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Wladimir Vladimirovich Klitschko (; born 25 March 1976, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan, also Kazakstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a large Eurasian country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the List of countries by area as well as the world's largest landlocked country, it has a territory of 2,727,300 km? ....
) is a Ukrainian
Ukraine

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east; Belarus to the north; Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary to the west; Romania and Moldova to the southwest; and the Black Sea and Sea of Azov to the south....
 heavyweight
Heavyweight

Heavyweight is a division, or boxing weight classes, in boxing. Fighters who weigh over 200 pounds are considered heavyweights by the major professional boxing organizations: the International Boxing Organization, the World Boxing Association, the World Boxing Council, and the World Boxing Organization....
 boxer
Boxing

Boxing is a combat sport where two participants, generally of similar human weight, fight each other with their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee and is typically engaged in during a series of one to three-minute intervals called rounds....
. Klitschko currently holds the IBF
International Boxing Federation

The International Boxing Federation, or IBF, is one of four major organizations recognized by IBHOF which sanction world championship boxing bouts, alongside the World Boxing Association, World Boxing Council and WBO....
 and WBO
World Boxing Organization

The World Boxing Organization is a sanctioning organization currently recognizing professional boxing world champions. Its offices are located in San Juan, Puerto Rico....
 world heavyweight titles and is ranked number one by the IBO
International Boxing Organization

The International Boxing Organization is a for-profit organization that sanctions professional boxing matches and awards world and subordinate championships....
 in the top 100 computerized rankings. His elder brother, Vitali Klitschko
Vitali Klitschko

Dr. Vitali Vladimirovich Klitschko born 19 July 1971 in Belovodsk, Kyrgyzstan). Klitschko is a Ukrainian professional heavyweight boxing and the current World Boxing Council heavyweight champion....
, is the current WBC and former WBO
World Boxing Organization

The World Boxing Organization is a sanctioning organization currently recognizing professional boxing world champions. Its offices are located in San Juan, Puerto Rico....
 heavyweight champion. The spelling Wladimir is a German spelling his manager adopted for him early in his career.






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Wladimir Vladimirovich Klitschko (; born 25 March 1976, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan, also Kazakstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a large Eurasian country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the List of countries by area as well as the world's largest landlocked country, it has a territory of 2,727,300 km? ....
) is a Ukrainian
Ukraine

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east; Belarus to the north; Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary to the west; Romania and Moldova to the southwest; and the Black Sea and Sea of Azov to the south....
 heavyweight
Heavyweight

Heavyweight is a division, or boxing weight classes, in boxing. Fighters who weigh over 200 pounds are considered heavyweights by the major professional boxing organizations: the International Boxing Organization, the World Boxing Association, the World Boxing Council, and the World Boxing Organization....
 boxer
Boxing

Boxing is a combat sport where two participants, generally of similar human weight, fight each other with their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee and is typically engaged in during a series of one to three-minute intervals called rounds....
. Klitschko currently holds the IBF
International Boxing Federation

The International Boxing Federation, or IBF, is one of four major organizations recognized by IBHOF which sanction world championship boxing bouts, alongside the World Boxing Association, World Boxing Council and WBO....
 and WBO
World Boxing Organization

The World Boxing Organization is a sanctioning organization currently recognizing professional boxing world champions. Its offices are located in San Juan, Puerto Rico....
 world heavyweight titles and is ranked number one by the IBO
International Boxing Organization

The International Boxing Organization is a for-profit organization that sanctions professional boxing matches and awards world and subordinate championships....
 in the top 100 computerized rankings. His elder brother, Vitali Klitschko
Vitali Klitschko

Dr. Vitali Vladimirovich Klitschko born 19 July 1971 in Belovodsk, Kyrgyzstan). Klitschko is a Ukrainian professional heavyweight boxing and the current World Boxing Council heavyweight champion....
, is the current WBC and former WBO
World Boxing Organization

The World Boxing Organization is a sanctioning organization currently recognizing professional boxing world champions. Its offices are located in San Juan, Puerto Rico....
 heavyweight champion. The spelling Wladimir is a German spelling his manager adopted for him early in his career. The Ukrainian spelling of his name is ?????????, romanized as Volodymyr. The Russian spelling is ????????, which is romanized as Vladimir.

Biography

He was born in Semipalatinsk, Kazakh SSR (now Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan, also Kazakstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a large Eurasian country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the List of countries by area as well as the world's largest landlocked country, it has a territory of 2,727,300 km? ....
). Though a major celebrity in his former adopted home of Germany, he moved with his older brother Vitali to Beverly Hills in 2004. Their father, Vladimir Rodionovich, was a Soviet Air Force
Soviet Air Force

The Soviet Air Force, also known under the abbreviation VVS, transliterated from Russian : ???, ??????-????????? ???? , was the official designation of one of the air forces of the Soviet Union....
 Colonel. Their mother is Nadezhda Ulyanovna.

