Wladimir Klitschko

Wladimir Klitschko
Statistics
Real name	Vladimir Vladimirovich Klichko
Nickname(s)	Dr. Steelhammer
Rated at	Heavyweight
Height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Reach	81 inches
Nationality	Ukraine
Birth date	25 March 1976 (1976-03-25) (age 34)
Birth place	Semipalatinsk, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	57
Wins	54
Wins by KO	48
Losses	3

Olympic medal record
Competitor for  Ukraine
Men's boxing
Gold	1996 Atlanta	Super heavyweight
European Amateur Championships
Silver	1996 Vejle	Super heavyweight

Wladimir Klitschko (Ukrainian: Володимир Володимирович Кличко, Volodymyr Volodymyrovich Klychko, [ʋɔlɔˈdɪmɪr klɪtʃˈkɔ]; English: /ˈvlædɨmɪər ˈklɪtʃkoʊ/; born 25 March 1976) is a Ukrainian heavyweight boxer. Klitschko is the unified IBF, WBO, IBO and Ring Magazine Champion of the world. His older brother, Vitali Klitschko, is the current WBC world heavyweight champion.

Contents 1 Early life 2 Amateur career 3 Professional career 3.1 First world title 3.2 Third loss 3.3 Return to form 3.4 IBF world champion 3.5 Unifying the belts 3.6 Klitschko vs. Chagaev 3.7 Klitschko vs. Chambers 3.8 Heavyweight supremacy 3.9 Klitschko vs. Peter II 4 Other interests 5 Personal life 6 Professional boxing record 7 References 8 External links

Early life

Klitschko was born in Semipalatinsk, Kazakh SSR (now Kazakhstan). Though a major celebrity in his former adopted home of Germany, he moved with his older brother Vitali to Beverly Hills in 2004. Their father, Vladimir Rodionovich, was a Soviet Air Force Colonel. Their mother is Nadezhda Ulyanovna.

In the summer of 1996, Klitschko finished Pereyaslav-Khmelnitsky Pedagogical Institute (Ukraine) and was accepted in the postgraduate study program of Kiev University. On 18 January 2001 in a conference hall of Kiev University of physical science and sports, Klitschko presented his doctoral dissertation and was awarded a Ph.D. in Sports Science. Klitschko speaks four languages: Ukrainian, Russian, German and English. At the beginning of his professional career, he began spelling his name Wladimir. The Ukrainian version of his name is Volodymyr (Володимир), which in Russian is Vladimir (Владимир).

Amateur career

In 1993, Klitschko won the Junior European Championships as a heavyweight. In 1994, he received 2nd place at the Junior World Championships in Istanbul, Turkey. In 1995, he won the gold medal at the Military Championships in Ariccia, Italy, defeating Luan Krasniqi, who he had lost to in the third round of the World Championships in Berlin, Germany earlier that year. In 1996, he captured 2nd place as a Super Heavyweight at the European Championships in Vejle, Denmark. He had an amateur record of 134-6.

Known as "The Steel Hammer," Klitschko first achieved world attention at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. He defeated Paea Wolfgramm to win the Super-Heavyweight gold medal. He is now announced as "Dr. Steel Hammer," a name more in the vein of his brother, Vitali, who goes by "Dr. Ironfist."

Professional career

Klitschko turned professional with Universum Box-Promotion in Hamburg under the tutelage of Fritz Sdunek.

He suffered his first setback after 24 bouts without a loss to journeyman Ross Puritty, who entered the bout with a record of 24-13-1.^[1]

First world title

On 14 October 2000, in Cologne's Kölnarena (Germany), Klitschko won the WBO Heavyweight Championship from American Chris Byrd. Byrd had previously upset Wladimir's elder brother Vitali (who pulled out injured during their bout). After five successful defenses of the WBO belt, Klitschko suffered a massive upset against Corrie Sanders. Sanders battered Klitschko for two rounds knocking him out on 8 March 2003, in Hannover, Germany.

