Klitschko bros want it all
Published 17 October, 2008, 00:50
Heavyweight boxers around the world got some bad news on Thursday when Ukraine’s Klitschko brothers announced they're back, and this time they mean business. WBC champion Vitaly says he and his brother Wladimir want to capture all four heavyweight world titles.
When Vitaly reclaimed the WBC title by knocking out Samuel Peter last Saturday, the Klitschko's entered the record books. It was the first time two brothers had simultaneously held world titles, with Wladimir holding the IBF and WBO belts.
And they say they aren't done yet. Between them they hold three of the four major titles with now only Nikolay Valuev and the IBF crown evading them.
“I am glad to say that all my dreams, wishes and aims that I had with my brother have come true. Never in history the have two brothers been World Champions at the same time. We want to write boxing history and to do what nobody did before,” Vilatly klitschko said.
Boxing fans hoping to see the two brothers square off in the ring are in for a disappointment. They’ve promised their mother they’ll never fight each other.
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