In the summer of 1996 Vladimir finished Pereyaslav-Khmelnitsky Pedagogical Institute (Ukraine) and was accepted in the postgraduate study program of Kiev University
Kiev University

Kiev University or officially the National Taras Shevchenko University of Kyiv is the university located in Kiev , the capital of Ukraine....
. On 18 January 2001 in a conference hall of Kiev University of physical science and sports, Vladimir presented his doctorate dissertation and was awarded a Ph.D.
Ph.D.

Ph.D. or PHD may stand for:* Doctor of Philosophy, an academic degree* Ph.D. , a 1980s British group* Piled Higher and Deeper, a web comic strip...
 in Sports Science
Sports science

Sport Science is a discipline that studies the application of Scientific method and techniques with the aim of improving sporting performance. Human movement is a related scientific discipline that studies human movement in all contexts including that of sport....
. Wladimir Klitschko speaks 5 languages: English, Russian, Ukrainian, German, and Yiddish.

Boxing career


Amateur career

In 1993, Klitschko won the Junior European Championships as a heavyweight. In 1994, he received 2nd place at Junior World Championships in Istanbul, Turkey. In 1995, he won the gold medal at the Military Championships in Ariccia, Italy, defeating Luan Krasniqi
Luan Krasniqi

Luan Krasniqi is a professional German Boxing from an Kosovo Albanian familiy. He was the European Heavyweight Champion....
, who he had lost to in the third round of the World Championships in Berlin, Germany earlier that year. In 1996, he captured 2nd place as a Super Heavyweight at European Championships in Vejle, Denmark.

Known as "The Steel Hammer," Klitschko first achieved world attention at the 1996 Summer Olympics
1996 Summer Olympics

The 1996 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....
 in Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta is the Capital and most populous city in Georgia , as well as the 33rd largest city in the United States of America with a population of 519,145....
. He defeated Paea Wolfgramm to win the Super-Heavyweight gold medal
Olympic medalists in boxing

This is the complete list of Olympic Games medalists in boxing from 1904 to 2008....
.

Professional career

Klitschko turned professional with Universum Box-Promotion
Universum Box-Promotion

Universum Box-Promotion is a Hamburg based German athlete-promotion company.The company is owned by Klaus-Peter Kohl. Universum has been working exclusively with the World Boxing Organization, Felix Sturm boxes for World Boxing Association....
 in Hamburg
Hamburg

Hamburg is the second-largest city in Germany , and is the Largest cities of the European Union by population within city limits. The city is home to approximately 1.8 million people, while the Hamburg metropolitan area has more than 4.3 million inhabitants....
, Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
 under the tutelage of Fritz Sdunek
Fritz Sdunek

Fritz Sdunek is a Germany professional boxing trainer and previously an amateur boxer. Sdunek is one of the most successful and famous boxing trainers....
. On 14 October 2000, in Cologne
Cologne

Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the German Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants....
's Kölnarena
Kölnarena

The Lanxess Arena is an indoor arena in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is primarily used by K?lner Haie , by VfL Gummersbach and as a concert venue....
 (Germany), Klitschko won the WBO
World Boxing Organization

The World Boxing Organization is a sanctioning organization currently recognizing professional boxing world champions. Its offices are located in San Juan, Puerto Rico....
 Heavyweight Championship from American Chris Byrd
Chris Byrd

Chris Cornelius Byrd in Flint, Michigan where he attended Flint Northwestern High School is a 6'1" / 185.4 cm. tall Southpaw boxing, who was nicknamed "Rapid Fire"....
. After five successful defenses of the WBO belt, Wladimir suffered a 2nd round TKO
Knockout

A knockout is a winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts and others sports involving strike ....
 loss to South Africa
South Africa

The Republic of South Africa, also known by Official names of South Africa, is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa....
n Corrie Sanders
Corrie Sanders

Cornelius Johannes Sanders is a South African boxer. Known for his fast hands and devastating left, Sanders was the third boxer from the African continent to win a heavyweight title, after fellow countrymen Gerrie Coetzee and Francois Botha....
 on 8 March 2003, in Hannover, Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
.

After two minor bouts in German and obtaining the services of boxing trainer Emmanuel Steward, Wladimir again fought for the vacated WBO title on 10 April 2004, in Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada, the seat of Clark County, Nevada, and an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and entertainment....
 against Lamon Brewster
Lamon Brewster

"Relentless" Lamon Tajuan Brewster is an United States heavyweight professional boxing, who won the silver medal as an amateur at the Boxing at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata....
. Klitschko sent Brewster to the canvas
Canvas

Canvas is an extremely heavy-duty plain weave cloth used for making sails, tents, marquees, backpacks, and other functions where sturdiness is required....
 in the fourth round; however, things turned around in the fifth when Brewster began landing punches. Near the end of the round, Klitschko was floored by a right hand. Barely beating the count, Klitschko fell back to the canvas looking exhausted.