Third loss

After winning two minor bouts in Germany and enlisting the services of legendary boxing trainer Emmanuel Steward, Klitschko again fought for the vacated WBO title on 10 April 2004, in Las Vegas, against Lamon Brewster. Klitschko sent Brewster to the canvas in the fourth round; however, things turned around in the fifth when Brewster began landing punches. Near the end of the round, Klitschko was floored by a right hand. Barely beating the count, Klitschko fell back to the canvas looking exhausted. As he walked back toward his corner the referee took a good look at him. Klitschko was open mouthed, utterly exhausted and somewhat disoriented. The referee waved the contest off awarding Brewster the win by technical knockout in round 5. The loss to Brewster was another big upset and the third knockout loss of Klitschko's career.

Return to form

Following his loss to Brewster Wladimir began his journey back towards the top of the heavyweight division. Firstly he defeated DaVarryl Williamson by TD (technical decision). He then knocked out undefeated Eliseo Castillo. Klitschko then signed to fight the undefeated power puncher Samuel Peter in an IBF eliminator. The much anticipated bout proved to be hugely entertaining. It went some way towards redeeming Klitschko in the heavyweight division. Though Peter scored three knockdowns (two in round 5, one in round 10) Klitschko withstood the Nigerian's power and went on to dominate for long periods. He even rocked Peter in the final round. The win against Peter showed that Klitschko was capable of defeating power punchers.

IBF world champion

On 22 April 2006, in Mannheim, Germany, Klitschko again defeated Chris Byrd, this time by technical knockout, in a contest for the IBF Heavyweight Championship. Referee Wayne Kelly stopped the fight in the seventh round after a knockdown—Byrd beat the count, but his face was battered and bloody, and the fight was waved off. Klitschko then defeated mandatory challenger Ray Austin on 10 March 2007, at the SAP Arena in Mannheim, Germany by a second-round knockout with four consecutive left hooks to Austin's head. Klitschko did not use his right hand once during the fight, doing all his work with his left jab and left hook. Klitschko then avenged one of his previous losses as he defeated Lamon Brewster on 7 July 2007, in Cologne, Germany. Brewster's corner asked the referee to stop the fight at the end of the sixth round. It was later revealed that Klitschko fought most of the fight with a broken middle finger on his left hand.

Unifying the belts

Klitschko defeated WBO Heavyweight Champion Sultan Ibragimov at Madison Square Garden in New York City on 23 February 2008 to unify the IBF and WBO heavyweight titles. The Klitschko-Ibragimov fight was the first heavyweight unification since Holyfield-Lewis in 1999. The unification clash with Ibragimov proved to be a huge disappointment for fans. Klitschko was very dominant from the first bell. He backed Ibragimov into a corner and proceeded to push down Ibragimov's glove with his left hand so he could not throw a punch. Though Klitschko won every single round the crowd in New York began booing after the second round. The boos and jeers increased as the fight progressed in the same fashion. Ibragimov's corner was almost silent from the sixth round onwards unable to give their man any meaningful advice.

On 12 July 2008, at the Color Line Arena in Hamburg, Klitschko defeated Tony Thompson by eleventh round knockout.

Klitschko was scheduled to defend his titles against Alexander Povetkin later in 2008,^[2] but on 25 October, Povetkin withdrew from the fight due to an ankle injury. Instead, Klitschko faced Hasim Rahman on 13 December 2008 and won by TKO. This was the third time Klitschko fought at the SAP Arena in Mannheim, Germany. He dominated the fight, winning every round while making good use of his left jab. From the first bell the difference in physical strength was profound. Rahman seemed unable to withstand Klitschko's punch power. The referee finally called a stop to the horribly one sided contest in the 7th round after Rahman failed to respond to a series of good shots.

The brothers have been quoted saying that it is only a matter of time until they unify the WBA title belt which is currently held by David Haye. If they achieve this feat, the Klitschko brothers will become the first brothers in heavyweight boxing history to simultaneously hold all of the belts.

