Rumors and rumors about Wladimir Klitschko possibly returning to the ring continue. And Klitschko’s longtime supporters aren’t exactly dispelling those rumors.
“I’ll let Wladimir speak for himself,” said 360 Promotion’s Tom Loeffler in an interview with Randy Gordon and Gerry Cooney, hosts of At the Fights on SiriusXM. In 2002, Loeffler founded K2 Promotion, named after the heavyweight. Two generations in the stable: Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko.
Wladimir (64-5, 53 KO) last fought seven and a half years ago. Flashback to his 11th round technical knockout loss to Anthony. Joshua in late April 2017, Klitschko announced his retirement that August. and was appointed to enter the international boxing competition. Hall of Fame in 2021
In the past few weeks We have learned that Klitschko’s name has been brought up as an opponent for IBF heavyweight titleholder Daniel Dubois.
“There was a conversation for about five minutes about that,” Dubois promoter Frank Warren of Queensberry Promotion. told Boxing News– “It’s a suggestion. But it didn’t happen.”
Klitschko is attending this week’s WBC meeting in Germany. which includes boxing financier Turki Alalshikh May Klitschko face the winner. of one of two upcoming heavyweight bouts: a rematch between the champions Lineal/WBA/WBC/WBO Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury on December 21 or the February 22 fight between Dubois and Joseph Parker.
Klitschko turned professional in 1996 and won his first world championship in 2000, but he seemed to be left in the scrap heap after inflicting embarrassing losses to Corrie Sanders in 2003 and Lamon Brewster in 2004, but he rebuilt it. Working to protect his shortcomings and highlighting his strengths, he regained the world title in 2006. His reign included 18 successful defenses, with six years and 11 defenses as Lineal Champion. But it ended in November 2015 with a decision loss to Tyson Fury.
Klitschko is 48 and turns 49 in March.
“Wladimir has said in the past that he wants to break George Foreman’s record for being the oldest heavyweight champion,” Loeffler said. “Naturally he will not fight Usyk as his compatriot (from Ukraine) but Daniel Dubois is there as the IBF title holder, it depends on how everything goes on the 21st. December, I definitely won’t deny it. Every time you look at Vladimir He has a very large figure. So if anyone can do it at 48 years old, he can do it. I will let him make the official announcement he wants.”
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