SPORT & NOTE
Vitaly Klitschko

Male

"Dr. Ironfist"
(Vitalij Klyčko)
(aka Vitaliy Klychko, Vitali Klitschko, Witalij Kliczko)
(Vitalij Volodymyrovyč Klyčko)
(Віталій Володимирович Кличко)
Heavyweight, Ukraine, Kiev
Based in Kiev and in Germany, Hamburg
Born: 19 July 1971, Belodovskoye, Kirghiz SSR (now Kyrgyzstan), Soviet Union
Height: 6ft 8in, mt. 2,02
Weight: 236, 241, 248.75 lbs, 107, 109, 112.800 kg

(Brother of Wladimir Klitschko)

as an amateur:
1994 Tunis, Tunisia, CISM Championships silver medal +91 kg
1995 Berlin, Germany, World Sr Championships silver medal +91 kg
1995 Ariccia, Italy, World Military Games gold medal +91 kg

amateur record: 195-15-0

He was a kickboxing world champion six times:
twice in amateurs and four times in professionals
Kickboxing record: 34-2-0

Amateur results

DateOpponentPlaceResult
1994
Bangkok, Thailand, World Cup quarter-finals, +91 kg
+ June 6Ahn Young HyunBangkok, Thailand WRSCH 5
- June 8Svilen RusinovBangkok, Thailand LPTS 10:9
Tunis, Tunisia, CISM Championships silver medal, +91 Kg
- Nov. 13Alexey LezinTunis, Tunisia LPTS 10:1
1995
Halle, Germany, Chemistry Cup gold medal, +91 kg
+ Mar. 16Willi FischerHalle, Germany WPTS 10:0
+ Mar. 17Rene MonseHalle, Germany WPTS 9:3
+ Mar. 19Georgi KandelakiHalle, Germany WWO
Berlin, Germany, World Championships silver medal, +91 kg
+ May 8Gitas JuskeviciusBerlin, Germany WRSC 2
+ May 10Attila LevinBerlin, Germany WAB 2
+ May 12Rene MonseBerlin, Germany WPTS 6:5
- May 14Alexey LezinBerlin, Germany LPTS 12:3
Ariccia, Italy, World Military Games gold medal, +91 kg
+ Sept. 10Ricky HorsleyAriccia, Italy WAB 1
+ Sept. 11Svilen RusinovAriccia, Italy WRSC 1
+ Sept. 13Alexey LezinAriccia, Italy WPTS 9:4