Klitschko vs. Chagaev

On 20 June 2009, Klitschko retained the IBF, WBO, IBO world heavyweight titles and also won the vacant Ring Magazine heavyweight title by defeating Ruslan Chagaev when Chagaev retired after an onslaught of punches towards the end of the ninth round. As Chagaev was WBA champion in recess, the title was not on the line. Klitschko's win over Chagaev was seen as one of his most impressive performances in the ring. He controlled the tempo of the fight from the very beginning and hit Chagaev at will with the jab. He hit Chagaev will several hard right crosses and never allowed him to build momentum. Towards the end of the second round Klitschko caught Chagaev off balance and sent him to the canvas. Chagaev recovered but was dominated thereafter. This win had added significance because even though the WBA title was not on the line, many saw Chagaev as the rightful champion. Therefore Klitschko's win was over the champion in recess, although he could not take the belt.

Klitschko vs. Chambers

On 9 December 2009, Klitschko's management group, K2 Promotions confirmed that a bout with Eddie Chambers has been agreed to take place in Germany on March 20, 2010. This mandatory title defense, originally scheduled for December 2009 had to be delayed due to a hand injury that Klitschko sustained in training that required surgery.

Klitschko defeated Chambers by knockout five seconds before the end of the final round.^[3] He was criticized between rounds by his trainer Emanuel Steward for not fighting aggresively enough despite having won all prior rounds and Chambers only fighting back weakly. Klitschko began punching more often during the final round than he had done before which eventually led to his left hook hitting Chambers to the forehead. The punch made Chambers fall forwards and lose consciousness for a short amount of time. The referee stepped in and called an end to the contest instantly.

Heavyweight supremacy

Between 2005 until the present Wladimir Klitschko has become the dominant force in the heavyweight division. He has defeated the majority of the top heavyweights in the rankings including: Chris Byrd, Samuel Peter, Tony Thompson, Ruslan Chagaev and Eddie Chambers. When Klitschko won the IBF title against Chris Byrd there were four separate heavyweight champions. Since then he has unified the IBF and WBO belts and defeated the WBA champion in recess. Following his win over Ruslan Chagaev, Klitschko was awarded the vacant ring magazine heavyweight title. Wladimir has defeated the majority of his opponents as champion in very dominating fashion. Had it not been for his decision over Sultan Ibragimov he would have broken Tommy Burns long held record of eight consecutive title defences by knockout. Overall Klitschko has become one of the most dominant heavyweight champions in his own time. He works behind a strong left jab and possesses one of the strongest right crosses in history. Wladimir is a safety first fighter; however, he tends to methodically breaks down his opponents over a series of rounds. Many of his opponents seem to lose their desire for victory as the fight progresses. Emmanuel Steward, Klitschko's trainer, has also pointed out that Wladimir's ability to hurt opponents late on in fights (Tony Thompson, Samuel Peter, etc.) is a sign of his power. He has gone on to say that he feels Wladimir is one of the hardest punchers in heavyweight history. Whether any of the current active heavyweights can defeat Wladimir remains to be seen.

Klitschko vs. Peter II

Following the match with Chambers, a unification fight between Klitschko and David Haye, who currently holds the WBA title, appeared to be in the offing, after Klitschko officially called out the Briton.^[4][5] Haye's trainer Adam Booth has indicated that Haye would be willing to accept the challenge.^[6] Both sides bega negotiations for a potential fight and the bout was targeted for September.^[7] As the negotiations continued to move forward,^[8] the unification fight between Klitschko and Haye was expected to take place in Germany rather than England.^[9][10] The IBF set a deadline to end negotiations on May 17. A few days before the May 17 deadline to make the unification bout, Haye said he was interested in fighting the older Klitschko, Vitali, rather than Wladimir.^[11]

The fight didn't materialize and Klitschko had to take on mandatory challenger Alexander Povetkin. On May 17, 2010, the 30 day period of negotiation began for Klitschko to defend his championship against Povetkin.^[12] Within this period, discussions to make a fight were Haye still ongoing.^[13] At first, the bout between Klitschko and Povetkin was tentatively scheduled to take place in Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany, on September 11, 2010.^[14] In July 2010 it was confirmed that the bout would be taking place in Frankfurt.^[15] However, several disputes led to Klitschko replacing Povetkin with Samuel Peter. The two will fight for the second time on September 11, 2010, for the Ukrainian's IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight titles.^[16]

