News - Wladimir Klitschko

WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO has opened the door to a world title shot for David Price. Klitschko holds four versions of the world heavyweight title but fancies a defence against the Liverpool bruiser. Price, 28, who defeated Sam Sexton to win the vacant British and Commonwealth titles on Saturday, wants a world title shot within 18 months read more ...

Wladimir Klitschko has told talkSPORT the proposed fight between David Haye and Dereck Chisora should not go ahead — branding it «disgraceful for the sport of boxing». The British Boxing Board of Control has refused to sanction the bout on July 14 after the pair’s infamous brawl at a press conference following Chisora’s defeat to Vitali Klitschko, Wladimir’s older brother, in Munich in February read more ...

IBF/IBO/WBO/WBA world heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko ® faces opponent Tony Thompson of the United States in front of a Swiss flag during a press conference on in Bern ahead of their boxing fight on July 7 at the Stade de Suisse stadium. Klitschko (57-3, 50KOs) previously knocked out Thompson (36-2, 24KOs) out in the eleventh round in 2008. Thompson later became the IBF’s mandatory challenger, which allowed him to force the rematch read more ...

The unbeaten Morecambe heavyweight floored Martin Rogan twice in a fifth-round stoppage in Belfast on Saturday to keep on track for a world title shot. Fury’s promoter Mick Hennessy believes a showdown with WBA, IBF and WBO champion Klitschko is still a year off, with the Ukrainian set to defend his crown against American Tony Thompson on July 7 read more ...

Serhiy «Professor» Fedchenko (30-1, 13 KO), WBO Europe belt-holder and the best current light welterweight of Ukraine celebrates his 31th birthday today in Mexico finishing his preparation for the biggest fight of his boxing career. Fast-handed Ukrainian technician will fight for interim WBO World light welterweight title against all-Mexican boxing legend, former three weight-class World Champion Juan Manuel Marquez on April 14th at the New Arena México in Mexico City. «I have a great chance to give myself the best birthday gift by beating JMM this Saturday» read more ...

The Klitschko brothers held a charitable auction in Kiev, Ukraine. Wladimir Klitschko, the WBO/IBO/IBF/WBA heavyweight champion, auctioned off his 1996 Olympic gold medal, which a buyer bid $1 million dollars to win. However, immediately after the sale the buyer returned the medal to Wladimir as a token of respect, because he wants the medal to remain in the Klitschko family. Wladimir was moved by the buyer’s unbelievable gesture read more ...

As Wladimir Klitschko (57-3, 50 KOs) made easy work of his voluntary opponent, Jean Marc Mormeck (36-5, 22 KOs) Saturday in Germany, a 6’5, 255 lb. heavyweight was watching from the states knowing he «Got Next.» That man was Tony Thompson (36-2, 24 KOs), and he is the IBF mandatory challenger for Wladamir in a bout to take place no later than mid-July read more ...

With his stay-busy title defense against Jean-Marc Mormeck now out of the way, Wladimir Klitschko gets to focus on the rest of his 2012 campaign, one that he believes will include three total title defenses (including Saturday’s mismatch) and a return to the United States read more ...

IBF/WBA/WBO/IBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (57-3, 50KOs) has confirmed that his next opponent is going to be mandatory challenger Tony Thompson (36-2, 24KOs). Klitschko previously knocked Thompson out in eleven rounds in 2008. Since then, Thompson has won five straight, all by knockout read more ...

In a pitiful performance, Jean Marc Mormeck landed 3 punches in 10:12 — that’s about $200,000 for each landed punch. He was knocked out in the fourth round by WBO/IBO/IBF/WBA heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko. EPIXStats are courtesy of CompuBox read more ...