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Reports from overseas news services this morning state that Vitali Klitschko has announced his retirement at the age of thirty-four.
In a statement released by manager Bernd Boente, Klitschko lamented that his recent injuries have outnumbered his opponents, and thus he has made the tough decision to end his career and open the way for successors.
Klitschko had not fought since December of last year, his 2005 beset by a series of injuries that delayed a mandatory title defense against Hasim Rahman four different times.
Originally scheduled to face Rahman in April, that date was pushed back to June due to a thigh injury, to July when rehabilitation had not progressed as expected, and then to November because of back surgery.
The Nov. 12 Klitschko-Rahman pay-per-view, titled “Seek and Destroy,” was canceled this past weekend, with the Ukrainian beltholder suffering from a torn meniscus. [details]
In a statement released by manager Bernd Boente, Klitschko lamented that his recent injuries have outnumbered his opponents, and thus he has made the tough decision to end his career and open the way for successors.
Klitschko had not fought since December of last year, his 2005 beset by a series of injuries that delayed a mandatory title defense against Hasim Rahman four different times.
Originally scheduled to face Rahman in April, that date was pushed back to June due to a thigh injury, to July when rehabilitation had not progressed as expected, and then to November because of back surgery.
The Nov. 12 Klitschko-Rahman pay-per-view, titled “Seek and Destroy,” was canceled this past weekend, with the Ukrainian beltholder suffering from a torn meniscus. [details]
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