Vitali Klitschko to fight Johnson

Eurosport - Mon, 19 Oct 12:25:00 2009

WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko will go up against American Kevin Johnson in Berne, Switzerland on December 12 in what will be his third title defence this year.

BOXING Vitali Klitschko of Ukraine holds up his fist to the crowd after defeating Cristobal Arreola of the U.S. in the WBC heavyweight title bout in Los Angeles - 0

Ukrainian Klitschko, whose brother Vladimir holds the IBF, IBO and WBO crowns, retained his WBC title with a 10th round TKO over previously undefeated challenger Cristobal Arreola last month.

That victory was Klitschko's third since returning to the ring in 2008 following an injury-induced retirement in 2005.

"I feel fully fit. I cannot wait to get back into the ring," Klitschko said in a statement.

"Kevin Johnson is dangerous. He has already fought 23 times, is undefeated and is technically superior to Arreola."

Klitschko, 38, has a record of 38-2, while undefeated Johnson, 30, has 22 wins and a draw.

Reuters

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  1. lewis refused a rematch with iron fist­ remember..because he lost the first 5 rounds last­ time!!

    From sean d, on Wed 21 Oct 5:39PM

  2. why do people think haye is good is it beceause they­ read it in the sun.he has done nothing only mouth off­ and never will.klitschko would smack him like a child.

    From johnjhandley, on Tue 20 Oct 4:17PM

  3. the klit sisters will carry on fighting the bum a month­ club until they fight david haye a fast hungry heavy ­ and dont say the klit sisters already were going to­ fight haye and he pulled out ,as an injury is an injury

    From john, on Tue 20 Oct 11:28AM

  4. Another punching bag indeed and another payday, but­ anything can happen in heavyweight boxing anytime. Who­ would have ever thought that a guy like Rahman could­ knock out Lennox Lewis. Here's some food for­ thought.
    Friedrich Welke, Florianopolis, Brazil

    From Friedrich, on Tue 20 Oct 1:02AM

  5. who the hell is Kevin Johnson? The guy's record is­ full of bums. Why is Vitali fighting cretins like­ Johnson? They should be fighting guys like Alexander­ Povetkin, Denis Boytsov, Nikolay Valuev (after he has­ finished off Haye),... maybe include Eddie Chambers in­ the list. etc.

    From dr_virdi, on Mon 19 Oct 8:59PM

  6. the klitschos are worthy champions who are making­ opponents look bad so dont disrespect them.....haye is­ running scared...the yanks and brits do not own the­ heavyweight scene so get real and stop ya crying....!!

    From sean d, on Mon 19 Oct 5:33PM

  7. How can this fight even get as far as purse bids? the­ only recognisable name on Johnson's record was a 41­ year old Bruce Seldon who'd already been beaten 6­ times.Johnson has stopped only 9 of his 22 opponants­ (mainly by tko) I make that a ko percentage a little­ over 39% so he has no puch.Talk about a soft defence,if­ this one was being fought in my back garden I'd­ shut the curtains,match ups like this are destroying­ the sport.

    From jack torrance, on Mon 19 Oct 3:01PM

  8. Another punch bag to stand on the end of that long­ jab,this will be as much fun to watch as fish rotting

    From jack torrance, on Mon 19 Oct 12:55PM
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