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Klitschko brothers. Vitali Klitschko (born 19 July 1971) and Wladimir Klitschko (born 25 March 1976), known as the Klitschko Brothers, are Ukrainian former professional boxers. During their peak years between 2004 and 2015, they were considered the dominant world heavyweight champions of their era, and among the most successful champions in ...
Wladimir Klitschko [a] (born 25 March 1976) is a Ukrainian former professional boxer who competed from 1996 to 2017. He held the world heavyweight championship twice, including the unified WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, IBO, and Ring magazine titles. A strategic and intelligent boxer, Klitschko is considered to be one of the greatest heavyweight ...
Vitali Klitschko. Vitalii Volodymyrovych Klychko ( / vɪˌtæli ˈklɪtʃkoʊ /; Ukrainian: Віта́лій Володи́мирович Кличко́ [wiˈtɑl⁽ʲ⁾ij woloˈdɪmɪrowɪtʃ klɪtʃˈkɔ]; born 19 July 1971), [ 4] known as Vitali Klitschko, [ a] is a Ukrainian politician and former professional boxer. He serves as mayor of ...
Alexander Vladimirovich " Sasha " Povetkin ( Russian: Алекса́ндр Влади́мирович Пове́ткин; born 2 September 1979) is a Russian former professional boxer who competed from 2005 to 2021. He held the World Boxing Association (WBA) ( Regular version) heavyweight title from 2011 to 2013; the World Boxing Council (WBC ...
Stanisław Lem, Polish science-fiction writer born in the present-day territory of Ukraine. Svitlana Yeremenko, journalist. Valentyn Kornienko, writer and journal publisher. Valentyn Rechmedin, writer, journalist. Valerian Pidmohylny, novelist. Valerian Polishchuk, poet. Vasily Grossman Ukrainian-Jewish, born in Berdichev in 1905.
Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Usyk ( Ukrainian: Олександр Олександрович Усик, pronounced [olekˈsɑndr ˈusɪk]; born 17 January 1987) is a Ukrainian professional boxer. He has held the undisputed championship [ a] in two weight classes, at cruiserweight and heavyweight, and reigned as the undisputed world heavyweight ...
Klitschko again beat the count and withstood Peter's follow up attacks until the end of round. Peter, his eyes swelling, wobbled Klitschko with a wild left hand early in the final round but a left hook from Wladimir hurt Peter. [ 17][ 18] The fight went to the judges, all three of whom would score the bout 114–111 in favour of Klitschko.
Background. After his shock victory over the undefeated Vitali Klitschko, following Vitali suffering a torn rotator cuff, Chris Byrd agreed to face his number one contender, and Vitali's younger brother Wladimir. [3] Wladimir Klitschko had won ten fights in a row following his first pro loss at the hands of journeyman Ross Puritty in December 1998.