News - Fight Vitaly Klitschko -VS- Juan Carlos Gomez

WBA welterweight champ Yuriy Nuzhnenko said that he was sure about Vitali Klitschko’s victory over Juan Carlos Gomez last Saturday. Klitschko won by TKO in round 9 read more ...

Former world cruiserweight champion Juan Carlos Gomez failed to fulfil his great dream of becoming heavyweight champion of the world in his first shot at the crown against WBC titlist Vitali Klitschko Saturday night in Stuttgart, Germany. "Dr. Ironfist" proved to be too much for "The Black Panther" who came out strong but lost by t.k.o. in round 9 read more ...

After his ninth round knockout of mandatory challenger Juan Carlos Gomez in Germany, the WBC champion Vitali Klitschko would re-issue his challenge to WBA champ Nikolai Valuev. Vitali has the WBC title and his younger brother Wladimir holds the WBO/IBF titles. "The Klitschko brothers wants to have all four of the heavyweight titles. We have three and only one is left. I want to fight Nikolai Valuev," read more ...

At the Hanns-Martin-Schleyer Halle in Stuttgart, Germany, WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (37-2, 36KOs) knocked out mandatory challenger Juan Carlos Gomez (44-2, 35KOs) in the ninth round. Gomez out in the opening seconds with a quick flurry to catch Klitschko by surprise. Both fighters were pawing with one hand and trying to land big shots read more ...

“The fight is on!” states ARENA-CEO Ahmet Öner after a long meeting with members of the Klitschko management group and K2 promotions regarding the ring size for tomorrow’s WBC heavyweight championship between Vitali Klitschko and Juan Carlos Gomez. Less than 24 hours before the big fight a measurement of the ring showed that it was almost 4 feet shorter than allowed by the WBC rules read more ...

Both heavyweights have weighed-in for their heavyweight clash tomorrow night in Stuttgart, Germany. Heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko defends his WBC title against mandatory Juan Carlos Gomez. Despite all of the pre-fight bad blood, the weigh-in was rather calm. Klitschko weighed in at 249 pounds, while Gomez came in at 230 pounds. Klitschko promised a beating to his former stablemate read more ...

11 days before facing WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko in Stuttgart (Germand) “The Black Panther” Juan Carlos Gomez is very confident regarding his chances for the fight. “I have never been this well prepared and this fired up for a fight”, states Gomez. “Vitali will be surprised to see what I am capable of. He thinks he can beat me up? I say it will be the other way around. I will destroy the legend of Vitali Klitschko.” read more ...

WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko says he wanted to fight another opponent but since the WBC forced him to make the mandatory defense against Juan Carlos Gomez - his entire focus is on the fight. At one time the two fighters were trained by Fritz Sdunek, who is still with Klitschko and under the same promotional banner. During the last few weeks, the two boxers have exchanged some harsh words in the pre-fight hype to their fight on March 21 in Stuttgart, Germany read more ...

WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko and his mandatory challenger Juan Carlos Gomez met at Hamburg airport yesterday for the first time before stepping into the ring on March 21st in Stuttgart, Germany. Klitschko’s ‘warm reception’: “Juan, my friend, I am sorry that I have to beat you up!” The “Black Panther” answered: “I’m so fast, you won’t even hit me - I will beat you up!” read more ...

WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko will make the first defense of his belt on March 21, 2009 against mandatory challanger Juan Carlos Gomez from Cuba. The 12 round title affair will take place at the Hanns-Martin-Schleyer Halle in Stuttgart, Germany. read more ...