Thursday, 24 October 2013

Klitschko vs. Povetkin

Vasily Maximov - AFP - Getty Images-World heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko from Ukraine (seen here on the left) and Russian heavyweight Alexander Povetkin (on the right) will step into the boxing ring in Moscow to determine a winner on October 5, 2013.


 Kai Pfaffenbach - Reuters-Klitschko is the WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, IBO and The Ring Heavyweight champion. Going into this fight, he holds a record of 60-3, with 51 of his wins coming from knockouts. The 37-year-old stands 6 ft. 6 in (1.98m) tall and is nicknamed 'Dr. Steelhammer.' In his most recent fight, against former sparring partner Francesco Pianeta in May, Klitschko won by way of a technical knockout to retain his four world heavyweight title belts

 REX Features-In 2011, Klitschko beat British heavyweight David Haye to unify the WBA (Super) and WBO heavyweight belts. After the win, all of the major heavyweight titles were held by him or his brother Vitali Klitschko. They are the only pair of brothers to hold all the heavyweight titles at the same time.

 Al Bello - Getty Images-As an amateur athlete, Klitschko won gold at the Atlanta Olympics in 1996. Before that, he was the Junior European champion in 1993 and came in second at the Junior World Championships in 1994. His amateur record was 134-6.


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