Other interests

Klitschko appeared with Lennox Lewis in the motion picture Ocean's Eleven. He is an avid chess player, kite-surfer, golfer, and humanitarian. Both Klitschko brothers have been involved in charitable activities dedicated to supporting the needs of children around the world. Both brothers have formed their own charities that contribute to children in need in Africa and South America. They won humanitarian awards for their "Fight For Peace" and "Sport for Good" projects in 2002 and 2007. In 2002, the Klitschko brothers announced that they had agreed to work specifically for UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization), which supports more than 180 projects in 87 countries. Klitschko is also a passionate golfer and was seen playing in the Dunhill Links Championship in Scotland. The tournament was played over three courses in 2008 including St Andrews, Carnoustie, and Kingsbarns in Fife and Angus. Klitschko was named curator of the Ukrainian pavilion at the 2009 Venice Biennale.^[17] Klitschko starred in the music video for Chris Cornell's song "Part of Me" in 2008.

Personal life

In 2009 Klitschko began dating American actress Hayden Pannettiere. The latter was photographed attending the premiere of The Perfect Game with the younger of the Klitschko brothers.

Professional boxing record

54 Wins (48 knockouts), 3 Losses (3 knockouts), 0 Draws[18] Res. Record Opponent Type Rd., Time Date Location Notes Samuel Peter 12 (12) 11 September 2010 Frankfurt Germany IBF, WBO, IBO, Ring Magazine heavyweight title. Win 54-3 Eddie Chambers KO 12 (12), 2:55 20 March 2010 Düsseldorf Germany IBF, WBO, IBO, Ring Magazine heavyweight title. Klitschko came out cautiously using his jab and kept away from the majority of quick punches coming from Chambers. Chambers was momentarily stunned by a heavy right hand late in the second round. Chambers held on but did not do any damage to Klitschko, using his quick defensive antics to avoid damage from Klitschko. At the conclusion of the ninth round, Klitschko was told by trainer, Emanuel Steward that Chambers was beginning to tire and that the end was near and to push for a knockout victory. In the tenth and eleventh rounds, Klitschko still appeared to be holding back and as a result could not do much more damage to the tiring Chambers. Klitschko was then criticized by Emanuel Steward for not fighting aggressively enough despite having won all prior rounds. Late in the twelfth round, with seventeen seconds remaining, Klitschko knocked Chambers out cold with a heavy left hook sending Chambers down onto the canvas. Chambers remained unconscious prompting the referee to stop the fight. Win 53-3 Ruslan Chagaev RTD 9 (12), 3:00 20 June 2009 Gelsenkirchen, Germany IBF, WBO, IBO, Ring Magazine heavyweight title. WBA heavyweight title held by Chagaev was not on the line as he was champion in recess. Klitschko came out working almost exclusively with his jab and mixed in a few straight hands sparingly. A straight right preceded by a jab caught Chagaev on the chin and sent him to the canvas in the second round for the first time in his professional career. He was up quickly and received a mandatory eight-count. Following the fourth round, Chagaev was visibly bleeding from the mouth, an obvious result of Klitschko's persistent one-two combinations that continually snapped at the head of Chagaev. In the fifth round, action was temporarily paused as Klitschko was allowed time to recover from a punch that strayed too low. Chagaev was warned for snapping Klitschko with a left hook after the bell at the conclusion of the sixth round. Early in the seventh round, a straight right hand from Klitschko caused a cut above the left eyebrow of Chagaev. A barrage of power punches late in the ninth round stunned Chagaev but he managed to keep his feet. Chagaev retired on his stool shortly after the end of the ninth round after his corner aided by advice from the ringside doctor evaluated his health status and decided that he could no longer continue. Win 52-3 Hasim Rahman TKO 7 (12), 0:44 13 December 2008 Mannheim, Germany IBF, WBO, IBO heavyweight title. Klitschko came out with a stiff left jab, controlling the fight and knocking Rahman's head back. A right hand combination