpointed Ibragimov at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night to regain the WBO title and add it to his IBF/IBO belts with his 50th professional victory (50-3, 44KOs). Claiming an unanimous decision (119-110, 117-111, 118-110) he handed a first defeat to Ibragimov in what was the first unification contest the division has seen since 1999, when Lewis beat Evander Holyfield in the same arena. While history was made, it was otherwise a night to ... Read Full Story

History will be in the making on Saturday night when Wladimir Klitschko and Sultan Ibragimov meet at Madison Square Garden. The clash between Klitschko (49-3, 44 KOs), the IBF heavyweight champion, and WBO counterpart Ibragimov (22-0-1, 17 KOs) is the first unification contest the division has seen since 1999, when Lennox Lewis beat Evander Holyfield. This has prompted Kery Davis, the head of boxing at fight broadcaster HBO to comment, "Unifications are rare, heavyweight unifications are even rarer". So rare that Klitschko promoter Tom Loeffler had to be reminded by fight co-promoter Leon Margules that even his fighter, embarking on his 53rd professional fight, ... Read Full Story

History will be in the making on Saturday night when Wladimir Klitschko and Sultan Ibragimov meet at Madison Square Garden. The clash between Klitschko (49-3, 44 KOs), the IBF heavyweight champion, and WBO counterpart Ibragimov (22-0-1, 17 KOs) is the first unification contest the division has seen since 1999, when Lennox Lewis beat Evander Holyfield. This has prompted Kery Davis, the head of boxing at fight broadcaster HBO to comment, "Unifications are rare, heavyweight unifications are even rarer". So rare that Klitschko promoter Tom Loeffler had to be reminded by fight co-promoter Leon Margules that even his fighter, embarking on his 53rd professional fight, ... Read Full Story

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