Klitschko vs. Sosnowski

(August 19, 2010 – New York, NY) Heavyweight championship boxing is coming to Broadway. Broadway Boxing, that is.) The popular boxing series, long known for showcasing New York fight talent from venues all around the northeast, has secured the rights to rebroadcast Vitali Klitschko’s last fight, a tenth round stoppage of Albert Sosnowski this past [...]

By Armando Paz: As the sport of boxing evolved there was added a Cruiserweight Division for fighters who were either too big for Light Heavyweight or too small for Heavyweight. It was a logical decision as this closed a gap of 25 pounds where fighters had to fight either at 175 or 200. Historically, it [...]

Photo credit: Pavel Terekhov – By Chris Williams: If you’re one of those fans who are hoping that World Boxing Association heavyweight champion David Haye (24-1, 22 KO’s) will man up and fight the Klitschko brothers to try and take their titles in the near future, you can relax and probably forget about it. Haye [...]

Photo credit: Sumio Yamada – By Chris Williams: Saturday night’s destruction of challenger Alberto Sosnowski (45-3-1, 27 KO’s) further highlighted how superior WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (40-2, 38 KO’s) and his brother IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko are with the rest of the heavyweight division. Sadly, there are just no other heavyweights that can [...]

Photo credit: Sumio Yamada – By Dan Ambrose: World Boxing Council heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (40-2, 38 KO’s) didn’t have to fight Alberto Sosnowski (45-3-2, 27 KO’s) last Saturday night. Klitschko could have selected a more dangerous and qualified opponent like Odlanier Solis. Instead, Klitschko chose number #11 ranked Sosnowski to fight in front of [...]

Photo credit: Pavel Terekhov – By Jason Kim: WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (40-2, 38 KO’s) did what he had to do to take out the younger 31-year-old Alberto Sosnowski (45-2-1, 27 KO’s) in a 10th round TKO on Saturday night at the Veltins Arena, in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. The fight wasn’t in the least bit [...]

Photo credit: Pavel Terekhov – By Chris Williams: In the past couple of years, WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (40-2, 38 KO’s) has looked exceptional in running over all that has been put in front of him. Klitschko has all five fights since staging a comeback against then WBC heavyweight champion Samuel Peter in October [...]

Photo credit: Pavel Terekhov – By Eric Thomas: Vitali Klitschko (40-2, 38 KO’s) took out Alberto Sosnowski (45-3-1, 27 KO’s) tonight to capture his 40th victory and move forward hopefully with a big mega fight against either WBA heavyweight champion David Haye or a fight against Ruslan Chagaev. The options, unfortunately, aren’t unlimited for the [...]

Photo credit: Pavel Terekhov – By Scott Gilfoid: Fighting in front of 60,000 mostly Klitschko fans, WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (40-2, 38 KO’s) destroyed challenger Alberto Sosnowski (45-3-1, 27 KO’s) in a 10th round TKO on Saturday night at the Veltins Arena, in Gelsenkirchen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. I couldn’t in my right mind give Sosnowski [...]

Photo credit: Pavel Terekhov – By Jason Kim: WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (40-2, 38 KO’s) toyed with challenger Alberto Sosnowski (45-3-1, 27 KO’s) for eight rounds before getting serious in the 9th round and badly hurting Sosnowski with several hard right hands at the end of the round. In the 10th, Klitschko continued to [...]

By Chris Williams: World Boxing Council heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (39-2, 37 KOs) stopped Polish challenger Albert Sosnowski (45-2-1, 27 KOs) in the 10th round on Saturday night at the Veltins Arena, in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Klitschko, 38, fought at a leisurely pace, jabbing, faking and keeping the smaller, very limited Sosnowski on the outside for [...]

Photo credit: Pavel Terekhov – By William Mackay: Saturday’s fight between World Boxing Council heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (39-2, 37 KO’s) and his handpicked opponent Alberto Sosnowski (45-2-1, 27 KO’s) is expected to draw as many as 60,000 fans at the Veltins Arena, in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. This is an extraordinary number of fans for a [...]

OFFICIAL WEIGHTS WBC HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP (12) – MAIN EVENT – PPV Vitali Klitschko (39-2, 37 KOs), WBC Champion, Los Angeles, California, USA by way of Ukraine 247 LBS. vs. Albert Sosnowski (45-2-1, 27 KOs), Challenger, Brentwood, Essex, United Kingdom way of Poland 224 LBS.