On 22 April 2006, in Mannheim
Mannheim

Mannheim is a city in Germany. With 327,318 inhabitants it is the second-largest city in the state of Baden-W?rttemberg after the capital Stuttgart....
, Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
, Klitschko again defeated Chris Byrd, this time by technical knockout, in a contest for the IBF Heavyweight Championship. Referee
Referee

A referee is a person who has authority to make decisions about play in many sports. Officials in various sports are known by a variety of titles, including: referee, umpire, judge, linesman, commissaire, timekeeper or touch judge....
 Wayne Kelly stopped the fight in the seventh round after a knockdown. Klitschko then defeated mandatory challenger Ray Austin
Ray Austin (boxer)

Ray Austin is a professional boxer....
 on 10 March 2007, at the SAP Arena
SAP Arena

SAP Arena is an arena in Mannheim, Germany. It is primarily used for ice hockey and Team handball, and is the home arena of the ice hockey club Adler Mannheim and the handball club "Rhein-Neckar-L?wen"....
 in Mannheim, Germany by a second-round knockout
Knockout

A knockout is a winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts and others sports involving strike ....
 with four consecutive left hooks to Austin's head. Wladimir did not use his right hand once during the fight, doing all his work with his left jab
Jab

A jab is one of the four main punches used in boxing. Several variations of the jab exist, but every jab shares these characteristics: while in a boxing, the lead fist is thrown straight ahead and the arm is fully extended....
 and left hook
Hook (boxing)

A hook is a punch in boxing. It is performed by turning the core muscles and back, thereby swinging the arm, which is bent at an angle near or at 90 degrees, in a horizontal arc into the opponent....
. Wladimir then avenged one of his previous losses as he defeated Lamon Brewster on 7 July 2007, in Cologne. Brewster's corner
Boxing

Boxing is a combat sport where two participants, generally of similar human weight, fight each other with their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee and is typically engaged in during a series of one to three-minute intervals called rounds....
 asked the referee to stop the fight at the end of the sixth round. It was later revealed that Klitschko fought most of the fight with a broken middle finger on his left hand.

Klitschko defeated WBO Heavyweight Champion Sultan Ibragimov
Sultan Ibragimov

Sultan Ahmed Magomedsaliovich Ibragimov, is a former WBO heavyweight boxing champion of Caucasian Avars Dagestani Muslim descent....
 at Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden

Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG and known colloquially as The Garden, has been the name of four arenas in New York City....
 in New York City
New York City

The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....
 on 23 February 2008 to unify the IBF and WBO heavyweight titles. The Klitschko-Ibragimov fight was the first heavyweight unification since Holyfield-Lewis in 1999.

On 12 July 2008, at the Color Line Arena
Color Line Arena

Color Line Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Hamburg, Germany. It is located in the city's western quarter of Bahrenfeld, adjacent to football stadium HSH Nordbank Arena....
 in Hamburg, Germany, Klitschko defeated Tony Thompson
Tony Thompson (boxer)

Tony Thompson is a professional boxer. Nicknamed "The Tiger", Thompson is a rising contender in the heavyweight division.After his first four wins he lost against undefeated prospect Eric Kirkland on points over four rounds in 2000....
 by eleventh round knockout. Thompson seemed to hurt his leg in the tenth round.

Klitschko was scheduled to defend his titles against Alexander Povetkin
Alexander Povetkin

Aleksander Vladimirovich Povetkin is a Russian boxer. His height is 6' 2" . Because of his amateur success, as well as his early pro accomplishments, he is seen as a leading contender in professional boxing's Heavyweight division....
 later in 2008, but on 25 October, Povetkin withdrew from the fight due to an injury. Instead, Wladimir faced Hasim Rahman
Hasim Rahman

Hasim "The Rock" Sharif Rahman , is an United States Boxing who became the heavyweight champion of the world by knocking out Lennox Lewis in 2001....
 on 13 December 2008 and won by TKO. This was the third time Klitschko fought in SAP Arena
SAP Arena

SAP Arena is an arena in Mannheim, Germany. It is primarily used for ice hockey and Team handball, and is the home arena of the ice hockey club Adler Mannheim and the handball club "Rhein-Neckar-L?wen"....
 in Mannheim
Mannheim

Mannheim is a city in Germany. With 327,318 inhabitants it is the second-largest city in the state of Baden-W?rttemberg after the capital Stuttgart....
, Germany. He dominated the fight winning every round and making good use of his left jab. The referee finally called a stop to the contest in the 7th round after Rahman failed to respond to a series of good shots.