shook Rahman in the first round. In the second round, Klitschko had Rahman backed into the ropes and was launching off with his right hand and jabs. A combination sent Rahman down at the start of the sixth round and Rahman was able to beat the count. Klitschko went right after Rahman and backed him up against the ropes and punished him with a variety of punches. Klitschko rocked Rahman with a combination of punches in the seventh round, leading to the referee stopping the fight. Win 51-3 Tony Thompson KO 11 (12), 1:38 12 July 2008 Hamburg, Germany IBF, WBO, IBO heavyweight title. Klitschko was cut by a punch and Thompson by an accidental headbutt in the second round. Klitschko floored Thompson with a right hand in the eleventh round and Thompson didn't beat the count. Win 50-3 Sultan Ibragimov UD 12 (12), 3:00 23 February 2008 New York, United States IBF, WBO, IBO heavyweight title. First heavyweight title unification since Lewis-Holyfield II in 1999. Win 49-3 Lamon Brewster RTD 6 (12), 3:00 7 July 2007 Cologne, Germany IBF, IBO heavyweight title. Klitschko broke his left middle finger in the first round. Brewster's trainer, Adi (Killer) Bakija, asked the referee to stop the fight after the sixth round. Win 48-3 Ray Austin TKO 2 (12), 1:23 10 March 2007 Mannheim, Germany IBF, IBO heavyweight title. Klitschko connected with several consecutive left hooks that sent Austin crashing face first to the canvas in round two. Austin got up at the count of nine, clutching the ropes, but referee Eddie Cotton waved off the fight. Win 47-3 Calvin Brock TKO 7 (12), 2:10 11 November 2006 New York, United States IBF, IBO heavyweight title. Klitschko suffered a cut over the left eye from an unintentional headbutt in the sixth round. Brock was knocked down in the seventh round, and although he barely beat the count, Referee Kelly concluded he was in no condition to continue. Win 46-3 Chris Byrd TKO 7 (12), 0:41 22 April 2006 Mannheim, Germany IBF, IBO heavyweight title. Byrd was knocked down by a right hand in the fifth round. A right hand knocked Byrd down in the seventh and opened up a large cut near the eye that bled heavily. Byrd made the count but referee Kelly stepped in to stop the bout. Win 45-3 Samuel Peter UD 12 (12), 3:00 24 September 2005 Atlantic City, NJ, United States NABF heavyweight title. IBF Heavyweight Title Eliminator. Klitschko down twice in the 5th and once in the 10th. Win 44-3 Eliseo Castillo TKO 4 (10), 2:51 23 April 2005 Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany Win 43-3 Davarryl Williamson TD 5 (10), 3:00 2 October 2004 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Fight stopped due to a Klitschko cut caused by an accidental headbutt. Klitschko down in 4th. Loss 42-3 Lamon Brewster TKO 5 (12), 3:00 10 April 2004 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Vacant WBO heavyweight title. Brewster down in round 4, Klitschko down in round 5. Byrd stops the contest at the end of the 5th. Fight was for the vacant title after the reigning champ, Corrie Sanders, had relinquished the belt in order to fight Vitali Klitschko for the WBC title. Win 42-2 Danell Nicholson TKO 4 (12), 3:00 20 December 2003 Hannover, Germany WBA Inter-Continental heavyweight title. Win 41-2 Fabio Eduardo Moli KO 1 (12), 1:49 30 August 2003 Munich, Germany vacant WBA Inter-Continental heavyweight title. Loss 40-2 Corrie Sanders TKO 2 (12), 0:27 8 March 2003 Hannover, Germany WBO Heavyweight Title. Klitschko down four times, twice in first round, and twice in round two. This fight was named The Ring Magazine Upset of the Year for 2003. Win 40-1 Jameel McCline TKO 10 (12), 3:00 7 December 2002 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States WBO Heavyweight Title. McCline down in 10th. McCline corner stops the bout after 10th. Win 39-1 Ray Mercer TKO 6 (12), 1:08 29 June 2002 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States WBO Heavyweight Title. Mercer was knocked down in the first round by two left hooks. Mercer suffered a cut over the right eye by a lead hook in the 5th round. Referee Randy Neumann stopped the fight after a barrage of unanswered power punches in the 6th round. Win 38-1 Francois Botha TKO 8 (12), 0:47 16 March 2002 Stuttgart, Germany WBO Heavyweight Title. Klitschko