The Ukrainian Boxing legend and the younger of the Klitschko brothers, Vladimir, who five times won the title of world champion on Boxing in heavy weight category, he decided to retire from professional sports.
Boxer’s career, he began 27 years ago, and over the years participated in 69 professional bouts, of which 64% came out the winner. However, the last two fights Klitschko, when his opponents spoke , Tyson fury and Anthony Joshua, was for him losing.
Initially, Klitschko was considered the possibility of carrying out repeated fight with Joshua to take revenge. Never defeated Anthony said that he didn’t mind. But apparently, this fight was not destined to happen.
On retiring from Boxing Wladimir Klitschko announced on its official website, where was published his video address. In it, Klitschko, which this spring turned 41, I decided to mention all your achievements since then how he “chose a profession that has become [his] life.”
After graduating from the enumeration list of his accomplishments, he said he was ready to switch his life on to the next Chapter and take on new challenges.
“I expect and hope that my next career I planned and already began a few years ago, will be at least as successful as the previous ones”, – said Vladimir Klitschko.
The elder brother of Wladimir, Vitali Klitschko, has commented on this video in his Facebook the following: “Volodya decided. He flips to the next page. Writing a new story…”
The current mayor of Kiev, Vitali Klitschko dropped out of the professional ring in 2013. By the way, the brothers gave their mother a word that will never fight each other. The promise was kept.
