Wladimir Klitschko
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Klitschko in 2010
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| Native name | Володи́мир Кличко́ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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25 March 1976 Semipalatinsk, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union (now Kazakhstan) |
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| Nationality | Ukrainian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Partner(s) | Hayden Panettiere | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | Dr. Steelhammer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rated at | Heavyweight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reach | 206 cm (81 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total fights | 68 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 53 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Wladimir Wladimirowitsch Klitschko (Ukrainian: Володи́мир Володи́мирович Кличко́; Volodymyr Volodymyrovych Klychko; born 25 March 1976) is a Ukrainian professional boxer. He is a former world heavyweight champion of three major sanctioning bodies, having held the titles of the WBA, IBF, and WBO (twice); additionally he has held the IBO, Ring magazine, and lineal heavyweight titles. A strategic and cerebral boxer, Klitschko is considered to be one of the greatest heavyweight champions of all time, as well as among the hardest punching knockout artists in the history of the division; his strong jab, straight right hand and left hook being his most formidable weapons.
As an amateur, Klitschko represented Ukraine at the 1996 Olympics, winning a gold medal in the super-heavyweight division. After turning professional later that year, he defeated Chris Byrd in 2000 to win the WBO heavyweight title. Klitschko's first reign as champion ended in an upset knockout loss to Corrie Sanders in 2003, which was followed by another knockout loss to Lamon Brewster in 2004. It was during this time that Klitschko hired Emanuel Steward as his trainer, which began an eight-year partnership that lasted until Steward's death in 2012. In particular, Steward was credited with Klitschko's transition from an aggressive puncher to a more defensively-oriented boxer, much as he had done with Lennox Lewis in 1995 to 2003.
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