Vitali Klitschko Boxing News

By William Mackay: Boxing great “Sugar” Ray Leonard feels that former WBA heavyweight champion David Haye will have to use movement against WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko if their talked about summer fight takes place. Right now it’s up in the air because of Haye wanting more money than what Vitali and his management feel [...]

By John F. McKenna (McJack): British heavyweight Dereck Chisora (15-3, 9 KO’s) who fought WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (44-2, 40 KO’s) on February 18 in Munich, Germany is embarrassed by his behavior both before and after the fight with Vitali.

By Scott Gilfoid: I got a kick out of listening to unbeaten 28-year-old ex-British Olympic super heavyweight David Price (12-0, 10 KO’s) talk about what he’ll be doing with the Klitschko brothers in 18 months to 2 years from now when he finally will be ready to take on the Klitschko brothers.

By William Mackay: If WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko is to defend his title against former WBA heavyweight champion David Haye in 2012, Vitali is going to have to do some convincing for World Boxing Council President Jose Sulaiman to get him to allow Vitali to take the fight. According to frankmaloney.com, Sulaiman sees Haye [...]

By John F. McKenna (McJack): Ever since last Saturday night when heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko KO’d the overmatched former cruiserweight champion Jean-Marc Mormeck in four rounds there have been conflicting reports that World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (44-2, 40 KO’s) and former WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (25-2, 23 KO’s) have agreed [...]

By William Mackay: Heavyweight Dereck Chisora will reportedly have Jonathan Crystal, a well known sport media and entertainment lawyer, represent his case in his March 14th hearing before the British Boxing Board of Control in Cardiff, according to The Telegraph.

By John F. McKenna (McJack): Former heavyweight champion Iron Mike Tyson believes that he has the blueprint needed to defeat the Klitschko brothers. Between the two of them (Super) WBA/ IBF/WBO/IBO and The Ring heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (57-3-50 KO’s) and his brother World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (44-2, 40 KO’s) have [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Undefeated former super heavyweight Olympian David Price (12-0, 10 KO’s) says he won’t be facing either of the Klitschko brothers for at least another 18 months at the minimum, as he plans on capturing the British heavyweight title on May 19th and then defend it a couple of times before going after [...]

By William Mackay: David Haye sees WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko as fearing failure and not wanting to take a fight with him due to it possibly messing things up with his political career in his home country of Ukraine.

By William Mackay: Former WBA heavyweight David Haye thought he had an agreement from WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko for him to fight him next. Vitali even said it himself tonight during his brother IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko’s fight against Jean Marc Mormeck that he would be fighting the 31-year-old Haye next. However, Haye [...]

By William Mackay: WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (44-2, 40 KO’s) has announced that his next fight coming up will be against former WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (25-2, 23 KO’s). Earlier tonight, before his brother IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko’s fight against Jean Marc Mormeck, Vitali said to AP “I can announce my next [...]

WLADIMIR Klitschko is odds on with Wiliam Hill to collect the 50th ko of his pro career when he takes on Jean Marc Mormeck this weekend.

By William Mackay: After a huge uproar from promoter Frank Warren about his fighter Dereck Chisora receiving an indefinite ban plus a fine from the World Boxing Council without a hearing, the WBC President Jose Sulaiman came out and said there will be a hearing after all to decide on Chisora’s case, even though they [...]

By Eric Thomas: IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko isn’t willing to forgive British heavyweight Dereck Chisora for him spitting in his face on February 18th in the ring before Wladimir’s brother WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko was about to fight Chisora in Munich, Germany. Chisora later apologized for his actions, but Wladimir doubts his sincerity [...]

By William Mackay: Promoter Frank Warren isn’t pleased with the indefinite ban plus fine given given to his fighter Dereck Chisora by the World Boxing Council yesterday. Warren feels that there should have been a formal hearing by the WBC so that his fighter could have been able to say his side of the story.

