Wladimir Klitschko: record, next fight and profile →
An injury to Wladimir Klitschko (64-4, 53KOs) has curtailed any talk of a world heavyweight title fight between the Ukrainian great and IBF strap-holder Anthony Joshua (17-0, 17KOs).
As previously reported, Anthony Joshua's proposed world heavyweight title fight with Wladimir Klitschko on December 10 will not go ahead.
Wladimir Klitschko will not fight again this year. The former heavyweight world champion was set to box on December 10, either in Germany or England, depending on a ruling from the WBA. Klitschko (64-4, 53 KOs) was waiting on a decision from the Panama-based Boxing Association regarding his next move.
Former world champion Wladimir Klitschko (64-4, 53KOs) has confirmed that he'll be fighting for a world title at the end of year, but he's not ready to confirm the sanctioning body or the opponent.
By Jake Donovan - For years, Wladimir Klitschko ruled the heavyweight division with an iron fist. To this day, he still holds the weight class hostage – not through his actions in the ring, but through a sense of entitlement that he’s earned, but which hasn’t done any good lately for a sport in dire need of a happy ending...
If Wladimir Klitschko is going to fight Lucas Browne on December 10, the former heavyweight champion’s representatives are going to have to offer Browne more money.
As BoxingScene.com previously reported, multiple sources in Germany are indicating that a potential fight between Wladimir Klitschko (64-4, 53KOs) and Lucas Browne (24-0, 21KOs) is being penciled in for December 10th at the Barclaycard Arena in Hamburg, Germany - for the vacant WBA/IBO heavyweight titles.
According to multiple sources in Germany, a potential fight between Wladimir Klitschko (64-4, 53KOs) and Lucas Browne (24-0, 21KOs) is being penciled in for the Barclaycard Arena in Hamburg, Germany - for the vacant WBA/IBO heavyweight titles.
Promoter Eddie Hearn is determined Anthony Joshua will defend his IBF heavyweight title in Manchester on December 10 - whether that is against Wladimir Klitschko or another fighter. Joshua and Klitschko had agreed terms on a world heavyweight title unification bout, but the contest has been thrown into doubt over issues with the sanctioning bodies.
Duco Events' Dean Lonergan, who promotes WBO/IBF number one ranked heavyweight Joseph Parker, believes former world champion Wladimir Klitschko is running from the expected fight with IBF world champion Anthony Joshua.