Klitschko-Adamek: 62,000 Will Likely Mob The Stadium

By Lem Satterfield

Kathy Duva, CEO of Main Events and promoter of Tomasz Adamek, says the upcoming fight with WBO, IBO and IBF heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko is one of the biggest stories sweeping Europe. The fight would take place in September in a European soccer stadium in Poland that borders Germany.

The potential fight became mainstream news in Adamek's country of Poland. The likely venue, which seats 62,000, was constructed for the 2012 European soccer championships that are going to be held in Poland. Adamek's rabid fans are going to mob the stadium in numbers large enough to make Klitschko the ring villain for the first time in several years.

"Can you imagine what this fight would be? To put this into perspective, considering how big soccer is in Europe, this would be like if we took Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao and put them into the first big fight at the Dallas Cowboys Stadium," Duva said. "That's kind of how big this story is in Europe. Right now, today, in Poland, it's the only thing that is in the news. It's happening very quickly, and it's all subject to contracts being completed, but we're all thrilled."

Duva is the one who first hatched the idea when she found out some of the details regarding the stadium. She approached the Klitschko side with her idea a few days ago, and the two sides were able to quickly agree on most of the terms.  

"A few months ago, when I found out that this building was on the border of Poland and Germany, it occurred to me that it would be a really good idea to put a fight between the Klitschkos and Adamek there. I was put in touch with one of the European contacts, and have been talking to them for a couple of months," said Duva.

"I basically put together a really attractive scenario for that fight to take place there as the main event in that stadium in September. So, on Thursday, I went and proposed this to [Klitschko adviser] Shelly Finkel and the Klitschko people and they liked the idea a lot, so, I think that we're going to do it."

All three of the fighters mentioned have upcoming bouts scheduled.

Wladimir Klitschko (55-3, 49 KOs) defends his belts against Dereck Chisora (14-0, 9 KOs) of London on April 30. Vitali Klitschko (41-2, 38 KOs) will defend his WBC title against Odlanier Solis (17-0, 12 KOs) on March 19, and Adamek (43-1, 28 KOs) returns on April 16.

Lem Satterfield is the boxing editor at AOL FanHouse and the news editor at BoxingScene.com. To read more from Lem Satterfield, go to AOL FanHouse by Clicking Here.