Vitali Klitschko Boxing News

By Scott Gilfoid: World Boxing Council heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko says he wants David Haye (23-1, 21 KO’s) to beat John Ruiz next month when they meet in the UK. In article at the Telegraph, Vitali, speaking of Haye’s April 3rd fight against Ruiz, says “it will be a difficult for Haye. Ruiz is a [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (53-3, 47 KO’s) had a lot to say about World Boxing Association heavyweight champion David Haye recently, saying in an article at the Daily Star, “Haye b*tched out from Vitali. I just hope that Haye doesn’t get hit on his glass chin [in his fight with John [...]

By David Lahr: After failing at putting together a fight against 7-foot former World Boxing Association heavyweight champion Nikolay Valuev, WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (39-2, 37 KO’s) has decided to take on number #13 ranked WBC heavyweight contender Albert Sosnowski (45-2-1, 27 KO’s) on May 29th, at the Veltins Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. This [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Both Klitschko brothers want to fight World Boxing Association heavyweight champion David Haye (23-1, 21 KO’s). If the 29-year-old Haye has a preference, you can bet it would probably be IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (53-3, 47 KO’s), and the reason is because his chin is the weaker of the two brothers. [...]

By Brinsley Bailey: Vitali Klitschko (39-2) will defend his World Boxing Council heavyweight title against London-based Pole Albert Sosnowski (45-2-1) on May 29 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Klitschko had looked set to face former WBA champion Nikolay Valuev but, when negotiations broke down, European champion Sosnowski swiftly stepped in as a replacement.

BARRY Hearn has tipped Poland’s Albert Sosnowski to ‘cause a big upset’ and beat WBC Champion Vitali Klitschko in May. Sosnowski hails from Warsaw but is now based in Brentwood, Essex and is managed by Hearn, who has co-promoted the majority of his fights.

By Erik Schmidt: Former WBA heavyweight champion Nikolay Valuev (50-2, 34 KO’s) is willing to take the fight with World Boxing Council heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (39-2, 37 KO’s) for the $2.5 million that he’s offering him, according to German news outlet Bild. Valuev says “Yes, I want to box against Vitali. This is an [...]

By Tj Amin: Many boxing fans are hotly anticipating a clash between David haye and Vitali Klitschko, this defiantly looks like a fight that will go ahead some time later this year providing contractual issues can be sorted out. Both fighters have publicly said they are willing to fight each other and the trash talking [...]

By Dennis Broadhurst: In looking at David Haye and lokoing at the Klitschkos I think that Haye can beat them both. Haye is an extremely fast and powerful heavyweight with good footwork and decent head movement. Haye has the offensive abilities to take out anyone but can also be taken out himself because of a [...]

By Erik Schmidt: Promoter Kalle Sauerland says that the fight between WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (39-2, 37 KO’s) and former World Boxing Association heavyweight champion Nikolay Valuev (50-2, 34 KO’s) needs to happen.
In an interview at Rp-online.de, Sauerland said “As a promoter and as a boxing fans, I’m saying this fight [Klitschko-Valuev] needs [...]

By Chris Williams: With the bout against former World Boxing Association heavyweight champion Nikolay Valuev off the table due to his promoter wanting too much money for a fight, WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (39-2, 37 KO’s) is exploring the possibility of facing unbeaten contender Odlanier Solis (15-0, 11 KO’s) next while he waits to [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: 2008 Olympic middleweight Gold Medalist for Britain James DeGale says he doesn’t believe that World Boxing Association heavyweight champion David Haye (23-1, 21 KO’s) will be able to beat either of the Klitschko brothers. In an article at the Sun, DeGale, 24, said “I can’t see him [Haye] beating the Klitschkos. They’ll [...]

By Erik Schmidt: According to German news site Bild, World Boxing Council heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (39-2, 37 KO’s) won’t be facing former WBA heavyweight champion Nikolay Valuev (50-2, 34 KO’s). The two fighters were in negotiations for a fight, but Valuev’s management wanted $4 million for the seven-foot Valuev to fight Klitschko. The manager [...]

by Daniel Ciminera: Audley Harrison (26/4/0), who is set for a London showdown on the 9th of April with Essex-based Pole, Albert Sosnowski, says once he takes Sosnowski’s European title, he wants to move on to bigger things. The Klitschko brothers. Like every other heavyweight who knows they wont get a spoonful of the Klitschko [...]

