By Jim Dower: The financial terms have been agreed to between IBF/IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (63-3, 53 KOs) for his April 25th fight against #2 WBA, #3 WBC, #5 WBO, #6 IBF Bryant Jennings (19-0, 10 KOs) for their fight on April 25th at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
This will be an optional title defense for Wladimir to keep him busy before his title defense against his WBO mandatory challenger Tyson Fury later in the year.
By Allan Fox: IBF/IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (63-3, 53 KOs) will be returning to the ring in the next four months to defend his title against either unbeaten Bryant Jennings (19-0, 10 KOs) or Shannon Briggs (57-6-1, 50 KOs) on April 25th at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
The fight will be televised by HBO. This will be Wladimir’s 18th title defense, and it’s expected to be a very winnable one whether he’s facing Jennings or Briggs. Jennings is the first option for Wladimir, but if his management are unable to iron out a deal with him then they’ll go ahead and look to make the fight with Briggs.
By Allan Fox: IBF/IBO/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko’s next title defense will likely take place on April 25th against unbeaten #2 WBA, #3 WBC, #5 WBO, #8 IBF Bryant Jennings (19-0, 10 KOs) at either Madison Square Garden or the Barclays Center in New York, according to Dan Rafael.
The Jennings fight will be the second fight for Wladimir of his 3-fight contract with HBO. By fighting in the U.S, Wladimir could possibly wind up making less money than he would if he were to fight in Germany where he normally fights.