Wladimir Klitschko: record, next fight and profile →
"Old-school" Wladimir Klitschko is 100 percent fit and looking to knock out Tyson Fury on November 28, his trainer says. Klitschko suffered a calf injury shortly after he and Fury clashed at an explosive press conference in London in September, delaying their Sky Sports Box Office heavyweight world title fight.
World champion Wladimir Klitschko says Tyson Fury's recent controversy proves the challenger has 'a brain the size of a walnut.' The IBF, WBO, IBO and WBA world heavyweight champion (64-3-KO53) defends his titles against Fury (24-0-KO18) in Dusseldorf on November 28 - live on Sky Sports Box Office - but is disapproving of the Mancunian's comments on homosexuality and abortion. Speaking at his training camp in Austria, the 39-year-old Ukrainian said: "It makes me sick.
Tyson Fury has continued to crank up the mind games ahead of his World Heavyweight Title fight with Wladimir Klitschko – by headbutting a watermelon in half. The boxer posted a video to his Twitter of him splitting the hard fruit with his head while wearing just a pair of colourful shorts. Fury then ate from the split watermelon while leering at the camera, as the man filming the video laughed in the background.
Tyson Fury says Deontay Wilder is too "afraid" to fight him - whatever the outcome of his showdown with Wladimir Klitschko. The heavyweight challenger has said he will fight Wilder, the WBC world champion, after his showdown with world No 1 Wladimir Klitschko, on November 28, live on Sky Sports Box Office.
WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (35-0, 34KOs) is very confident that he could beat WBA/IBF/IBO/WBO champion Wladimir Klitschko tomorrow. Klitschko defends his titles against undefeated mandatory challenger Tyson Fury on November 28th in Dusseldorf, Germany.
WBA/WBO/IBO/IBF heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko is looking to give Tyson Fury some bruising therapy to fix his mental state. That therapy will be issued when the two boxers step in the ring on November 28th in Dusseldorf, Germany. Fury went wild at their London press conference, when he dressed like Batman and proceeded to batter someone who was dressed as The Joker.
Heavyweight contender Tyson Fury is no stranger to controversy. The unbeaten boxer has raised many eyebrows in the past and he's even been fined for his outlandish remarks by the British Boxing Board of Control. Fury found himself in hot water years ago he accused David Price and Tony Bellew of being lovers, but his most recent interview with Daily Mail even made some of Fury's most loyal supporters do a double-take.
Giving your all and getting knocked out by Wladimir Klitschko is better than losing on points following a stale bout, says Tyson Fury. Tyson Fury would rather be knocked out by Wladimir Klitschko than lose on points. Fury will face the world heavyweight champion in Dusseldorf on November 28 for his shot at the title. He insists that being "carried out" of the ring would be better than going the full 12 rounds and not pushing for victory in a boring fight.
WBA, WBC, WBO, IBF and IBO female welterweight champion Cecilia Braekhus is injured and off the Wladimir Klitschko vs. Tyson Fury bill in Duesseldorf on November 28th, according to Norwegian news agency NTB.
Tyson Fury has warned Wladimir Klitschko boxing is heading for a "new year, a new era and a new heavyweight champion". The pair will finally meet for the WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight titles on November 28 - the fight was due to take place last month but was rearranged after Kiltschko suffered a calf injury - and Fury says the extra time has benefitted him and that he's now in the best shape of his life.