Dr. Vitali Klitschko to fight
in the U.S. on December 6
23.08 - Hamburg/New York (cr) - Universum CEO Klaus-Peter
Kohl has successfully negotiated the next fight for
Dr. Vitali Klitschko. The older of the two Klitschko
brothers, who showed a tremendous performance against
Lennox Lewis in Los Angeles on June 21 and who was only
stopped by the doctor despite leading on all scorecards,
will fight in the U.S. on December 6. HBO will broadcast
Vitali Klitschkos fight live.
Now that we have agreed on the date and the live
broadcast on HBO, it wont be difficult to find
a high-class opponent for Vitali, said Kohl. Its
got to be a top-ranked fighter because in the Lewis
fight Vitali has proven he is one of the best heavyweights
overall. It is unclear if Lennox Lewis will return
to the ring. On August 4 he told Universum that he will
not fight any more in 2003.
We respect Lennox decision and might fight
him in 2004. However, Vitali will procede with his career,
said Kohl. In the U.S. there is big demand for
Vitali. In contrast to Lennox hes eager to fight.
We have to watch the developments of the upcoming weeks
and upcoming fights very closely. Nevertheless, Vitali
will definitely fight for the world championship in
the near future. If it might happen on December 6
who knows?
Next Boxing.de Live Broadcast on August 30
Don't miss the next Webcam Live Event on Boxing.de on
August 30 from the Olympic Arena of Munich. Dr. Wladimir
Klitschko will celebrate his comeback that night against
Fabio Moli. Boxing.de will broadcast the whole undercard
via webcam and a snapshot of the ring in a 10 seconds
rythm. The Boxing.de Broadcast will include a total
of 7 fights and will last approximately 4 hours. During
the live broadcast of ZDF Boxing.de will complete the
German TV broadcast with a live punchstat on the internet.
Start Webcam Broadcast on August 30:
19:00 Deutschland, 1pm New York, 10am Los Angeles
www.boxing.de/live
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Olympiahalle, München
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WBC International Cruiserweight Championship
Alexander Petkovic vs. Michael Simms
September 6
Uj-Szegedi-Sporthalle, Szegedi, Hungary
WBO Int. Light Heavyweight Championship
Zsolt Erdei vs. Juan Nelongo Perez
September 13
Estrel Convention Center, Berlin
WBO Middleweight Championship
Hector Velaczo vs. Bert Schenk
WBA Welterweight Championship
Michel Trabant vs. Jose Rivera
October 18
Color Line Arena, Hamburg
WBO Light Heavyweight Championship
Dariusz Michalczewski vs. TBA
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