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Ex heavyweight boxing champion Wladimir Klitschko retires

Published By PM NEWS Live

Date 3rd August, 2017

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The former heavyweight boxing world champion Wladimir Klitschko has retired from the sport at age 41, his management said in a statement Thursday.

Wladimir Klitschko of the Ukraine celebrates his win over Bryant Jennings of the US after their World Heavyweight Championship boxing bout at Madison Square Garden in New York on April 25, 2015. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY

The former heavyweight boxing world champion Wladimir Klitschko has retired from the sport at age 41, his management said in a statement Thursday.

The Ukrainian Klitschko held various titles in a glorious 21-year career which started as a professional after winning Olympic gold at the 1996 Games in Atlanta.

He was unified champion 2006-2015.

OOPS…Samuel Peter of Nigeria kisses the canvas after being knocked down by Wladimir Klitschko of Ukraine during the WBO and IBF World Championship Heavyweight fight on September 11, 2010 at the Commerzbank Arena in Frankfurt, Germany.

Klitschko’s last fight was a defeat to British star Anthony Joshua in April when he was stopped in the 11th round.

A potential rematch in November with the 27-year-old Joshua will now not take place.

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