Background
Klitschko, Wladimir was born on March 25, 1976 in Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan. Son of Wladimir Rodionovich and Nadezhda Ulyanovna.
Klitschko, Wladimir was born on March 25, 1976 in Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan. Son of Wladimir Rodionovich and Nadezhda Ulyanovna.
Graduate, Pereyaslav-Khmelnitsky Pedagogical Institute, Ukraine, 1996; Doctor of Philosophy in Sports Science, Kiev University, 2001.
Professional boxer, since 1998. Co-creator, men's clothing line HUGO BOSS. Winner international title versus Cody Koch by knockout, heavyweight division World Boxing Council, 1998, winner international title defense versus Najee Shaheed by knockout, heavyweight division, 98, winner vacant international title versus Paea Wolfgramm by knockout, heavyweight division, 2000.
Winner vacant inter-continental title versus Joseph Chingangu by technical knockout, heavyweight division World Boxing Association, 1999, winner inter-continental title defense versus Axel Schulz by technical knockout, heavyweight division, 99, winner inter-continental title defense versus Lajos Eros by knockout, heavyweight division, 99, winner inter-continental title defense versus David Bostice by technical knockout, heavyweight division, 2000, winner vacant intern-continental title versus Fabio Eduardo Moli by knockout, heavyweight division, 03, winner inter-continental title defense versus Danell Nicholson by technical knockout, heavyweight division, 03. Winner world title versus Chris Byrd by unanimous decision, heavyweight division World Boxing Organization, 2000, winner world title defense versus Derrick Jefferson by technical knockout, heavyweight division, 01, winner world title defense versus Charles Shufford by technical knockout, heavyweight division, 01, winner world title defense versus Francois Botha by technical knockout, heavyweight division, 02, winner world title defense versus Ray Mercer by technical knockout, heavyweight division, 02, winner world title defense versus Jameel McCline by technical knockout, heavyweight division, 02, winner world title eliminator versus Samuel Peter by unanimous decision, heavyweight division, 05, winner world title versus Sultan Ibragimov by unanimous decision, heavyweight division, 08. Winner title eliminator versus Samuel Peter by unanimous decision, heavyweight division International Boxing Federation, 2005, winner title defense versus Chris Byrd by technical knockout, heavyweight division, 06, winner title defense versus Calvin Brock by technical knockout, heavyweight division, 06, winner title defense versus Ray Austin by technical knockout, heavyweight division, 07, winner title defense versus Lamon Brewster, heavyweight division, 07.
Winner vacant title versus Chris Byrd by technical knockout, heavyweight division International Boxing Organization, 2006, winner title defense versus Calvin Brock by technical knockout, heavyweight division, 06, winner title defense versus Ray Austin by technical knockout, heavyweight division, 07, winner title defense versus Lamon Brewster, heavyweight division, 07. Winner world title defense versus Tony Thompson by knockout, heavyweight division International Boxing Federation, World Boxing Organization, International Boxing Organization, 2008, winner title defense versus Hasim Rahman by technical knockout, heavyweight division, 08, winner title defense versus Ruslan Chagaev by retire, heavyweight division, 09, winner title defense versus Eddie Chambers by knockout, heavyweight division, 10, winner title defense versus Samuel Peters by knockout, heavyweight division, 10.
Co-founder, co-director Sports - XXI Century, since 1997, active Future Forum, 2001, special ambassador United Nations Educational, 2002, champion of sport, boxing, 2007.
Son of Wladimir Rodionovich and Nadezhda Ulyanovna.