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[1] [2] In 2011, they entered the Guinness World Records book as brothers with most world heavyweight title fight wins (30 at the time; 40 as of 2020). [3] [4] [5] In the years following the retirement of heavyweight titlist Lennox Lewis in 2004, the Klitschko brothers would eventually accumulate all four major world heavyweight titles.
The Klitschko brothers lived in Pripyat, Ukrainian SSR from 1985 to 1986, ... Klitschko had an amateur record of 134 wins (65 KO) and 6 losses.
In 2011, Vitali and his younger brother Wladimir Klitschko entered the Guinness World Records as brothers with most world heavyweight title fight wins (30 at the time; 40 as of 2020). [ 18 ] [ 19 ] [ 20 ] From 2006 until 2015, Vitali and Wladimir (also a multiple world champion) dominated heavyweight boxing, a period widely known as the ...
Vitali Klitschko and brother Wladimir Klitschko gained global prominence fighting in the boxing ring. Now they are taking up another fight against Russian soldiers.
Instead Klitschko opted to face Williams, who had originally been set to face Oleg Maskaev for the vacant WBU belt on October 9. [3] Speaking in an interview before the bout Klitschko speak about his disappointment that the Tyson match up had been derailed saying "Danny Williams broke my dream, Iron Mike, for me, was the dream.
Following his retirement, the WBC conferred "champion emeritus" status on Klitschko, and assured him he would become the mandatory challenger if and when he decided to return Championship reigns of undisputed/lineal/ The Ring champions with undisputed/lineal/ The Ring /unified championships, victories over champions
As his brother had also become a Heavyweight champion during his absence from the ring, Vitali was hoping to become part of the first pair of brothers to hold versions of the heavyweight title simultaneously. [5] Speaking to the tabloid newspaper Bild in the build up to the bout, Klitschko said "I'm still the same Vitali. I'm ambitious ...
With this win, Klitschko defeated 23rd opponent for the world heavyweight championship, beating a record held by Joe Louis for 67 years. [12] [13] [14] Klitschko also broke Muhammad Ali's record of the most wins in unified championship bouts in boxing history, gaining his 15th win. [14] Klitschko reportedly earned $12.5 million for the fight. [15]