Vitali Klitschko: record, next fight and profile →
Ex-Soviet and world boxing communities sustained a huge blow to their very hearts. Vladimir Rodionovich Klitschko, the proud father of the two best heavyweights in the recent memory, sadly passed away at the age of 65 after a long and unsuccessful battle with illness.
The WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko claims that David Haye's taunts at his brother Wladimir prior to their recent fight have inspired him and have made him determined to meet the Londoner himself.
Vitali Klitschko is out to destroy David Haye for a final time and complete the job his brother Wladimir started, admitting: 'I'd be happy to beat him.'
Heavyweight contender Tomasz Adamek (44-1, 28 KOs) has completed his first cycle of training in New Jersey, and on Monday the two former division will move his camp to the Poconos, located in Pennsylvania. He was preparing for a month with conditioning coach Tyler Woodman, focusing on strength, stamina and speed. But now it's time to strictly focus on his boxing skills and the fight strategy.
Later tonight, heavyweight contender Chris Arreola will pursue his fifth straight win and his fourth knockout during that run when he enters the ring for the fifth time in the past six months and the fourth time this year opposite journeyman Friday Ahunanya at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City.
WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko is very surprised that so many experts are writing off Tomasz Adamek. Klitschko will face Adamek, a former light heavyweight and cruiserweight champion, on September 10 in Poland. Adamek is the mandatory challenger to Vitali's championship. Klitschko has a lot of respect for Adamek's ability and expects a very tough challenge.
Ricky Hatton still firmly believes that David Haye can unify the heavyweight division and has called on the former WBA world champion to postpone his retirement.
Heavyweight boxing brothers, Wladimir and Vitali Klitschko, continue their press conference tour. After holding a video press conference in Hamburg, Germany , and then holding a press conference in in Kiev, Ukraine, the brothers make another press conference stop in Moscow, Russia. Wladimir unified the WBA/IBO/WBO/IBF heavyweight titles last Saturday with a twelve round decision win over David Haye. Older brother Vitali holds the WBC's version of the heavyweight crown.
Mariusz Kolodziej, the head of Global Boxing, who promotes Polish heavyweight giant Mariusz Wach (24-0, 12 KOs), believes his fighter has a realistic chance of securing the opportunity of a lifetime - a title shot against one of the Klitschko brothers, Wladimir and Vitali. Wach faces Kevin McBride (35-9-1, 29 KOs) at the Mohegun Sun Casino on July 29.
During their press conference in Moscow, Russia, heavyweight champions Wladimir and Vitali Klitschko spoke to reporters about their continued domination of every possible contender. The two brothers have captured every major title in their division. Wladimir holds the WBO/IBO/WBA/IBF titles and older brother Vitali has the WBC title.