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His latest film, “Klitschko: More Than a Fight” — which opens the 2024 Sheffield Doc/Fest on Wednesday (and lands on Sky Documentaries in August) — is a little different.
A deal could not be finalised for Joshua vs. Klitschko, due to the WBA delaying a decision to sanction the fight and Klitschko injuring himself, which put the fight off completely. [9] Klitschko said he would be looking to fight Joshua in the first quarter of 2017. [10] Talks between the Klitschko camp and Hearn remained active with a fight set ...
‘Klitschko: More Than a Fight’ documents the former heavyweight champion’s efforts as Kyiv’s mayor, during the war with Russia ... 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Mail.
Klitschko, who retired after a knockout loss to Anthony Joshua in 2017, is now 48, three years older than George Foreman was when he began his final reign atop the heavyweight division in 1994.
It doesn't matter how fit and strong he is for this fight, he knows with drugs that he could be stronger." [5] At the weight in, Williams equaled the record of Primo Carnera from his 1934 bout with Tommy Loughran as the heaviest man to fight for the world heavyweight title. [6] [7] Klitschko was a 4 to 1 on favourite to win.
The fight did lower numbers than Klitschko's win over Mariusz Wach in 2012, which was watched by 11 million and Klitschko vs. Haye, which was seen by over 16 million. [381] On 7 June 2017, the IBF granted Joshua an exception for him to rematch Klitschko instead of fighting mandatory challenger Kubrat Pulev.
Klitschko had been champion since he won the IBF and IBO belts for beating Chris Byrd in 2006. After defeating Bryant Jennings in April 2015, Klitschko acknowledged his next opponent should be Fury, saying that, "I believe that the fight with Tyson Fury will look different to this one because of the size difference – Fury is taller than me.
'Klitschko: More Than a Fight' Director Kevin Macdonald on Capturing Ukraine's Heavyweight Boxing Champion Turned Wartime Mayor - and His Beef With Zelenskyy. The project, which started filming in ...