won every round and knocked Botha down in the 8th round with a left hook. Win 37-1 Charles Shufford TKO 6 (12) 4 August 2001 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States WBO Heavyweight Title. Shufford was knocked down three times Win 36-1 Derrick Jefferson TKO 2 (12) 24 March 2001 Munich, Germany WBO Heavyweight Title. Jefferson was knocked down three times. Win 35-1 Chris Byrd UD 12 (12) 14 October 2000 Cologne, Germany WBO Heavyweight Title. Byrd down in the ninth and eleventh rounds. Win 34-1 Monte Barrett TKO 7 (10), 2:40 15 July 2000 London, England Barrett was knocked down once in the first round, once in the fourth round and three times in the seventh round. Win 33-1 David Bostice TKO 2 (12), 1:30 29 April 2000 New York, New York, United States WBA Inter-Continental heavyweight title. Bostice was knocked down four times - twice in the first round and twice in the second round. This was Klitschko's first appearance on HBO. Win 32-1 Paea Wolfgramm KO 1 (12), 1:30 18 March 2000 Hamburg, Germany Vacant WBC International heavyweight title. Rematch of the 1996 Super Heavyweight Olympic Finals (Won by Klitschko). Win 31-1 Lajos Eros KO 2 (12) 4 December 1999 Hannover, Germany EBU (European) heavyweight title. WBA Inter-Continental heavyweight title Win 30-1 Phil Jackson KO 2 (10), 1:59 12 November 1999 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win 29-1 Axel Schulz TKO 8 (12) 25 September 1999 Cologne, Germany Vacant EBU (European) heavyweight title. WBA Inter-Continental heavyweight title. Schulz down twice in the 8th round. Win 28-1 Joseph Chingangu TKO 5 (12) 17 July 1999 Düsseldorf, Germany Vacant WBA Inter-Continental heavyweight title. Chingangu quit on his stool after round 4. Win 27-1 Tony LaRosa TKO 1 (8), 2:57 22 May 1999 Budapest, Hungary Win 26-1 Everett Martin TKO 8 (8) 24 April 1999 Munich, Germany Rematch. Win 25-1 Zoran Vujecic KO 1 (8), 1:02 13 February 1999 Stuttgart, Germany Loss 24-1 Ross Puritty TKO 11 (12) 5 December 1998 Kiev, Ukraine WBC International heavyweight title. In round 10 an exhausted Klitschko was knocked down, and in round 11 Puritty kept pounding Klitschko, which caused his trainer Fritz Sdunek to jump into the ring and stop the fight. Win 24-0 Donnell Wingfield KO 1 (8), 1:04 14 November 1998 Munich, Germany Win 23-0 Eli Dixon KO 3 (10) 3 October 1998 Augsburg, Germany Win 22-0 Steve Pannell KO 2 (10), 0:27 19 September 1998 Oberhausen, Germany Both Klitschko and Panell were down in the 1st round Win 21-0 Carlos Monroe TKO 6 (10) 6 August 1998 Marksville, Louisiana, United States Monroe went down in round 6 from a straight right Win 20-0 Najee Shaheed KO 1 (12) 10 July 1998 Munich, Germany WBC International heavyweight title Win 19-0 Cody Koch KO 4 (12) 23 May 1998 Offenburg, Germany WBC International heavyweight title Win 18-0 Everett Martin UD 8 (8) 14 March 1998 Hamburg, Germany Win 17-0 Marcus McIntyre KO 3 (12) 14 February 1998 Stuttgart, Germany vacant WBC International heavyweight title Win 16-0 Derrick Lampkins TKO 1 (8) 20 December 1997 Offenburg, Germany Win 15-0 Ladislav Husarik TKO 3 (8) 13 December 1997 Hamburg, Germany Win 14-0 Jerry Halstead TKO 2 (8) 6 December 1997 Offenbach, Germany Win 13-0 Marcos Gonzalez KO 2 (8) 11 October 1997 Cottbus, Germany Win 12-0 James Pritchard TKO 3 (8) 20 September 1997 Aachen, Germany Win 11-0 Biko Botowamungu TKO 5 (8), 2:02 23 August 1997 Stuttgart, Germany Win 10-0 Gilberto Williamson TKO 3 (8) 12 July 1997 Hagen, Germany Win 9-0 Salvador Maciel KO 1 (8) 27 June 1997 Offenburg, Germany Win 8-0 Paul Ashley KO 2 (8), 1:25 13 June 1997 Oberhausen, Germany Win 7-0 Mark Wills KO 1 (8), 2:58 10 May 1997 Frankfurt, Germany Win 6-0 Mark Young RTD 2 (6), 3:00 12 April 1997 Aachen, Germany Win 5-0 Carlos Monroe DQ 6 (6) 15 February 1997 Cottbus, Germany Monroe was deducted a point in the 4th round for holding. He was disqualified in the 6th round for a headbutt which cut Klitschko on the left cheekbone. Win 4-0 Troy Weida TKO 3 (6), 0:36 25 January 1997 Stuttgart, Germany Win 3-0 Bill Corrigan TKO 1 (4), 1:21 21 December 1996 Frankfurt, Germany Win 2-0 Exum Speight TKO 2 (4), 1:54 30 November 1996 Wiener Neustadt, Austria Win 1-0 Fabian Meza KO 1 (4), 1:35 16 November 1996 Hamburg, Germany

