Monday, 2 July 2012

Vitali Klitschko to face Charr in possible last fight (Reuters)

Heavyweight boxing title holder Vladimir Klitschko of Ukraine celebrates with his brother Vitali (L) after defeating Jean-Marc Mormeck of France in their IBF/WBO, WBA and IBO world heavyweight championship title fight in Duesseldorf March 3, 2012. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

BERLIN (Reuters) - World heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko will defend his WBC crown against little-known 27-year-old German Manuel Charr in Moscow on September 8 in what could be his last career fight. The 40-year-old, whose younger brother Vladimir holds the IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO belts, said he would focus on parliamentary elections in Ukraine after the fight against undefeated Charr and election to office could spell the end of his boxing career. "Depending on the outcome of the elections (in October) I will decide on the future of my sporting career," said Klitschko in a statement. ...




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