He is currently scheduled to fight David Haye
David Haye

David Deron Haye is a British people professional boxing and Promoter who co-owns Hayemaker Promotions. Haye is a former undisputed cruiserweight champion, having held the World Boxing Association, World Boxing Council, World Boxing Organization and The Ring magazine cruiserweight titles....
 on 20 June 2009, while his brother Vitali is scheduled to defend the WBC title belt against Juan Carlos Gomez
Juan Carlos Gomez

Juan Carlos G?mez is a professional boxer. G?mez, a former Cuban amateur star, fromer WBC Cruserweight Champion and devout Muslim, boxes out of Hamburg, Germany....
 on 21 March. The brothers have been quoted saying that it is only a matter of time until they unify the WBA
WBA

WBA is a three-letter abbreviation which may refer to:*WBA is the ICAO airline code for Finnish Commuter Airlines*West Bromwich Albion F.C., an English professional football team...
 title belt which is currently held by Nikolai Valuev
Nikolai Valuev

Nikolai Sergeyevich Valuev is the reigning two-time World Boxing Association heavyweight boxing champion, a title he shares with Uzbeki boxer Ruslan Chagaev....
. If they achieve this feat, the Klitschko brothers will become the first brothers in heavyweight boxing history to simultaneously hold all of the belts.

Other interests

Klitschko appeared with Lennox Lewis
Lennox Lewis

Lennox Claudius Lewis, Order of Canada, Order of the British Empire is a retired boxing who won gold for Canada at the Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics as an amateur boxing....
 in the motion picture Ocean's Eleven
Ocean's Eleven (2001 film)

Ocean's Eleven is a 2001 in film remake of the 1960 Rat Pack heist film Ocean's Eleven . The 2001 film was directed by Steven Soderbergh and features an ensemble cast....
. He is an avid chess player, and competes in the growing sport of Chess boxing
Chess boxing

Chess boxing is a hybrid sport which combines the sport of boxing with games of chess in alternating rounds. Chess boxing fights have been organized since early 2003....
. He started and ended the televoting with his brother Vitali at the Eurovision Song Contest 2005
Eurovision Song Contest 2005

The Eurovision Song Contest 2005 was the 50th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, which was held at the Palace of Sports , Kiev, Ukraine. The winner was Greece's My Number One, performed by singer Helena Paparizou, who scored 230 points, while Malta's Angel performed by Chiara Siracusa was the runner up with 192 points....
 in Kyiv. The Klitschko brothers have created their own design collection of men's sports and leather clothes with Hugo Boss
Hugo Boss AG

Hugo Boss Aktiengesellschaft is a fashion house based in Metzingen, Germany, that specializes in high-end menswear apparel. It is named after its founder, Hugo Ferdinand Boss ....
. They have been involved in charitable activities dedicated to support the needs of schools, churches and children. In 2002, the Klitschko brothers announced that they had agreed to work specifically for UNESCO
UNESCO

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations established on 16 November 1945....
 (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) which supports more than 180 projects in 87 countries.

He is also a passionate golfer as seen playing in the Links Championship in Scotland. The tournament was played over three courses in 2008 including St Andrews,Carnoustie and Kingsbarns in Fife.

Fight Night Round 4

Wladimir Klitschko signed three year contract with Ea Sports Canada

Professional boxing record

|- |align="center" colspan=8|52 Wins (46 knockouts), 3 Losses (3 knockouts), 0 Draws |- |align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Res. |align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Record |align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Opponent |align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Type |align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Rd., Time |align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Date |align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Location |align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Notes |-align=center | | |align=left| David Haye
David Haye

David Deron Haye is a British people professional boxing and Promoter who co-owns Hayemaker Promotions. Haye is a former undisputed cruiserweight champion, having held the World Boxing Association, World Boxing Council, World Boxing Organization and The Ring magazine cruiserweight titles....
 ||| , |2009-06-20 || align=left| London, United Kingdom |align=left| |-align=center |Win |52-3 |align=left| Hasim Rahman
Hasim Rahman

Hasim "The Rock" Sharif Rahman , is an United States Boxing who became the heavyweight champion of the world by knocking out Lennox Lewis in 2001....
 |TKO|| 7 , 0:44 |2008-12-13 || align=left| Mannheim, Germany |align=left| |-align=center |Win |51-3 |align=left| Tony Thompson
Tony Thompson (boxer)

Tony Thompson is a professional boxer. Nicknamed "The Tiger", Thompson is a rising contender in the heavyweight division.After his first four wins he lost against undefeated prospect Eric Kirkland on points over four rounds in 2000....
 |KO|| 11 , 1:38 |2008-07-12 || align=left| Hamburg, Germany |align=left| |-align=center |Win |50-3 |align=left| Sultan Ibragimov
Sultan Ibragimov

Sultan Ahmed Magomedsaliovich Ibragimov, is a former WBO heavyweight boxing champion of Caucasian Avars Dagestani Muslim descent....
 |UD|| 12 , 3:00 |2008-02-23 || align=left| New York, United States |align=left| |-align=center |Win |49-3 |align=left| Lamon Brewster
Lamon Brewster

