Chagaev-Klitschko

By Matt Stein: Last weekend, IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Kitschko (53-3, 48 KO’s) easily defeated yet another challenger in Ruslan Chagaev by a 9th round knockout in front of a huge 60,000 boxing fans at the Veltins Arena, in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. The ease with which Wladimir dispatched Chagaev was more than a little impressive, because [...]

By Dave Lahr: Count me in as one of those people who weren’t in the least bit impressed with IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko’s 9th round stoppage victory over Ruslan Chagaev (25-1-1, 17 KO’s) on Saturday night at the Veltins Arena, in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. This was supposed to be a fight where Wladimir (53-3, 47 [...]

By Jim Dower: American boxing fans will now have the pleasure of watching the IBF/WBO heavyweight title match between champion Wladimir Klitschko and challenger Ruslan Chagaev on June 20th because ESPN Classic and ESPN360.com will be showing the bout which will be taking place at the Veltins Arena, in Gelsenkirchen, Germany on Saturday night.

By By Brock Kaiser: On Saturday, June 20th in Gelsenkirchen, Germany Wladimir Klitschko (52-3 46 KO) will defend his various alphabet titles (and perhaps gain a new one as the vacant Ring magazine title is on the line) against Russian Chagaev (25-0-1 17 KO) in what he hopes will further his argument as being the [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Not too many people are giving Ruslan Chagaev (25-0-1, 17 KOs) much of a chance against Wladimir Klitschko on June 20th, predicting that Chagaev will be beaten as easily as Wladimir defeated the undersized Sultan Ibragimov in a one-sided 12-round decision win in February 2008, but I think Chagaev will do a [...]