Professional record

DateOpponentPlaceResult
1996
+ Nov. 16Tony Brabhan Hamburg, GermanyKO 2
+ Nov. 30Frantisek Sumina Wiener Neustadt, AustriaTKO 1
+ Dec. 21Brian Sargent Frankfurt, GermanyKO 2
1997
+ Jan. 25Mike Acklie Stuttgart, GermanyKO 1
+ Feb. 22Troy Roberts Hamburg, GermanyTKO 2
+ Mar. 8Calvin Jones Köln, GermanyKO 1
+ Apr. 12Derrick Roddy Aachen, GermanyTKO 2
+ May 10Cleveland Woods Frankfurt, GermanyKO 2
+ June 14Jimmy Haynes Aachen, GermanyKO 2
+ Oct. 4Will Hinton Hannover, GermanyKO 2
+ Nov. 8Gilberto Williamson Frankfurt, GermanyKO 6
+ Nov. 29Herman Delgado Karlsruhe, GermanyKO 3
+ Dec. 20 Anthony Willis Offenburg, GermanyKO 5
1998
+ Jan. 17Marcus Rhode Berlin, GermanyKO 2
+ Jan. 30Alben Belinski München, GermanyKO 2
+ Mar. 7Louis Monaco Köln, GermanyKO 3
+ Mar. 20Levi Billups Frankfurt, GermanyKO 2
+ Apr. 18Julius Francis Aachen, GermanyTKO 2
+ May 2Dicky Ryan Lübeck, GermanyTKO 5
(Won vacant WBO Int-Cont’l Heavyweight Title)
+ June 5Jose Ribalta Hamburg, GermanyTKO 2
+ Aug. 11Ricardo Kennedy Miami, FloridaTKO 1
+ Oct. 24Mario Schiesser Hamburg, GermanyTKO 2
(Won vacant European Heavyweight Title)
+ Dec. 5Francesco Spinelli Kiev, UkraineTKO 1
(Retained European Heavyweight Title)
1999
+ Feb. 20Ismael Youla Hamburg, GermanyTKO 2
(Retained European Heavyweight Title)
+ June 26Herbie Hide Millwall, Gt.BritainKO 2
(Won WBO Heavyweight Title)
+ Oct. 9Ed Mahone Oberhausen, GermanyTKO 3
(Retained WBO Heavyweight Title)
+ Dec. 11Obed Sullivan Hamburg, GermanyTKO 10
(Retained WBO Heavyweight Title)
2000
- Apr. 1Chris Byrd Berlin, GermanycTKO by 10
(Lost WBO Heavyweight Tilte)
+ Nov. 24Timo Hoffmann Hannover, GermanyW 12
(Regained vacant European Heavyweight Title)
2001
+ Jan. 27Orlin Norris München, GermanyTKO 1
(Won vacant WBA Int’l Heavyweight Title)
+ Dec. 8Ross Puritty Oberhausen, GermanycTKO 11
(Retained WBA Int’l Heavyweight Title)
2002
+ Feb. 8Vaughn Bean Braunschweig, GermanyTKO 11
(Retained WBA Int’l Heavyweight Title)
+ Nov. 23Larry Donald Dortmund, GermanyTKO 10
(Retained WBA Int’l Heavyweight Title)
2003
- June 21Lennox Lewis Los Angeles, CaliforniacTKO by 6
(For WBC & IBO Heavyweight Titles)
+ Dec. 6Kirk Johnson New York City, New YorkTKO 2
(Won WBC Heavyweight Title Eliminator)
2004
+ Apr. 24Corrie Sanders Los Angeles, CaliforniaTKO 8
(Won vacant WBC Heavyweight Title)
+ Dec. 11Danny Williams Las Vegas, NevadaTKO 8
(Retained WBC Heavyweight Title)
2005-2007
Inactive
2008
+ Oct. 11Samuel Peter Berlin, GermanyTKO 8
(Regained WBC Heavyweight Title)
2009
+ Mar. 21Juan Carlos Gomez Stuttgart, GermanyTKO 9
(Retained WBC Heavyweight Title)
+ Sept. 26 Chris ArreolaLos Angeles, CaliforniaTKO 10
(Retained WBC Heavyweight Title)
+ Dec. 12 Kevin JohnsonBerne, SwitzerlandW 12 UD
(Retained WBC Heavyweight Title)
2010
+ May 29 Albert SosnowskiGelsenkirchen, GermanyKO 10 (2:20)
(Retained WBC Heavyweight Title)
+ Oct. 16 Shannon BriggsHamburg, GermanyW 12 UD
(Retained WBC Heavyweight Title)
2011
+ Mar. 19 Odlanier SolisKöln, GermanyTKO 1 (2:59)
(Retained WBC Heavyweight Title)
+ Sept. 10 Tomasz AdamekWroclaw, PolandTKO 10 (2:20)
(Retained WBC Heavyweight Title)
2012
+ Feb. 18 Dereck ChisoraMünchen, GermanyW 12 UD
(Retained WBC Heavyweight Title)
+ Sept. 8 Manuel CharrMoscow, RussiacTKO 4 (2:10)
(Retained WBC Heavyweight Title)

 

Summary

Total bouts: 47, Won: 45 (41 inside the limit), Lost: 2 (2 inside the limit), Draw: 0, NC: 0