Vitali Klitschko

Vitali Klitschko is a former Ukrainian professional boxer who competed in the heavyweight division. He had an impressive professional boxing career, which spanned over 15 years, from 1996 to 2012. During this time, he fought a total of 47 fights, winning 45 of them, out of which 41 came via KO, with no draws or no-contests.

Klitschko captured his first world title at the age of 27, on June 26, 1999, after 24 professional fights, where he defeated Herbie Hide via 2nd round KO to become WBO heavyweight champion. He went on to win three more world titles and defended it for a total of 12 times, including a total of 12 title-fight KO wins.

Throughout his career, Klitschko put on several impressive performances, and here are some of the highlights of his career.

Klitschko's early career

Klitschko made his professional boxing debut against Tony Bradham at the age of 25, on November 16, 1996, defeating Bradham via 2nd round KO. He won his next 26 consecutive fights, which included 26 wins via stoppage.

Klitschko's first world title win

Klitschko had his first world title fight at the age of 27, and after 24 professional fights, against Herbie Hide for the heavyweight WBO title. He knocked out Hide in the 2nd round and became the heavyweight champion of the world.

Klitschko's world title wins

Klitschko won four world titles in his professional career. His second world title win was against Corrie Sanders on April 24, 2004, where he won the WBC and The Ring heavyweight titles by beating Sanders via 8th round TKO. He successfully defended the WBC and The Ring heavyweight titles against Danny Williams on December 11, 2004, winning the fight via 8th round TKO. His third world title win was against Samuel Peter on October 11, 2008, where he won the WBC heavyweight title via 8th round RTD. His last world title win was against Shannon Briggs on October 16, 2010, where he defended the WBC heavyweight title, winning the fight via 12 round unanimous decision.

Klitschko's notable victories

Klitschko had several impressive victories throughout his career. Some of his notable victories include wins over Juan Carlos Gómez, Tomasz Adamek, Samuel Peter, Orlin Norris, Kirk Johnson, Danny Williams, and Corrie Sanders.

Klitschko's losses

Klitschko suffered only two losses in his professional boxing career, both in title bouts. He suffered his first loss against Chris Byrd via 9th round RTD on April 1, 2000, which ended his 27-fight win streak. Both of Klitschko's losses came via stoppage.

Klitschko's final fight

Klitschko's last professional fight was a heavyweight title defense bout against German boxer Manuel Charr on September 8, 2012. He won the fight via 4th round TKO and defended his WBC title. It's been 10 years, 6 months, and 23 days since this fight.

Klitschko is widely regarded as one of the best heavyweights of all time, and with his impressive record and noteworthy performances, it's no surprise that he was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2018.

In conclusion, Vitali Klitschko had a remarkable professional boxing career, winning four world titles, defending them 12 times, and capturing 41 KO wins out of his total 45 victories. He had several impressive performances throughout his career, earning himself a spot as one of the greatest heavyweights in boxing history.

Vitali Klitschko Fight Record