Vitali Klitschko Profile And Pictures

Vitali Klitschko, the current WBC heavyweight champion is the older brother of IBF and WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko. Vitali formerly held the WBO, WBC and Ring heavyweight titles before retiring in 2005 after suffering knee, thigh and back injuries which caused cancellations of multiple fights.

Vitali Klitschko won the vacant WBC and Ring heavyweight titles beating Corrie Sanders by 8th round TKO on Saturday, April 24, 2004 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The referee stopped the bout at 2:46 to spar Sanders further injury as Sanders fighting on heart refused to go down despite getting hit with big lefts and rights from Klitschko.

On December 20, 2005 Vitali Klitschko was declared the Champion Emeritus by the WBC which allowed him to become the WBC mandatory challenger if chose to come out of retirement. The reasoning was that Klitschko never lost his title in the ring. This honorary status allowed Vitali to fight Samuel Peter for the WBC heavyweight title on October 11, 2008 despite having not fought since December 11, 2004.

Klitschko beat Samuel Peter (30-2-0, 23 KOs) by 8th round TKO on Saturday, October 11, 2008 at the O2 World Arena in Berlin, Germany. After being repeatidly hit in the face and head by Vitali's long left jabs and left right combinations Peter retired on his stool. Vitali Klitschko reclaimed his WBC heavyweight title and fulfilled his dream to hold a heavyweight title at the same time as his younger brother Wladimir.

Vitali Klitsch

Vitali Klitschk

 Vitali Klitschko

Vitali Klitschko