"Relentless" Lamon Tajuan Brewster is an United States heavyweight professional boxing, who won the silver medal as an amateur at the Boxing at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata....
 |RTD || 6 , 3:00 |2007-07-07 || align=left| Cologne, Germany |align=left| |-align=center |Win |48-3 |align=left| Ray Austin
Ray Austin

Ray Austin, formally known as Raymond Austin or Baron DeVere-Austin of Delvin, is a United Kingdom television director. He has worked on episodes as a director for some 50 different television series between 1968 and 1998....
 |TKO || 2 , 1:23 |2007-03-10 || align=left| Mannheim, Germany |align=left| |-align=center |Win |47-3 |align=left| Calvin Brock
Calvin Brock

Calvin Vance Brock is a contender in the heavyweight division of boxing....
 |TKO || 7 , 2:10 |2006-11-11 || align=left| New York, United States |align=left| |-align=center |Win |46-3 |align=left| Chris Byrd
Chris Byrd

Chris Cornelius Byrd in Flint, Michigan where he attended Flint Northwestern High School is a 6'1" / 185.4 cm. tall Southpaw boxing, who was nicknamed "Rapid Fire"....
 |TKO || 7 , 0:41 |2006-04-22 || align=left| Mannheim, Germany |align=left| |-align=center |Win |45-3 |align=left| Samuel Peter
Samuel Peter

Samuel Okon Peter , nicknamed "The Nigerian Nightmare," is a heavyweight boxing and the former World Boxing Council heavyweight champion. He is considered by many to be one of the strongest punchers in the heavyweight division....
 |UD || 12 , 3:00 |2005-09-24 || align=left| Atlantic City, NJ, United States
Atlantic City, New Jersey

Atlantic City is a City in Atlantic County, New Jersey, New Jersey, United States. Famous for its boardwalk, casino, sandy beaches, shopping centers, spectacular view of the Atlantic Ocean, and as the inspiration for the board game Monopoly , Atlantic City is a resort community located on Absecon Island on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean....
 |align=left| |-align=center |Win |44-3 |align=left| Eliseo Castillo
Eliseo Castillo

Eliseo Castillo is a professional boxing....
 |TKO || 4 , 2:51 |2005-04-23 || align=left| Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany |align=left| |-align=center |Win |43-3 |align=left| DaVarryl Williamson
DaVarryl Williamson

DaVarryl Williamson is an United States boxing originally from Washington, D.C., but later a resident of Aurora, Colorado, Colorado. His ring nickname is "Touch of Sleep"....
 |TD || 5 , 3:00 |2004-10-02 || align=left| Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada, the seat of Clark County, Nevada, and an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and entertainment....
 |align=left| |-align=center |Loss |42-3 |align=left| Lamon Brewster
Lamon Brewster

"Relentless" Lamon Tajuan Brewster is an United States heavyweight professional boxing, who won the silver medal as an amateur at the Boxing at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata....
 |TKO || 5 , 3:00 |2004-04-10 || align=left| Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada, the seat of Clark County, Nevada, and an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and entertainment....
 |align=left| |-align=center |Win |42-2 |align=left| Danell Nicholson
Danell Nicholson

Danell Nicholson was an American Olympian and a boxer in the heavyweight division....
 |TKO || 4 , 3:00 |2003-12-20 || align=left| Hannover, Germany |align=left| |-align=center |Win |41-2 |align=left| Fabio Eduardo Moli |KO || 1 , 1:49 |2003-08-30 || align=left| Munich, Germany |align=left| |-align=center |Loss |40-2 |align=left| Corrie Sanders
Corrie Sanders

Cornelius Johannes Sanders is a South African boxer. Known for his fast hands and devastating left, Sanders was the third boxer from the African continent to win a heavyweight title, after fellow countrymen Gerrie Coetzee and Francois Botha....
 |TKO || 2 , 0:27 |2003-03-08 || align=left| Hannover, Germany |align=left| |-align=center |Win |40-1 |align=left| Jameel McCline
Jameel McCline

Jameel ?Big Time? McCline is a professional heavyweight boxer notable for his size, 6 ft 6 in and weight of around 120 kg . He is currently ranked at number 9 in the World Boxing Council heavyweight ratings....
 |TKO || 10 , 3:00 |2002-12-07 || align=left| Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada, the seat of Clark County, Nevada, and an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and entertainment....
 |align=left| |-align=center |Win |39-1 |align=left| Ray Mercer
Ray Mercer

"Merciless" Ray Mercer is an United States professional boxer and former World Boxing Organization World Heavyweight Champion and Olympic Gold Medalist who resides in Fayetteville, North Carolina....
 |TKO || 6 , 1:08 |2002-06-29 || align=left| Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Atlantic City, New Jersey

