39-year-old Klitschko is not going to retire
World champion IBF, WBA, WBO and IBO heavyweight champion, Wladimir Klitschko, is indignant about the fact that recently, reporters regularly ask him about retirement. In response, the 39-year-old boxer signed the contract for another 5 fights that can last for 3 years.
"Question about retirement over the past 2-3 years I have been asked many times. The debate is fuelled stronger and stronger. I know that my Boxing career is not eternal. But at the moment I can't say when I will leave - I just enjoy Boxing," said Klitschko Boxingnewsonline.
In addition Klitschko has shed light on why he extended his contract with RTL for another 5 fights that will allow Ukrainian boxer 3 years to stay in the ring. "We work with RTL for 10 years, and always, when the contract is terminated, it is extended for 5 fights," Klitschko declared.
Recall that on November 28, Klitschko will hold the 68th battle in his career: his competitor in the German Dusseldorf will be 27-year-old English boxer Tyson fury. Initially the meeting was scheduled for 24 October, but the result of the injury Wladimir fight postponed for a month. Explaining the change of date of the match, fury called him "big Russian bear", for a long time promising to send him into the den.
The 39-year-old Klitschko 18 successful defenses of the title in a row, also a record number of title fights - 27. All Vladimir on a professional ring won 64 of victory (53 - Ko) with 3 defeats, the last of which was in 2004. As for Tyson fury, the Englishman has won all 24 fights, 18 of them completing a knockout.
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