By Allan Fox: Former WBA heavyweight champion David Haye wasn’t impressed with the restraint that IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko showed in letting British heavyweight Dereck Chisora spit water in his face in the ring before Chisora’s fight against Wladimir’s brother WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko.

By William Mackay: As a lot of boxing fans have already surmised, the British Boxing Board of Control won’t have much of an effect on former WBA heavyweight champion David Haye’s boxing career if they decide to not give Haye his boxing license back when he attempts to get it back to fight again in [...]

By William Mackay: Former WBA heavyweight champion David Haye is denying that he hit Dereck Chisora with a bottle when he struck him after the Vitali Klitschko vs. Chisora fight last week at the after fight press conference in Munich, Germany. Haye also denies that he was drinking beer, saying it was a lemonade bottle [...]

By William Mackay: Promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Sports doesn’t see a fight between WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko and David Haye as bringing the huge money that Haye has enjoyed in the past when he briefly held the World Boxing Association heavyweight title from 2009 to 2011.

By William Mackay: Former British and Commonwealth heavyweight champion Dereck Chisora says he deeply regrets things he did before and after his fight against WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko last week, and he feels he would have been better off had he just not come out and taken the fight. Chisora’s mother wasn’t happy with [...]

By John F. McKenna (McJack): For almost a week the lead story in professional boxing has been “The Brawl” which occurred after last Saturday nights fight between challenger Dereck Chisora (15-3, 9 KO’s) and World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (44-2, 40 KO’s). The actual fight was interesting, but was only competitive due [...]

By William Mackay: WBC President Jose Sulaiman says that British heavyweight Dereck Chisora will likely be required to attend anger management classes, pay a $50,000 fine and be suspended for a period of time due to Chisora’s behavior last week before and after his fight against WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko in Munich, Germany.

By Jim Dower: According to fightnews.com, the German Boxing Federation has frozen $100,000 of British heavyweight challenger Dereck Chisora’s $500,000 purse for his fight with WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko last Saturday night, and are advising the WBC as well as the British Boxing Board of Control to give Chisora a lifetime ban from boxing [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: I really hate the way that IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Kltischko turned the other cheek when Brit heavyweight Dereck Chisora spit water in his face before Chisora’s fight against Wladimir’s brother WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko last Saturday night at the Olympiahalle in Munich, Germany.

By William Mackay: 40-year-old Martin Rogan (14-2, 7 KO’s) figures he’ll have an excellent chance of landing a fight against one of the world heavyweight champion Klitschko brothers if he can get by unbeaten former British and Commonwealth heavyweight champion Tyson Fury (17-0, 12 KO’s) on April 14th at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast, Northern [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Bernd Boente doesn’t see it physically possible for WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko to fight a rematch with Dereck Chisora no matter how badly a certain segment of the boxing public want to see them fight again, because Boente reportedly sees the 28-year-old Chisora facing long 9-12 month ban for his involvement [...]

By William Mackay: WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko said yesterday that he’s tempted to give British heavyweight Dereck Chisora a rematch to try and improve on his recent performance by going out and knocking him out next time. However, Bernd Boente, Vitali’s manager, said Chisora will not be given a second chance against Vitali.

By Allan Fox: While many people in the boxing community are crying for a stiff penalty from being banned for a year to a lifetime ban for heavyweight Dereck Chisora for his behavior before and during the Vitali Klitshko – Chisora post fight press conference last weekend, WBO light heavyweight champion Nathan Cleverly feels that [...]

By William Mackay: David Haye has become somewhat of hero to Klitschko fans for taking care of Dereck Chisora last Saturday night in the Vitali Klitschko – Dereck Chisora post fight press conference. Chisora had shown a lot of disrespect to both of the Klitshkos and yet neither of them lifted a finger to retaliate [...]

By William Mackay: IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko wants British heavyweight Dereck Chisora to be severely punished for stepping over the boundaries of what normal pre-fight and post-fight behavior this past week in his fight with WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko.