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Wladimir Klitschko Wiki Information
Wladimir Klitschko
(; Ukrainian: ????????? ??????, Volodymyr Klychko
; born 25 March 1976, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan) is a Ukrainian heavyweight boxer. Klitschko currently holds the IBF, WBO, IBO and Ring Magazine
world heavyweight titles. His elder brother, Vitali Klitschko, is the current WBC world heavyweight champion.
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Biography
He 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 doctorate dissertation and was awarded a Ph.D. in Sports Science. Klitschko speaks four languages: English, Russian, Ukrainian, and German. At the beginning of his professional career, he began spelling his name Wladimir. The Ukrainian version of his name is Volodymyr
(?????????), which in Russian is Vladimir
(????????).
Boxing career
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.
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, Germany under the tutelage of Fritz Sdunek. On 14 October 2000, in Cologne's Kölnarena (Germany), Klitschko won the WBO Heavyweight Championship from American Chris Byrd. After five successful defenses of the WBO belt, Klitschko suffered a 2nd round TKO loss to South African Corrie Sanders on 8 March 2003, in Hannover, Germany.
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.
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.
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.
On 12 July 2008, at the Color Line Arena in Hamburg, Germany, Klitschko defeated Tony Thompson by eleventh round knockout.
Klitschko was scheduled to defend his titles against Alexander Povetkin later in 2008, [1] 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. The referee finally called a stop to the 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 Nikolai Valuev, who is currently promoted by Don King. If they achieve this feat, the Klitschko brothers will become the first brothers in heavyweight boxing history to simultaneously hold all of the belts.
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.
Other interests
Klitschko appeared with Lennox Lewis in the motion picture Ocean's Eleven
. He is an avid chess player, wind-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.Klitschko was named curator of the Ukrainian pavilion at the 2009 Venice Biennale. [2]Klitschko starred in the music video for Chris Cornell's song " Part of Me" in 2008.
Professional boxing record
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|align="center" colspan=8| 53 Wins
(47 knockouts), 3 Losses
(3 knockouts), 0 Draws
[3]
Res.
| Record
| Opponent
| Type
| Rd., Time
| Date
| Location
| Notes
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Win
| 53-3
| Ruslan Chagaev
| RTD
| 9 (12), 3:00
| 2009-06-20
| 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.
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Win
| 52-3
| Hasim Rahman
| TKO
| 7 (12), 0:44
| 2008-12-13
| 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.
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Win
| 51-3
| Tony Thompson
| KO
| 11 (12), 1:38
| 2008-07-12
| Hamburg, Germany
| IBF, WBO, IBO heavyweight title. Klitschko was cut by a punch and Thompson by an accidental headbutt in the 2nd round. Klitschko floored Thompson with a right hand in the 11th round and Thompson didn't beat the count.
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Win
| 50-3
| Sultan Ibragimov
| UD
| 12 (12), 3:00
| 2008-02-23
| New York, United States
| IBF, WBO, IBO heavyweight title. First heavyweight title unification since Lewis-Holyfield II in 1999.
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Win
| 49-3
| Lamon Brewster
| RTD
| 6 (12), 3:00
| 2007-07-07
| Cologne, Germany
| IBF, IBO heavyweight title. Klitschko broke his left middle finger in the first round. Brewster's trainer, James (Buddy) McGirt, asked the referee to stop the fight after the sixth round.
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Win
| 48-3
| Ray Austin
| TKO
| 2 (12), 1:23
| 2007-03-10
| 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.
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Win
| 47-3
| Calvin Brock
| TKO
| 7 (12), 2:10
| 2006-11-11
| 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.
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Win
| 46-3
| Chris Byrd
| TKO
| 7 (12), 0:41
| 2006-04-22
| 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.
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Win
| 45-3
| Samuel Peter
| UD
| 12 (12), 3:00
| 2005-09-24
| Atlantic City, NJ, United States
| NABF heavyweight title, IBF & WBO Heavyweight Title Eliminators. Klitschko down twice in the 5th and once in the 10th.
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Win
| 44-3
| Eliseo Castillo
| TKO
| 4 (10), 2:51
| 2005-04-23
| Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
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Win
| 43-3
| DaVarryl Williamson
| TD
| 5 (10), 3:00
| 2004-10-02
| Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
| Fight stopped due to a Klitschko cut caused by an accidental headbutt. Klitschko down in 4th.
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Loss
| 42-3
| Lamon Brewster
| TKO
| 5 (12), 3:00
| 2004-04-10
| Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
| Vacant WBO heavyweight title. Brewster down in round 4, Klitschko took a count 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.
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Win
| 42-2
| Danell Nicholson
| TKO
| 4 (12), 3:00
| 2003-12-20
| Hannover, Germany
| WBA Inter-Continental heavyweight title.
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Win
| 41-2
| Fabio Eduardo Moli
| KO
| 1 (12), 1:49
| 2003-08-30
| Munich, Germany
| vacant WBA Inter-Continental heavyweight title.
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Loss
| 40-2
| Corrie Sanders
| TKO
| 2 (12), 0:27
| 2003-03-08
| 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.
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Win
| 40-1
| Jameel McCline
| TKO
| 10 (12), 3:00
| 2002-12-07
| Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
| WBO Heavyweight Title. McCline down in 10th. McCline corner stops the bout after 10th.
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Win
| 39-1
| Ray Mercer
| TKO
| 6 (12), 1:08
| 2002-06-29
| 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.
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Win
| 38-1
| Francois Botha
| TKO
| 8 (12), 0:47
| 2002-03-16
| Stuttgart, Germany
| WBO Heavyweight Title. Klitschko won every round and knocked Botha down in the 8th round with a left hook.
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Win
| 37-1
| Charles Shufford
| TKO
| 6 (12)
| 2001-08-04
| Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
| WBO Heavyweight Title. Shufford was knocked down three times
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Win
| 36-1
| Derrick Jefferson
| TKO
| 2 (12)
| 2001-03-24
| Munich, Germany
| WBO Heavyweight Title. Jefferson was knocked down three times.
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Win
| 35-1
| Chris Byrd
| UD
| 12 (12)
| 2000-10-14
| Cologne, Germany
| WBO Heavyweight Title. Byrd down in the ninth and eleventh rounds.
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Win
| 34-1
| Monte Barrett
| TKO
| 7 (10), 2:40
| 2000-07-15
| London, England
| Barrett was knocked down once in the first round, once in the fourth round and three times in the seventh round.
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Win
| 33-1
| David Bostice
| TKO
| 2 (12), 1:30
| 2000-04-29
| 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.
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Win
| 32-1
| Paea Wolfgramm
| KO
| 1 (12), 1:30
| 2000-03-18
| Hamburg, Germany
| Vacant WBC International heavyweight title. Rematch of the 1996 Super Heavyweight Olympic Finals (Won by Klitschko).
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Win
| 31-1
| Lajos Eros
| KO
| 2 (12)
| 1999-12-04
| Hannover, Germany
| EBU (European) heavyweight title. WBA Inter-Continental heavyweight title
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Win
| 30-1
| Phil Jackson
| KO
| 2 (10), 1:59
| 1999-11-12
| Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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Win
| 29-1
| Axel Schulz
| TKO
| 8 (12)
| 1999-09-25
| Cologne, Germany
| Vacant EBU (European) heavyweight title. WBA Inter-Continental heavyweight title. Schulz down twice in the 8th round.
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Win
| 28-1
| Joseph Chingangu
| TKO
| 5 (12)
| 1999-07-17
| Düsseldorf, Germany
| Vacant WBA Inter-Continental heavyweight title. Chingangu quit on his stool after round 4.
