Wladimir Klitschko to fight Fabio Moli

Klitschko: „This fight means all or nothing for me!“

17.07 – Former WBO heavyweight champion Dr. Wladimir Klitschko (27) will celebrate his comeback on August 30 in Munich against Argentine Fabio Moli (34). It will be the first fight of the younger Klitschko brother since his unexpected knockout defeat to South African Corrie Sanders on March 8 in Hanover.

“We decided towards Moli because he is big and has a solid punch”, promoter Klaus-Peter Kohl said. “Wladimir needs a challenge to regain his confidence inside the ring.”

At 6 foot 5,5 inches Moli, 29-2 (17) 2 NC, is almost on the same eye level as Wladimir Klitschko, 40-2 (37). He comes from Villa del Rosario in Argentina and fought most of his career in South American. On February 15 he captured the WBO Latin American title with a 2nd round knockout over Edgar da Silva. In his last fight on June 13 he scored a unanimous decision over Alex Vassilev.

Klitschko coach Sdunek said: „Fabio Moli went twelve rounds against former cruiserweight champion Marcelo Dominguez. This shows that he’s tough. And his 17 knockout wins prove that he can punch. Wladimir wants to regain his world title and he would mostly prefer a direct rematch against Corrie Sanders. To get this fight he needs an impressive victory over Moli.”

In a dramatic monolog last week Wladimir Klitschko described his expectations of the fight in Munich as follows: „This fight means all or nothing for me.“

The complete undercard on August 30 in Munich will be a Webcam Live Broadcast Event.