MANHEIM, Germany, April 23 (UPI) -- Vladimir Klitschko is the new IBF heavyweight champion after knocking out reigning champ Chris Byrd in the seventh round Saturday night in Manheim, Germany.
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- Ukrainian boxing champion Vitaly Klitschko says that retirement was the correct decision and one he does not regret.
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- Ukrainian boxer Vitaly Klitschko, the reigning WBC heavyweight champion, is retiring due to an injury and calling off his upcoming fight with Hasim Rahman.
LAS VEGAS, May 5 (UPI) -- Heavyweight Wladimir Klitschko of the Ukraine has launched a legal inquiry into the events surrounding the fight he lost to Lamon Brewster last month.
LOS ANGELES, April 24 (UPI) -- Vitali Klitschko knocked Corrie Sanders out in the eighth round Saturday night and captured the vacant WBC heavyweight crown.
NEW YORK, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Heavyweight contender Vitali Klitschko wasted no time Saturday night as he posted a second-round knockout of Kirk Johnson at Madison Square Garden.
LOS ANGELES, May 15 (UPI) -- Ukrainian Vitali Klitschko, with Lennox Lewis on his mind, will meet undefeated Cedric Boswell on June 21 at Staples Center.
LOS ANGELES, May 5 (UPI) -- While WBC champion Lennox Lewis seeks a big-money rematch with Mike Tyson, he first will have to defend his belt against Vitali Klitschko by year's end.
HANNOVER, Germany, March 8 (UPI) -- Wladimir Klitschko, widely considered the top contender to the throne of Lennox Lewis, was stunned Saturday night by Corrie Sanders of South Africa in a fight f
NEW YORK, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- Wladimir Klitschko has cancelled his WBO heavyweight title defense against David Izon scheduled or Dec. 1 after suffering a shoulder injury while sparring in Ge