Atlantic City is a City in Atlantic County, New Jersey, New Jersey, United States. Famous for its boardwalk, casino, sandy beaches, shopping centers, spectacular view of the Atlantic Ocean, and as the inspiration for the board game Monopoly , Atlantic City is a resort community located on Absecon Island on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean....
 |align=left| |-align=center |Win |38-1 |align=left| Francois Botha
Francois Botha

Francois Botha, also known as Frans Botha is a South African boxer, nicknamed the "White Buffalo". He is a former International Boxing Federation World Heavyweight Champion and the current World Boxing Foundation World Heavyweight Champion....
 |TKO || 8 , 0:47 |2002-03-16 || align=left| Stuttgart, Germany
Stuttgart

Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-W?rttemberg in southern Germany. The list of cities in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 590,429 while the metropolitan area referred to as Stuttgart Region has a population of 2.7 million ....
 |align=left| |-align=center |Win |37-1 |align=left| Charles Shufford
Charles Shufford

Charles Shufford is a professional boxer.He had 35 amateur fights at superheavyweight and in 1996 beat Lance Whitaker but lost to Joe Mesi and Lovy Page....
 |TKO || 6 |2001-08-04 || align=left| Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada, the seat of Clark County, Nevada, and an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and entertainment....
 |align=left| |-align=center |Win |36-1 |align=left| Derrick Jefferson
Derrick Jefferson

Derrick Jefferson, born March 10, 1968 as Derrick Lavon Jefferson in Oak Park, MI, is a heavyweight turned boxer....
 |TKO || 2 |2001-03-24 || align=left| Munich, Germany
Munich

Munich is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany. Munich is located on the River Isar north of the Northern Limestone Alps. Munich is the third largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Hamburg....
 |align=left| |-align=center |Win |35-1 |align=left| Chris Byrd
Chris Byrd

Chris Cornelius Byrd in Flint, Michigan where he attended Flint Northwestern High School is a 6'1" / 185.4 cm. tall Southpaw boxing, who was nicknamed "Rapid Fire"....
 |UD || 12 |2000-10-14 || align=left| Cologne, Germany
Cologne

Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the German Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants....
 |align=left| |-align=center |Win |34-1 |align=left| Monte Barrett
Monte Barrett

Monte Barrett is a professional heavyweight boxer....
 |TKO || 7 , 2:40 |2000-07-15 || align=left| London, England
London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
 |align=left| |-align=center |Win |33-1 |align=left| David Bostice
David Bostice

David Bostice, born April 3, 1972 in Los Angeles, CA, is a heavyweight Boxing. Nicknamed "The Boss", Bostice is known for being a regular fighter on ESPN fight cards, and is a heavyweight clubfighter who fought several significant fighters of his era....
 |TKO || 2 , 1:30 |2000-04-29 || align=left| New York, New York, United States |align=left| |-align=center |Win |32-1 |align=left| Paea Wolfgramm |KO || 1 , 1:30 |2000-03-18 || align=left| Hamburg, Germany
Hamburg

Hamburg is the second-largest city in Germany , and is the Largest cities of the European Union by population within city limits. The city is home to approximately 1.8 million people, while the Hamburg metropolitan area has more than 4.3 million inhabitants....
 |align=left| |-align=center |Win |31-1 |align=left| Lajos Eros |KO || 2 |1999-12-04 || align=left| Hannover, Germany |align=left| |-align=center |Win |30-1 |align=left| Phil Jackson
Phil Jackson

Philip Douglas "Phil" Jackson is a former American professional basketball player and the current Coach of the Los Angeles Lakers. Jackson is widely considered one of the greatest coaches in the history of the National Basketball Association ....
 |KO || 2 , 1:59 |1999-11-12 || align=left| Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada, the seat of Clark County, Nevada, and an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and entertainment....
 |align=left| |-align=center |Win |29-1 |align=left| Axel Schulz
Axel Schulz

Axel Schulz, born 9 November 1968 in Bad Saarow, Germany is a former German boxing....
 |TKO || 8 |1999-09-25 || align=left| Cologne, Germany
Cologne

Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the German Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants....
 |align=left| |-align=center |Win |28-1 |align=left| Joseph Chingangu |TKO || 5 |1999-07-17 || align=left| Düsseldorf, Germany
Düsseldorf

D?sseldorf is the capital city of the Germany state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is an economic centre of Germany. The city is situated on the River Rhine and has a high population density - the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan area has over 10 million inhabitants alone....
 |align=left| |-align=center |Win |27-1 |align=left| Tony LaRosa |TKO || 1 , 2:57 |1999-05-22 || align=left| Budapest, Hungary
Budapest

Budapest is the Capitals of Hungary of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it serves as the country's principal political, cultural, commerce, Industry, and transportation center and is considered an important hub in Central Europe....
 |align=left| |-align=center |Win |26-1 |align=left| Everett Martin |TKO || 8 |1999-04-24 || align=left| Munich, Germany
Munich

Munich is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany. Munich is located on the River Isar north of the Northern Limestone Alps. Munich is the third largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Hamburg....
 |align=left| |-align=center |Win |25-1 |align=left| Zoran Vujecic |KO || 1 , 1:02 |<1999-02-13|| align=left| Stuttgart, Germany
Stuttgart

Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-W?rttemberg in southern Germany. The list of cities in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 590,429 while the metropolitan area referred to as Stuttgart Region has a population of 2.7 million ....
 |align=left| |-align=center |Loss |24-1 |align=left| Ross Puritty
Ross Puritty

Ross Puritty is a retired heavyweight professional boxer....
 |TKO || 11 |1998-12-05 || align=left| Kiev, Ukraine
Kiev

Kiev, also known as Kyiv , is the Capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River....
 |align=left| |-align=center |Win |24-0 |align=left| Donnell Wingfield |KO || 1 , 1:04 |1998-11-14 || align=left| Munich, Germany
Munich

Munich is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany. Munich is located on the River Isar north of the Northern Limestone Alps. Munich is the third largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Hamburg....
 |align=left| |-align=center |Win |23-0 |align=left| Eli Dixon |KO || 3 |1998-10-03 || align=left| Augsburg, Germany
Augsburg

Augsburg is an Independent City city in the south-west of Bavaria. The College town is home of the Regierungsbezirk Swabia and also of the Swabia and the Augsburg ....
 |align=left| |-align=center |Win |22-0 |align=left| Steve Pannell |KO || 2 , 0:27 |1998-09-19 || align=left| Oberhausen, Germany
Oberhausen

Oberhausen is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the Ruhr area, 35 km to the north of D?sseldorf on the banks of the river Emscher...
 |align=left| |-align=center |Win |21-0 |align=left| Carlos Monroe |TKO || 6 |1998-08-06 || align=left| Marksville, Louisiana, United States
Marksville, Louisiana

Marksville is a city in and the parish seat of Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, Louisiana, United States. The population was 5,537 at the 2000 United States Census....
 |align=left| |-align=center |Win |20-0 |align=left| Najee Shaheed |KO || 1 |1998-07-10 || align=left| Munich, Germany
Munich

Munich is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany. Munich is located on the River Isar north of the Northern Limestone Alps. Munich is the third largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Hamburg....
 |align=left| |-align=center |Win |19-0 |align=left| Cody Koch |KO || 4 |1998-05-23 || align=left| Offenburg, Germany
Offenburg

Offenburg is a city located in the state of Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany. With over 50,000 inhabitants, it is the largest city, and also the capital of the Ortenaukreis....
 |align=left| |-align=center |Win |18-0 |align=left| Everett Martin |UD || 8 |1998-03-14 || align=left| Hamburg, Germany
Hamburg

Hamburg is the second-largest city in Germany , and is the Largest cities of the European Union by population within city limits. The city is home to approximately 1.8 million people, while the Hamburg metropolitan area has more than 4.3 million inhabitants....
 |align=left| |-align=center |Win |17-0 |align=left| Marcus McIntyre |KO || 3 |1998-02-14 || align=left| Stuttgart, Germany
Stuttgart

Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-W?rttemberg in southern Germany. The list of cities in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 590,429 while the metropolitan area referred to as Stuttgart Region has a population of 2.7 million ....
 |align=left| |-align=center |Win |16-0 |align=left| Derrick Lampkins |TKO || 1 |1997-12-20 || align=left| Offenburg, Germany
Offenburg

Offenburg is a city located in the state of Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany. With over 50,000 inhabitants, it is the largest city, and also the capital of the Ortenaukreis....
 |align=left| |-align=center |Win |15-0 |align=left| Ladislav Husarik |TKO || 3 |1997-12-13 || align=left| Hamburg, Germany
Hamburg

Hamburg is the second-largest city in Germany , and is the Largest cities of the European Union by population within city limits. The city is home to approximately 1.8 million people, while the Hamburg metropolitan area has more than 4.3 million inhabitants....
 |align=left| |-align=center |Win |14-0 |align=left| Jerry Halstead
Jerry Halstead

Jerry "Wimpy" Halstead was a professional Boxing in the heavyweight division from 1985 until 1997, amassing a record of 83-19-1 with 62 wins by knockout....
 |TKO || 2 |1997-12-06 || align=left| Offenbach, Germany
Offenbach

Offenbach can refer to:* Offenbach am Main, a city in Hesse, Germany* Offenbach , in Hesse, Germany* Offenbach an der Queich, a municipality and administrative collective in the district S?dliche Weinstra?e, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany...
 |align=left| |-align=center |Win |13-0 |align=left| Marcos Gonzalez
Marcos González

Marcos Gonz?lez is a Chilean professional football defender who currently plays for the Club Deportivo Universidad Catolica in the first division from Chile....
 |KO || 2 |1997-10-11 || align=left| Cottbus, Germany
Cottbus

