News - Hasim Rahman

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 ...

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 ...

The fight was then rescheduled for July 23, but Klitschko was forced to postpone the match again and underwent back surgery on April 19. WBC President Jose Sulaiman said in written correspondence to Don King Productions, "The condition for the acceptance of this fight, is that the winner and new WBC heavyweight interim champion of the world will fight next the WBC heavyweight champion of the world Vitali Klitschko, when he receives the final medical approval." Klitschko, if his health permits... read more ...

WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko will undergo surgery to remove a bone spur from his back, forcing his already twice postponed defence against Hasim Rahman back to at least September. The fight, a mandatory which Klitschko decided to take early, was originally scheduled for New York on April 30 but was put back to June 18 when the champion injured his leg while out jogging in preparation for the fight. Then the fight postponed once more - to June 18 - to allow Klitschko more time to heal. Now comes another set back after Klitschko was diagnosed with a... read more ...