They laughed, played and acted like a pair of drinking buddies. Nobody would guess that Vitali Klitschko and Shannon Briggs have vowed to knock each other out on October 16 in Hamburg, Germany. Klitschko and Briggs took a break during their press tour in Hamburg, and did a little fishing by the water. Klitschko makes the fourth defense of his WBC heavyweight title since returning to the sport in 2008 read more ...

On October 16, WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko will make his fifth defense against former WBO titlist Shannon Briggs at the 02 World Arena in Altona, Hamburg, Germany. The 39-year-old Klitschko (40-2, 38 KOs) has not lost since being stopped in the sixth round by Lennox Lewis in June of 2003. The 38-year-old Briggs (51-5-1, 45 KOs) is big puncher, with his last three fights ending by way of knockout in the first round read more ...

WBA heavyweight champion David Haye is still relaxing and spending time with his family. His manager, Adam Booth, is working on his next fight. One of the biggest bouts in the sport is a fight between Haye and one of the Klitschko brothers. In 2009, Haye agreed to fight WBO/IBO/IBF champion Wladimir Klitschko read more ...

According to former heavyweight champion Shannon Briggs, he received a bout agreement on Wednesday to face WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko on October 16, likely in Germany. Briggs says that he wants to end the career of Vitali, and then wants to hold a unification bout with WBA champion David Haye read more ...

In an exclusive interview, former WBA heavyweight champion Nikolay Valuev (50-2, 34 KOs) spoke about a possible fight against WBC heavyweight Vitali Klitschko (40-2, 38 KOs), as well as a rematch against David Haye (24-1, 22 KOs). The largest heavyweight champion in boxing history also said he’s staying in shape as he waits to make his next move read more ...

Following several complications surrounding the announcement of the Wladimir Klitschko's mandatory defense and top rated IBF contender Alexander Povetkin, Boxingtalk.com has been informed that the IBF has instructed the Klitschko camp to move onto the next available contender, former WBC champion Samuel Peter read more ...

Former WBA heavyweight champion Nikolay Valuev has responded to the video message of WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko. In an interview on Russian TV, Valuev said, “Vitali, you make a decision on your own. Do you want a fight with me or not? If you want to fight against me, I’m ready. I’m not afraid of you! Just say the time and place.” read more ...

n a video statement posted early this morning on the K2 Ukraine website К2ukraine.com, WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko questioned the courage of the seven-foot former champion Nikolai Valuev read more ...

BoxingScene.com was advised by Bernd Boente, the manager for WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko, that a possible fight with Shannon Briggs is far from a done deal. Numerous outlets have reported a Klitschko-Briggs fight as being a finished product for a fall date. Boente told BoxingScene that "no date" and "no opponent" has been finalized for Klitschko's return read more ...

HBO Sports President Ross Greenburg has again ripped the Klitschko brothers. IBF/WBO/IBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (54-3, 48 KOs) and WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (40-2, 38 KOs) have both have previously fought on the network numerous times and routinely fill huge soccer stadiums when they fight, but Greenburg says there is no longer any interest in them from HBO. “I’m really souring on the heavyweights read more ...