By Mark Vester
IBF heavyweight champ Wladimir Klitschko (49-3, 44KOs) finally lands his sought after unification bout, but he's not too impressed with the WBO champion, Sultan Ibragimov (22-0-1, 17KOs). The two champions unify their crowns on Feb. 23 at New York's Madison Square Garden. HBO will televise.
Klitschko, in a conversation with Russia Today, told the media outlet that he won't underestimate Ibragimov but at the same time he sees nothing special about him either.
“I don’t want to underestimate Ibragimov but I also have no inclination to overestimate him (either),” Klitschko said.
Ibragimov on the other hand is just happy that a unification bout is moving forward after a prior unification date with WBA champ Ruslan Chagaev fell apart.
“It's been a very long road for me to become champion and my first aim after becoming one was to get a unification fight. I think only one champion should exist. You know, it's strange to have four or five heavyweight champions,” Ibragimov said.
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