News - Vitaly Klitschko

The Klitschkos’ manager Bernd Boente has told Sky Sports News that a fight between Vitali and David Haye is still very much on. Boente revealed that negotiations are in progress and he had spoken to Haye’s promoter/trainer Adam Booth «five minutes ago». Boente insists that although Haye is set to announce his retirement on his 31st birthday on Thursday, the British former world WBA heavyweight champion would fight again if a contest against Vitali could be arranged read more ...

It is now decision time for former two division champion David Haye (25-2, 23KOs). For nearly two years, the British boxer has discussed a probably retirement on his 31st birthday. This coming Thursday, Haye turns 31-years-old. After his July decision loss to unified champion Wladimir Klitschko, Haye vowed to retire from the sport — unless Wladimir gave him a rematch. During the last couple of weeks read more ...

It was the biggest win of Chris Byrd 16-year boxing career, yet to this day credit for the victory remains as elusive as his chin was for most of his fights. In one of boxing most shocking moments of the past 15 years, Vitali Klitschko elected to remain on his stool following the ninth round of his 2000 bout with Byrd, citing an injury to his right shoulder read more ...

In an interview with German newspaper "Die Welt" former WBA heavyweight champion David Haye dared WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko to fight him. "I’ll knock him out, I’ll smash his chin if he holds it out like he did again Adamek," said Haye read more ...

Vitali Klitschko wants to thank all his fans after his great TKO win against Tomasz Adamek (Wroclaw Stadium, Poland / September 10, 2011) read more ...

Tomasz Adamek, who just lost his first chance to get a third title in a third weight category against Vitali Klitschko, will long remember his trip to Poland. His plane, bound to JFK airport in New York, after almost three hours in the air had to make an emergency landing back in Warsaw when the pilots spotted a cracked window. “It was not a comfortable situation to all of the passengers,” said Adamek who is traveling with his wife, manager and members of Main Events promotional team, when his plane safely landed read more ...

WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko is willing to give David Haye the home advantage. Klitschko went to his opponent’s backyard on Saturday night, as he traveled to Poland to knock out Tomasz Adamek in ten rounds. In July, Haye lost a one-sided twelve round decision to younger Wladimir. He promised to retire in October — but on Saturday the British fighter broke his silence and said he was willing to postpone read more ...

«I knew from the beginning that fight was not going my way. I wanted to change this fight and find a way to trick Vitali, but he’s a smart fighter and was better tonight,» said Tomasz Adamek (42-2, 28 KOs) after losing to WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (43-2, 40 KOs). "I don’t think he surprised me with anything today, he was just a better man. Physically I’m OK, just a lot of cuts read more ...

WBC world heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (43-2, 40 KOs) scored a tenth round TKO over top contender and former world cruiserweight and light heavyweight champion Tomasz Adamek (44-2, 28 KOs) on Saturday night disappointing 42,000 partison fans at the Stadium Miejski in Wroclaw, Poland. Klitschko was in command in round one read more ...

«I’m here for only one reason — to fulfill my destiny and become a heavyweight world champion» — said Tomasz Adamek (44-1, 28 KOs), greeted by more than 1000 fans during open training session in Wroclaw’s «Magnolia» mall. «Don’t miss this fight. It will be a great one» — added titleholder Vitali Klitschko (42-2, 39 KOs), whose short training session (shadow boxing, pads with trainer Fritz Sdunek and rope jumping) read more ...