News - Vitaly Klitschko

WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko would like to make one thing perfectly clear: He has always wanted to fight Hasim Rahman. “I read things, but I do not believe what I am reading,” Klitschko said. “Three months ago (April 20), a press release was sent out on my behalf stating that I would be ready to fight again in September. It included a letter from my doctor, Dr. Hyun Bae read more ...

What's good Rock? The WBC stood up and formally notified Klitschko that he would have to make his mandatory next, how do you feel about that? "It's definitely a relief, there's a lot of time before the fight so there's no excuses. Monte knows what he has in front of him and I know what I have in front of me. We're both professionals and at this point there can't be no excuses. read more ...

The WBC Board of Governors has rejected a request for an exception by WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko and voted to force Vitali to face the winner of the August 13 Hasim Rahman vs Monte Barrett clash unless a step-aside agreement can be reached. It was announced earlier this week that Klitschko had an agreement in principle to face Calvin Brock on HBO September 24. read more ...

Lately there has been a lot of jousting about who will be the next opponent for WBC heavyweight champ Vitali Klitschko, with a likely date of September 24 for his return. While the heavyweight division anxiously awaits the coming of a much needed star, Main Events feels that their fighter, Calvin Brock, is just the guy to defeat Klitschko and take over the read more ...

Disregarding the possibility that he might be stripped of his World Boxing Council title and disregarding challenges to his manhood, Ukrainian heavyweight Vitali Klitschko was expected to finalize a contract last night to fight Calvin Brock in September instead of higher-ranked contenders Hasim Rahman or Monte Barrett. read more ...

Former WBC/IBF heavyweight champion Hasim "The Rock" Rahman continued his assault on WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko by announcing he will host a media workout "where Chicken Kiev will be served." "The Rock," Klitschko's mandatory challenger, has had three fight dates against Vitali postponed this year: April 30 (postponed due to Vitali's read more ...

After reading our breaking news regarding Vitali Klitschko possibly facing Calvin Brock on September 24, James Toney's promoter Dan Goossen told Boxingtalk.com, "The whole heavyweight mess has always been about Vitali Klitschko. All of the other top heavyweights are willing to fight the best except for Klitschko. They're always for the low risk, high reward and it's a shame because it's bringing the lighter weights to the forefront of our industry, which has always been carried by the heavyweight division. The heavyweight division should drive this industry, but read more ...

Reigning WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko has returned to the gym, manager Bernd Boente has confirmed. Ukrainian born Klitschko underwent minor surgery to remove a bone spur from his back two months ago but has resumed light training near his home in Los Angeles. The WBC champion, considered the best of the current bad bunch of heavies, is on target for a September return to the ring against an as yet unnamed opponent. read more ...

Steve Nelson, co-manager for WBC mandatory challenger Hasim Rahman, has asked the WBC to prevent heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko from defending his title against anyone other than the winner of the August 13 WBC interim title bout between Rahman and Monte Barrett. Klitschko, meanwhile, is reportedly hoping to return with an HBO fight on September 24 in a voluntary defense against James Toney or Lamon Brewster... read more ...

Moments ago Vitali Klitschko's advisor Shelly Finkel responded to our interview with Dan Goossen by basically telling us that Goossen was full of it. At first Team Klitschko offered Toney 35% of the pot, only to have Goossen and Toney respond by demanding parity on Boxingtalk. Finkel explained that after Toney demanded 50-50 Team Klitschko offered Toney a $3M guarantee with a bonus if the fight took place for the WBC title... read more ...