Wladimir Klitschko
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Name: Wladimir Klitschko
Alias: Dr Steelhammer
Birth Name: Volodymyr Volodymyrovych Klychko
Hometown: Kiev, Ukraine
Birthplace: Zhangiztobe, Kazakhstan
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 198cm
Reach: 206cm
Promoter: Record
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record
Trainers: Fritz Sdunek (1996 - 2003), Emanuel Steward (2004 - 2012), Johnathon Banks (2012 - present)
Wladimir Klitschko Gallery
Amateur Career
Klitschko at the 1996 Olympics
- Amateur Record: 134 wins (65 inside the distance) and 6 losses
- 1993 Heavyweight Gold Medalist at the Junior European Championships in Saloniki, Greece. Results:
- Defeated I. Fakazde (Georgia) RSC-1
- Defeated Valentin Savescu (Romania) RSC-2
- Defeated Serguei Lopatinski (Russia) PTS (5-2)
- 1994 Heavyweight Silver Medalist at the Junior World Championships in Istanbul, Turkey. Results:
- Defeated Konstantin Onofrei (Romania) PTS (14-5)
- Defeated Rustan Tuzsenchanov (Kazakhstan) PTS (11-9)
- Defeated Andrei Kambarov (Russia) PTS (8-4)
- Lost to Michel Lopez (Cuba) PTS (2-7)
- 1995 World Championships in Berlin, Germany. Results:
- Defeated Igor Kschinin (Russia) RSCI-2
- Defeated Jan Bezvoda (Czech Republic) PTS (2-0)
- Lost to Luan Krasniqi (Germany) PTS (2-6)
- 1995 Heavyweight Gold Medalist at the Military World Championships in Ariccia, Italy. Results:
- Defeated Song-Geoi Jang (North Korea) PTS (14-2)
- Defeated Igor Kshinin (Russia) RSC-2
- Defeated Sinan Samil Sam (Turkey) PTS (12-2)
- Defeated Luan Krasniqi (Germany) PTS (13-12)
- 1996 Super Heavyweight Silver Medalist at the European Championships in Vejle, Denmark. Results:
- Defeated Sean Murphy (Ireland) DQ-2
- Defeated Adaliat Mamedov (Azerbijian) RSC-3
- Defeated Attila Levin (Sweden) PTS (7-0)
- Lost to Alexei Lezin (Russia) PTS (1-6)
- 1996 Super Heavyweight Gold Medalist for the Ukraine at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Results:
- Defeated Lawrence Clay-Bey (United States) PTS (10-8)
- Defeated Attila Levin (Sweden) RSC-1
- Defeated Alexei Lezin (Russia) PTS (4-1)
- Defeated Paea Wolfgramm (Tonga) PTS (7-3)
Regional & Minor Titles
- WBC International heavyweight title x2
- WBA Inter-Continental heavyweight title x2
- EBU (European) heavyweight title
- NABF heavyweight title
- WBO NABO heavyweight title
- International Boxing Organization World heavyweight title
Career Factoids
Championship Record
- 23 opponents (18 by KO) beaten for the World Heavyweight Title.
- 25-4-0 (19 KO) in world championship bouts.
- 11-4-0 (7 KO) against former or current world champions (secondary belts excluded).
- Won against Chris Byrd (twice), Ray Mercer, Samuel Peter (twice), Lamon Brewster, Sultan Ibragimov, Hasim Rahman, Ruslan Chagaev, David Haye, Jean-Marc Mormeck
- Lost against Corrie Sanders, Lamon Brewster, Tyson Fury & Anthony Joshua.
Variant Record
- Defeated 2 Olympic Gold Medalist: Ray Mercer & Alexander Povetkin.
- Defeated 12 undefeated opponents with ten or more bouts: Najee Shaheed, Zoran Vujicic, Eliseo Castillo, Samuel Peter, Calvin Brock, Sultan Ibragimov, Ruslan Chagaev, Mariusz Wach, Francesco Pianeta, Alexander Povetkin, Kubrat Pulev & Bryant Jennings.
Notes
- Wladimir Klitschko is a former World Heavyweight Champion. He has held the titles of the WBO (twice), IBF, WBA (Super title) and The Ring magazine.
- Klitschko has defeated 23 opponents for the World Heavyweight Championship, more than any other heavyweight in history.
- Klitschko has won 25 World Heavyweight Title fights, the second most in heavyweight history.
- Klitschko holds the longest combined World Heavyweight Championship reign in history. He was the champion for 4 382 days (12 years).
- Klitschko held the IBF, WBA and WBO heavyweight titles longer than any other fighter in history, and he is the second longest-reigning heavyweight champion of all-time. Klitschko's reign of nine years, seven months and seven days is second only to the reign of Joe Louis, who was champion for 11 years, eight months and eight days.
- Klitschko successfully defended the WBO and IBF heavyweight titles more than any other fighter: he defended the WBO title 19 times (five during his first reign and 14 during his second reign) and the IBF title 18 times. Only Joe Louis (25 defenses) and Larry Holmes (20 defenses) have made more.
- Klitschko won the vacant Ring magazine heavyweight championship when he defeated Ruslan Chagaev on June 20, 2009.
- He is the younger brother of former WBO, WBC and Ring magazine heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko.
- After Wladimir's win over David Haye on July 2, 2011, all the major heavyweight belts were simultaneously owned by the Klitschko brothers, making them the first brothers to so.
Career Earnings
- Forbes Magazine list of the world's highest paid athletes, Klitschko's placements:
- June 2011 - June 2012: #24 with $28 million
- June 2012 - June 2013: #41 with $24 million
- June 2013 - June 2014: #25 with $28 million
- June 2014 - June 2015: #63 with $22.5 million
- June 2016 - June 2017: #98 with $21.5 million
- ESPN list of the world's highest paid athletes, Klitschko's placements:
- 2013: #20 with $24 million
- Other yearly earnings estimations:
- 2014: $16 million
- 2015: $35 million
- Selected fights' earnings estimations:
- $9 million vs. Sultan Ibragimov
- €6 million (cca $8 million) vs. Eddie Chambers
- €7 million (cca $9 million) vs. Samuel Peter II
- vs. David Haye:
- $24 million, per Forbes
- $32 million, per SecondsOut
- €25 million (cca $36 million), per Ideal
- €25 million (cca $36 million), per El Correo
- $17.5 million vs. Alexander Povetkin
- $12.5 million vs. Bryant Jennings
- $22.5 million vs. Tyson Fury
- $17.5 million vs. Anthony Joshua
- Base earnings for each of the 5 fights between 2012 and 2015, from Mariusz Wach to Kubrat Pulev
External Links
| Preceded by: Chris Byrd |
WBO Heavyweight Champion 2000 Oct 14 – 2003 Mar 8 |
Succeeded by: Corrie Sanders |
| Preceded by: Chris Byrd |
IBF Heavyweight Champion 2006 Apr 22 – 2015 Nov 28 |
Succeeded by: Tyson Fury |
| Preceded by: Lennox Lewis |
IBO Heavyweight Champion 2006 Apr 22 – 2015 Nov 28 |
Succeeded by: Tyson Fury |
| Preceded by: Sultan Ibragimov |
WBO Heavyweight Champion 2008 Feb 23 – 2015 Nov 28 |
Succeeded by: Tyson Fury |
| Preceded by: David Haye Lost bid for Super Championship |
WBA Heavyweight Champion Super Champion 2011 Jul 2 – 2015 Nov 28 |
Succeeded by: Tyson Fury |