News - Wladimir Klitschko

WBO/IBF/IBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko and WBA champion in recess Ruslan Chagaev held a press conference today in advance of their fight on June 20th at the Veltins Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Wladimir Klitschko: “It’s sad that David cannot compete. However, I’m looking into the future and forward to fighting against Ruslan. He is WBA Champion, very experienced and a tough challenger. For my preparation, I had to change my sparring partners from orthodox to southpaw.“ read more ...

Early this morning reports were surfacing that Setanta founders Michael O'Rourke and Leonard Ryan were in talks with an unidentified investor hoping to raise the 82.5 million dollars they need to stay afloat. The Irish Sports broadcaster last week stopped taking on new subscribers and had previously asked according to reports that David Haye take a pay cut from his boxing agreement with them read more ...

In response to complaints from Nikolai Valuev and Sauerland Event that Ruslan Chagaev and Universum are spreading incorrect information, the WBA clarified on Tuesday that Valuev is the WBA world champion and Chagaev is merely the champion in recess. A May 30th showdown between Valuev and Chagaev was derailed when Chagaev’s uncertain hepatitis levels caused the Finnish boxing commission to declare him unfit to fight read more ...

Heavyweight contender David Haye has spoken for the first time since the news broke a week ago of his back injury that forced him to withdraw from a June 20th clash with IBF/WBO champion Wladimir Klitschko. Haye says that he will be ready and fully recovered from his injury to take a fight with WBC champion Vitali Klitschko in July, if Vitali is able to get permission for a voluntary defense from the WBC. Haye says he suffered the back injury while he was shadow boxing last Tuesday read more ...

“I have no fear of Wladimir,” says WBA heavyweight champion Ruslan Chagaev, who will now face IBF/WBO/IBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko in front of 60,000+ fight fans on June 20 in the Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. “I’m also a world champion, not only him. I’ve always said I would box against anyone. The size difference doesn’t bother me. That’s Wladimir’s problem because I have already defeated a big boxer in Valuev.” Chagaev’s trainer Michael Timm is optimistic read more ...

Moments ago, manager Shelly Finkel informed BoxingScene.com that IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko has decided to fight undefeated Ruslan Chagaev on June 20 at the Veltins Arena in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Klitschko had been scheduled to fight David Haye who withdrew a few days ago with a back injury. HBO has passed on the fight, several television options [for America] are being explored as we speak read more ...

Despite yesterday’s announcement that the June 20th heavyweight championship bout between Wladimir Klitschko and David Haye has been called off due to an injury Haye suffered during training camp, the Haye Camp is seeking a postponement rather than a cancellation read more ...

WBA heavyweight champion (in recess) Ruslan Chagaev could be the new challenger for IBF/WBO/IBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko. “Haye is still a possibility but our first priority is Chagaev read more ...

Chris Arreloa’s promoter Dan Goossen has rejected any possibility of Arreola stepping in for injured David Haye. “Chris isn’t in the type of shape you need to be for fighting for the heavyweight championship of the world,” he told the LA Times read more ...

IBF/WBO/IBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko has sided with Ruslan Chagaev in regard to the cancellation of last Saturday’s WVA heavyweight title showdown against Nikolai Valuev in Helsinki, Finland. “What a farce,” said Wlad to BILD from his training camp in Austria. “I’d have consulted the German doctors. They would have confirmed that no infection danger exists, then I would have fought Ruslan Chagaev immediately. To me what’s one more vaccination? read more ...