
W. Klitschko's Open Letter on Haye vs Chisora Violence
Wladimir Klitschko has called for action to be taken following the "embarrassing and disgraceful" brawl between British heavyweights David Haye and Dereck Chisora.
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Wladimir Klitschko has called for action to be taken following the "embarrassing and disgraceful" brawl between British heavyweights David Haye and Dereck Chisora.

Cristobal Arreola remains as the WBC’s No. 1 contender to Vitali Klitschko after demolishing Eric Molina on Saturday night in Corpus Christi, Texas.

WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (43-2, 30 KOs) plans to have two professional fights in the first half of 2012. On February 18th in Munich, he defends the WBC crown against Dereck Chisora ​​(15-2, 9 KOs). In the event of victory, Vitali could return to the ring as early as the end of May.

According to reports in Germany, over 35,000 tickets have been sold for the heavyweight fight between WBA/IBF/WBO/IBO heavyweight Wladimir Klitschko (56-3, 49 KOs) and ex-cruiserweight king Jean Marc Mormeck (36-4, 22 KOs). The bout takes place on March 3rd at ESPRIT Arena in Duesseldorf. The match has been called by some as "one of the biggest heavyweight title mismatches of the last few years." Despite the huge underdog in Mormeck, Klitschko's star power has no trouble selling tickets or getting boxing fans to attend live events.

Dereck Chisora claims he can ''smell fear'' in Vitali Klitschko's corner and promises to knock out the WBC heavyweight champion in the eighth round of their title fight on Saturday in the Olympic Hall in Munich.

The Klitschko brothers continue to train hard at their joint training camp in Austria. The two brothers have scheduled defenses only two weeks apart in Germany. WBO/IBO/WBA/IBF champion Wladimir Klitschko defends his titles on March 3rd against Jean Marc Mormeck (36-4, 22KOs) at ESPIRIT Arena in Dusseldorf. Two weeks earlier, on February 18th, Vitali Klitschko (43-2, 40KOs) defends the WBC title against Dereck Chisora (15-2, 9KOs) at Olympiahalle in Munich.

Manager Vladimir Hyrunov is very upset with a recent story that he says is "100% false." In the Russian press, several statements have been published from Emanuel Steward, trainer for WBO/IBO/WBA/IBF champion Wladimir Klitschko, where Steward discussed a past meeting with Hyrunov.

Older brother Vitali Klitschko admits that in 2004 his relationship with Wladimir became strained and the two brothers were at odds with each other. During that time period, Wladimir was shockingly stopped in five rounds by Lamon Brewster, who at the time was a massive underdog. Eights months prior to Brewster defeat, Wladimir was knocked out in two rounds by another underdog, Corrie Sanders.

Undefeated Polish heavyweight prospect Adam Kownacki (4-0, 4KOs) will spend three weeks in Austria. The young heavyweight will help the Klitschko brothers prepare for their scheduled fights.

IBO/WBO/WBA/IBF heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (56-3, 49KOs) is planning to fight three times in 2012. He already has a unified defense scheduled for March 3rd in Dusseldorf, against former cruiserweight champion Jean-Marc Mormeck (36-4, 22KOs). Klitschko will then meet his mandatory obligation against the IBF's number one ranked challenger, Tony Thompson. Klitschko previously stopped Thompson (36-2, 24KOs) in eleven rounds in 2008. The Thompson rematch will happen on July 7th or July 14th, according to Wladimir. After those two fights are resolved, Wladimir would like to have his third appearance of the year in the month of October.