Fight Wladimir Klitschko W TKO 2 (12) Ray Austin

Ray Austin found out the hard way why Wladimir Klitschko wanted to use his preferred brand of gloves. Klitschko retained his IBF heavyweight title Saturday, scoring a technical knockout of Austin at 1:27 of the second round at SAP Arena. read more ...

"I won't underestimate Austin, but there will be no mercy in the ring," vowed IBF heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko at Tuesday's press conference kicking off his March 10 clash against mandatory challenger Ray Austin in Mannheim, Germany. Promoter Don King, representing Austin, was at his cantankerous best, predicting that Austin would end Klitschko's career, giving Wlad "plenty of time to play golf." King added that a smart read more ...

IBF heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko will face mandatory challenger Ray Austin on March 10 at the SAP-Arena in Mannheim, Germany. It'll be Klitschko's second title defense, while Austin will get his first shot at a major world title. A press conference will be held at the SAP-Arena on Tuesday. Klitschko, Austin and his promoter Don King will attend read more ...

As was originally reported on Fightnews last month, the representatives of IBF Heavyweight Champion Wladimir Klitschko and WBC Heavyweight Champion Oleg Maskaev are still in serious negotiations for a unification match to take place in the spring. "The one thing boxing fans are clamoring for is to end the chaos in boxing and in particular in the heavyweight division," Maskaev promoter Dennis Rappaport explained read more ...