Nickname(s) The Dragon
Rated at heavyweight
Nationality Poland Polish
Birth date 7 March 1979 (1979-03-07) (age 31)
Birth place Warsaw, Poland
Stance Orthodox
Total fights 48
Wins 45
Wins by KO 27
Losses 2
Draws 1
No contests 0
Real name Vitaliy Volodymyrovych Klychko
Nickname(s) Dr. Ironfist
Rated at Heavyweight
Nationality Ukrainian
Birth date 19 July 1971 (1971-07-19) (age 38)
Birth place Belovodsk, Kyrgyzstan
Stance Orthodox
Total fights 41
Wins 39
Wins by KO 37
Losses 2
Draws 0
No contests 0
BERLIN (AP)—Vitali Klitschko will defend his WBC heavyweight title against Polish-born fighter Albert Sosnowski on May 29.
Klitschko’s management group said Tuesday that the fight will take place at the Schalke stadium in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.
Klitschko said Sosnowski is an experienced, fast and tough opponent who will try everything to deprive him of the title—“but I won’t allow that.”
The 31-year-old Sosnowski is now based in Britain. He has 45 wins, two losses and a draw. The 38-year-old Klitschko is 39-2.