Cottbus is a city in Brandenburg, Germany, situated around 125 km southeast of Berlin on the River Spree. In 31 December, 2005, its population was 106,415....
 |align=left| |-align=center |Win |12-0 |align=left| James Pritchard
James Pritchard

James Gordon Pritchard is an Australian - Canada rugby union player, who currently plays his club rugby in the UK for the Bedford Blues, and internationally for ....
 |TKO || 3 |1997-09-20 || align=left| Aachen, Germany
Aachen

is a historic spa town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the westernmost city of Germany, located along its borders with Belgium and the Netherlands, 65 km west of Cologne....
 |align=left| |-align=center |Win |11-0 |align=left| Biko Botowamungu |TKO || 5 , 2:02 |1997-08-23 || align=left| Stuttgart, Germany
Stuttgart

Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-W?rttemberg in southern Germany. The list of cities in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 590,429 while the metropolitan area referred to as Stuttgart Region has a population of 2.7 million ....
 |align=left| |-align=center |Win |10-0 |align=left| Gilberto Williamson |TKO || 3 |1997-07-12 || align=left| Hagen, Germany
Hagen

Hagen is the 37th-largest city in Germany, located in the States of Germany of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is located on the eastern edge of the Ruhr area, 15 km south of Dortmund, where the rivers Lenne, Volme and Ennepe meet the river Ruhr....
 |align=left| |-align=center |Win |9-0 |align=left| Salvador Maciel |KO || 1 |1997-06-27 || align=left| Offenburg, Germany
Offenburg

Offenburg is a city located in the state of Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany. With over 50,000 inhabitants, it is the largest city, and also the capital of the Ortenaukreis....
 |align=left| |-align=center |Win |8-0 |align=left| Paul Ashley |KO || 2 , 1:25 |1997-06-13 || align=left| Oberhausen, Germany
Oberhausen

Oberhausen is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the Ruhr area, 35 km to the north of D?sseldorf on the banks of the river Emscher...
 |align=left| |-align=center |Win |7-0 |align=left| Mark Wills
Mark Wills

Daryl Mark Williams is an American country music artist, known professionally as Mark Wills. Signed to Mercury Records between 1996 and 2003, he released five studio albums for the label ? Mark Wills, Wish You Were Here, Permanently, Loving Every Minute and And the Crowd Goes Wild ? as well as a greatest hits packag...
 |KO || 1 , 2:58 |1997-05-10 || align=left| Frankfurt, Germany
Frankfurt

is the largest city in the German States of Germany of Hesse and the List of cities in Germany with more than 100,000 inhabitants in Germany, with a 2008 population of 670,000....
 |align=left| |-align=center |Win |6-0 |align=left| Mark Young
Mark Young

Mark Young may refer to:*Mark Aitchison Young , British administrator, Governor of Hong Kong just before and after World War II*Mark John Young is the current Welsh Liberal Democrat candidate for the Vale of Clwyd in the National Assembly for Wales election, 2007...
 |RTD || 2 , 3:00 |1997-04-12 || align=left| Aachen, Germany
Aachen

is a historic spa town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the westernmost city of Germany, located along its borders with Belgium and the Netherlands, 65 km west of Cologne....
 |align=left| |-align=center |Win |5-0 |align=left| Carlos Monroe |DQ || 6 |1997-02-15 || align=left| Cottbus, Germany
Cottbus

Cottbus is a city in Brandenburg, Germany, situated around 125 km southeast of Berlin on the River Spree. In 31 December, 2005, its population was 106,415....
 |align=left| |-align=center |Win |4-0 |align=left| Troy Weida |TKO || 3 , 0:36 |1997-01-25 || align=left| Stuttgart, Germany
Stuttgart

Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-W?rttemberg in southern Germany. The list of cities in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 590,429 while the metropolitan area referred to as Stuttgart Region has a population of 2.7 million ....
 |align=left| |-align=center |Win |3-0 |align=left| Bill Corrigan |TKO || 1 , 1:21 |1996-12-21 || align=left| Frankfurt, Germany
Frankfurt

is the largest city in the German States of Germany of Hesse and the List of cities in Germany with more than 100,000 inhabitants in Germany, with a 2008 population of 670,000....
 |align=left| |-align=center |Win |2-0 |align=left| Exum Speight |TKO || 2 , 1:54 |1996-11-30 || align=left| Wiener Neustadt, Austria
Wiener Neustadt

Wiener Neustadt , is a town located south of Vienna, in the state of Lower Austria, Austria. It is a self-governed city and the seat of the district administration of Wiener Neustadt-Land....
 |align=left| |-align=center |Win |1-0 |align=left| Fabian Meza |KO || 1 , 1:35 |1996-11-16 || align=left| Hamburg, Germany
Hamburg

Hamburg is the second-largest city in Germany , and is the Largest cities of the European Union by population within city limits. The city is home to approximately 1.8 million people, while the Hamburg metropolitan area has more than 4.3 million inhabitants....
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