References

External links

• "The Official Site of Klitschko Brothers" (in German/English/Ukrainian/Russian). http://www.klitschko.com/. 
• Wladimir Klitschko Fight-by-Fight Career Record
• Professional boxing record for Wladimir Klitschko from BoxRec
• Biofile Q&A interview with Klitschko {http://www.boxinginsider.com/biofiles/wladimir-klitschko/}

Awards and achievements
Vacant Title last held by Ike Ibeabuchi	WBC International Heavyweight Champion 14 February 1998 – 5 December 1998	Succeeded by Ross Puritty
Vacant Title last held by Vitali Klitschko	EBU Heavyweight Champion 25 September 1999–2000	Vacant Title next held by Vitali Klitschko
Preceded by Chris Byrd	WBO Heavyweight Champion 14 October 2000 – 8 March 2003	Succeeded by Corrie Sanders
	IBF Heavyweight Champion 22 April 2006 – present	Incumbent
Preceded by Lennox Lewis Retired	IBO Heavyweight Champion 22 April 2006 – present	Incumbent
Preceded by Sultan Ibragimov	WBO Heavyweight Champion 23 February 2008 – present	Incumbent
Vacant Title last held by Vitali Klitschko	The Ring Heavyweight Champion 20 June 2009 – present	Incumbent

Olympic Boxing Champions in Men's Super Heavyweight 1984 – 2008: over 91 kg 1984: Tyrell Biggs (USA) • 1988: Lennox Lewis (CAN) • 1992: Roberto Balado (CUB) • 1996: Wladimir Klitschko (UKR) • 2000: Audley Harrison (GBR) • 2004: Aleksandr Povetkin (RUS) • 2008: Roberto Cammarelle (ITA)

Persondata
Name	Klitschko, Wladimir
Alternative names	Володимир Володимирович Кличко
Short description	Ukrainian boxer
Date of birth	25 March 1976
Place of birth	Semipalatinsk, Soviet Union
Date of death
Place of death