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Win
| 27-1
| Tony LaRosa
| TKO
| 1 (8), 2:57
| 1999-05-22
| Budapest, Hungary
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Win
| 26-1
| Everett Martin
| TKO
| 8 (8)
| 1999-04-24
| Munich, Germany
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Win
| 25-1
| Zoran Vujecic
| KO
| 1 (8), 1:02
| 1999-02-13
| Stuttgart, Germany
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Loss
| 24-1
| Ross Puritty
| TKO
| 11 (12)
| 1998-12-05
| 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.
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Win
| 24-0
| Donnell Wingfield
| KO
| 1 (8), 1:04
| 1998-11-14
| Munich, Germany
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Win
| 23-0
| Eli Dixon
| KO
| 3 (10)
| 1998-10-03
| Augsburg, Germany
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Win
| 22-0
| Steve Pannell
| KO
| 2 (10), 0:27
| 1998-09-19
| Oberhausen, Germany
| Both Klitschko and Panell were down in the 1st round
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Win
| 21-0
| Carlos Monroe
| TKO
| 6 (10)
| 1998-08-06
| Marksville, Louisiana, United States
| Monroe went down in round 6 from a straight right
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Win
| 20-0
| Najee Shaheed
| KO
| 1 (12)
| 1998-07-10
| Munich, Germany
| WBC International heavyweight title
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Win
| 19-0
| Cody Koch
| KO
| 4 (12)
| 1998-05-23
| Offenburg, Germany
| WBC International heavyweight title
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Win
| 18-0
| Everett Martin
| UD
| 8 (8)
| 1998-03-14
| Hamburg, Germany
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Win
| 17-0
| Marcus McIntyre
| KO
| 3 (12)
| 1998-02-14
| Stuttgart, Germany
| vacant WBC International heavyweight title
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Win
| 16-0
| Derrick Lampkins
| TKO
| 1 (8)
| 1997-12-20
| Offenburg, Germany
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Win
| 15-0
| Ladislav Husarik
| TKO
| 3 (8)
| 1997-12-13
| Hamburg, Germany
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Win
| 14-0
| Jerry Halstead
| TKO
| 2 (8)
| 1997-12-06
| Offenbach, Germany
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Win
| 13-0
| Marcos Gonzalez
| KO
| 2 (8)
| 1997-10-11
| Cottbus, Germany
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Win
| 12-0
| James Pritchard
| TKO
| 3 (8)
| 1997-09-20
| Aachen, Germany
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Win
| 11-0
| Biko Botowamungu
| TKO
| 5 (8), 2:02
| 1997-08-23
| Stuttgart, Germany
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Win
| 10-0
| Gilberto Williamson
| TKO
| 3 (8)
| 1997-07-12
| Hagen, Germany
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Win
| 9-0
| Salvador Maciel
| KO
| 1 (8)
| 1997-06-27
| Offenburg, Germany
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Win
| 8-0
| Paul Ashley
| KO
| 2 (8), 1:25
| 1997-06-13
| Oberhausen, Germany
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Win
| 7-0
| Mark Wills
| KO
| 1 (8), 2:58
| 1997-05-10
| Frankfurt, Germany
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Win
| 6-0
| Mark Young
| RTD
| 2 (6), 3:00
| 1997-04-12
| Aachen, Germany
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Win
| 5-0
| Carlos Monroe
| DQ
| 6 (6)
| 1997-02-15
| 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.
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Win
| 4-0
| Troy Weida
| TKO
| 3 (6), 0:36
| 1997-01-25
| Stuttgart, Germany
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Win
| 3-0
| Bill Corrigan
| TKO
| 1 (4), 1:21
| 1996-12-21
| Frankfurt, Germany
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Win
| 2-0
| Exum Speight
| TKO
| 2 (4), 1:54
| 1996-11-30
| Wiener Neustadt, Austria
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Win
| 1-0
| Fabian Meza
| KO
| 1 (4), 1:35
| 1996-11-16
| Hamburg, Germany
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References
- Wladimir Klitschko's company wins purse bid for Dec. 13 fight
- Venice Biennale: The 'Olympic Games of the art world'
- Wladimir Klitschko's career boxing record
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