Five days before the great showdown between WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko and no. 1 contender Juan Carlos Gomez it was team Gomez who clearly won the “first round” at today’s press conference in Stuttgart. While Vitali kept repeating that he will give Gomez a lesson “which won’t last very long” his manager Bernd Bönte had to admit that team Klitschko actually refused the referee and one judge the WBC had planned to appoint for the fight. Apparently, the champion and his team are getting nervous with fight day approaching.
Juan Carlos Gomez
Öner on Gomez vs. Klitschko: “We Will See The Best Heavyweight Fight in Years!” – News
In only 10 days WBC world heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko and no. 1 contender Juan Carlos Gomez will finally meet at Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle in Stuttgart, Germany. Gomez’ promoter Ahmet Öner thinks that this fight will help bringing heavyweight boxing back into the focus of public interest.
Mr. Öner, what do you think about the upcoming fight?
Öner: “It will be the best heavyweight fight in a long time. Finally one of the big champions, Vitali Klitschko, faces a real challenge in former cruiserweight titlist Juan Carlos Gomez.
Gomez confident on beating Vitali Klitschko; Abraham, Brewster Workout – News
11 days before facing WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko in Stuttgart (Germand) “The Black Panther” Juan Carlos Gomez is very confident regarding his chances for the fight. “I have never been this well prepared and this fired up for a fight”, states Gomez. “Vitali will be surprised to see what I am capable of. He thinks he can beat me up? I say it will be the other way around. I will destroy the legend of Vitali Klitschko.”
Vitali Being Forced To Fight Two Mandatorys In a Row
By Eric Thomas: WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (36-2, 35 KOs) has filed a complaint against the WBC for making him fight two consecutive mandatory fights for his heavyweight title. Normally, a fighter only is expected to fight one per year, but Vitali, 37, who is fighting his WBC mandatory challenger Juan Carlos Gomez on March 21st, will be looking at fighting former heavyweight champion Oleg Maskaev, currently number #6 in the WBC, only four months later on. Instead of doing that, Vitali has filed a complaint to the Court of Arbitration for Sport to try and get the WBC order reversed.
Maskaev to Fight Winner of Klitschko/Gomez
Today the last details have been finalized for former WBC Heavyweight Champion Oleg Maskaev to face Richie Boruff, 17-2-1, on March 14th at Saransk, the capital of the Republic of Mordovia. If Maskaev doesn’t beat Boruff, he is jeopardizing and will lose his mandatory status as per the WBC order dated December 25, 2008.
Vitali: “I Am Sorry That I Have To Beat You [Gomez] Up!”
By Jason Kim: World Boxing council heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (36-2, 35 KOs) came out with both guns blazing at yesterday’s press conference with challenger Juan Carlos Gomez (44-1, 35 KOs) at the Hanns-Martin-Schleyer Halle, in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, apologizing to him, saying “I Am Sorry That I Have To Beat You Up!”
Vitali Predicts Victory Over Gomez; Spina-Gockel, More – News
WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko and his mandatory challenger Juan Carlos Gomez met at Hamburg airport yesterday for the first time before stepping into the ring on March 21st in Stuttgart, Germany. Klitschko’s ‘warm reception’: “Juan, my friend, I am sorry that I have to beat you up!”
Cunningham-Maccarinelli, Gomez-Klitschko, Margarito-Mosley – News
HBO Sports rings in the new year with a red-hot welterweight championship showdown between two world-class performers on WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING: ANTONIO MARGARITO VS. SHANE MOSLEY, presented live SATURDAY, JAN. 24 (10:00 p.m. ET/7:00 p.m. PT) from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, exclusively on HBO. The WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING team will be ringside for the event, which will be presented in HDTV and in Spanish on HBO Latino.
Vitali-Gomez Reach Agreement; Cruz-Thomas, Berto-Collazo – News
World Boxing Council President Jose Sulaiman announced today that WBC heavyweight world champion Vitali Klitschko of Ukraine and official challenger Juan Carlos Gomez of Cuba/Germany have reached an agreement and signed for their mandatory fight. The purse offer, which was scheduled for tomorrow, has been cancelled.
Shelly Finkel, representing Klitschko, and Ahmet Oner, representing Gomez, told President Sulaiman about the agreement.
Gomez Reluctant To Step Aside For Haye-Vitali Bout
By Matt Stein: It seems as if World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (36-2, 35 KOs) is going to either have to fight Juan Carlos Gomez (44-1, 35 KOs), his number #1 mandatory challenger, or vacate the title in order to fight David Haye. Gomez, 35, is determined to fight Vitali next, based on news reports around the boxing world. Gomez, apparently, isn’t interested in stepping aside, and waiting for Haye to face Vitali first, and wants his bout to be next. Gomez had this to say to Haye pertaining to Vitali: “David, I got one advice for you – Keep your hands off Vitali. He’s mine.”