Photo credit: Pavel Terekhov – By Jim Dower: It’s scary sometimes when a totally over-matched opponent is acting and talking overly confident before a fight where they have almost zero chance of winning. This description would fit Polish heavyweight Alberto Sosnowski (45-2-1, 27 KO’s) perfectly as he prepares for Saturday’s fight against World Boxing Council [...]

WBC World Heavyweight Champion and his opponent Albert Sosnowski stepped on the scales at Karstadt sports in Essen, Germany, today. Here are the weighs: Vitali Klitschko 247 lbs/ 112.0 kilograms Albert Sosnowski 224 lbs / 101.8 kilograms

This Saturday night, European heavyweight champion, Albert “The Dragon” Sosnowski (45-2-1, 27KO) will be looking to become the first ever Polish Heavyweight Champion, when he takes on WBC heavyweight king, Vitali Klitschko (39-2, 37KO) at Veltins Arena, in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. The 31-year-old Polish native Sosnowski is promoted by Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing (USA), Keyspan Media [...]

HEAVYWEIGHT champion Vitali Klitschko is just 1-25 on Betfair to successfully defend his WBC title when he squares up to Albert Sosnowski on Saturday night in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. The hard-hitting Ukrainian is 2-13 to knock-out his opponent and 11-1 to do so inside the first round. Entering the ring with odds of 18-1, Sosnowski is [...]

Photo credit: Pavel Terekhov – By Dan Ambrose: WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (39-2, 37 KO’s) has the perfect opponent for him to beat up on this Saturday night in facing Alberto Sosnowski (45-2-1, 27 KO’s) at the Veltins Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Sosnowski, 31, is totally unproven at the world level, with many of [...]

Photo credit: Pavel Terekhov – By Chris Williams: WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (39-2, 37 KO’s)reached deep into the pile of heavyweight champion hopefuls to select Alberto Sosnowski (45-2-1, 27 KO’s), who he faces this Saturday night in Germany. What makes the pick to bad is that Sosnowski, a decent European level fighter, has never [...]

Photo credit – Pavel Terekhov – By Chris Williams: WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (39-2, 37 KO’s) is still holding out hope that WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (24-1, 22 KO’s) will step up to the plate and fight him or his brother IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko. Vitali, 38, is disappointed by Haye’s seemingly [...]

By Chris Williams: 38-year-old WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (39-2, 37 KO’s) is considered by most boxing fans to either be the number #1 or #2 heavyweight in the entire heavyweight division. However, his challenger for his upcoming May 29th bout in Germany, Polish heavyweight Alberto Sosnowski (45-2-1, 27 KO’s) thinks different, saying, according to [...]

By Chris Williams: WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (39-2, 37 KO’s) fights Alberto Sosnowski (45-2-1, 27 KO’s) this Saturday night at the Veltins Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. The fight has little appeal for many boxing fans because Sosnowski, a European heavyweight from Poland, is little known outside of Europe. In addition, he has done little [...]

By Chris Williams: WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (39-2, 37 KO’s) isn’t sure whether WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (24-1, 22 KO’s) is willing to fight him or his brother IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko. Vitali says “Fights against David Haye and Nikolay Valuev are interesting fights, but I am not sure if they dare [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Recently, the boxing world has seen a number of 38-year-old fighters grow old overnight and lose badly. First there was 38-year-old John Ruiz, who was destroyed by David Haye in nine rounds. Then on May 1st, 38-year-old Shane Mosley got dominated by Floyd Mayweather Jr. in a 12 round decision defeat. On [...]

By Dave Lahr: Incredibly, ticket sales are reportedly doing really well for the mismatch between World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (39-2, 37 KO’s) and his horribly over-matched opponent Alberto Sosnowski (45-2-1, 27 KO’s) for May 29th at the Veltins Arena, Gelsenkirchin, in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Klitschko, 38, has found a soft touch in [...]

By Peter Wells: With Vitali Klitschko set up to fight Polish/British Albert Sosnowski on May 29th, David Haye has already made his point clear about the poor opposition choice for the WBC champion. Albert Sosnowski isn’t in the world league and Vitali has pretty much picked an easy opposition. In an interview with boxing magazine [...]

Photo credit: Tom Loeffler – By Dave Lahr: WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (39-2, 37 KO’s) is promising to put in an impressive performance against his hand-picked opponent Albert Sosnowski (45-2-1, 27 KO’s) when he fights the Polish heavyweight on May 29th, at the Veltins Arena, in Gelsenkirchen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Klitschko, 38, has picked Sosnowski, [...]

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.