By William Mackay: Recently, World Boxing Council heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (39-2, 37 KO’s) said that he would retire at the end of 2010, after [hopefully] fighting WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (23-1, 21 KO’s). But I’m wondering whether the 29-year-old Haye will ever choose to fight Klitschko? Haye already had a chance to fight [...]

By William Mackay: World Boxing Council heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (39-2, 37 KO’s) says he plans on retiring this year in 2010 after a fight against WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (23-1, 21 KO’s). In an article at the Dailymail, the 38-year-old Klitschko says “I only have to win one belt [Haye’s WBA heavyweight title]. [...]

By Erik Schmidt: The proposed fight between World Boxing Council heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko and two-time WBA heavyweight champ Nikolay Valuev has reached an impasse in the negotiations over the money for the fight. Klitschko and his team have offered Valuev an initial $1 million for the fight and then come up to $2 million [...]

Don King Productions and Sauerland Event have countered K2 Promotions latest offer to former two-time World Boxing Association heavyweight champion Nikolai “Giant Russian” Valuev (50-2, 34 KOs) to face World Boxing Council heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (39-2, 37 KOs) with a deal calling for a 60-40 percentage split.

By Erik Schmidt: World Boxing Council heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (39-2, 37 KO’s) and his management team have made their final offer to former two-time WBA heavyweight champion Nikolay Valuev (50-2, 34 KO’s) of $2 million, according to the latest news. Apparently, the 36-year-old Valuev and his co-promoter Don King have a week to accept [...]

By Chris Williams: I for one could care less about the April 3rd fight between Bernard Hopkins (50-5-1, 32 KO’s) and Roy Jones Jr. (50-6, 40 KO’s). I hear the fight is going to be on HBO pay-per-view, and I can only imagine the kind of numbers it will bring in as far as PPV [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: After looking at trainer Freddie Roach’s interview yesterday at the Telegraph in which Roach said that the Klitschko brothers were winnable fights for Haye, I got the distinct impression that Roach wouldn’t mind being the trainer for Haye. He had a ton of nice things to say about him and it was [...]

By William Mackay: In an interview with the Telegraph, trainer Freddie Roach gives World Boxing Association heavyweight champion David Haye (23-1, 21 KO’s) a good chance of beating both of the Klitschko brothers. However, Roach seems to think that WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko would be tough fight for Haye because of Vitali’s height and [...]

By Chris Williams: According to news from Sports.ru, World Boxing Council heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (39-2, 37 KO’s) could be facing former WBA heavyweight champion Nikolay Valuev (50-2, 34 KO’s) in his next title defense. This is a fight that will be a popular one in Europe, where the 36-year-old Valuev remains a popular fighter [...]

By Chris Williams: The more I think about it the more I see World Boxing Association heavyweight champion David Haye never fighting either of the Klitschko brothers. Why should he? All Haye has to do is name drop one or both of the Klitschko brothers’ names and he gets a ton of attention almost as [...]

By Daniel Ciminera: With a long and busy year of boxing ahead of us, I thought I would make some predictions for the most talked about fights that lay ahead of us. I’ll start with round two of the super six world boxing classic, as this tournament continues to excite me as it is a [...]

By Adam Fillingham: I have a lot of friends that enjoy a good boxing match up. So, we have a lot of discussion and this week was the turn of the heavyweight match up between World Boxing Council champion Vitali Kltschko and former WBA champion Nikolay Valuev. Most of the group have predicted an easy [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: In an interview from Fighthype, trainer Naazim Richardson says he thinks that World Boxing Association heavyweight champion David Haye (23-1, 21 KO’s) would beat the Klitschko brothers. However, Richardson’s reasoning for why Haye would beat them seems to be more than a little flawed to say the least, pointing to Haye’s recent [...]

By Peter Wells: According to boxingscene .com, World Boxing Council heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko vs Nikolay Valuev could be happening in April or May. This fight has been mentioned for quite a while now, but finally it looks like we could be looking at a fight of the giants.

By Scott Gilfoid: World Boxing Association heavyweight champion David Haye is looking to repeat Muhammad Ali’s Rumble in the Jungle by fighting WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko in Africa next year in 2010. According to an article from the Daily Mail Haye is interested in setting up a bout worth £30million in Gabon. “Ali is [...]

By William Mackay: World Boxing Association heavyweight champion David Haye (23-1, 21 KO’s) sounded mixed up in an interview with the Belfast Telegraph, saying this about the Klitschko brothers: “The Klitschkos both hate me and it’s not just the t-shirt [Haye is referring to the t-shirt depicting him carrying the severed heads of the Klitschko [...]