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By Luke Furman

Two-division former world champion David Haye is furious with Bernd Boente, the manager of WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko. Earlier today, Haye announced on Twitter that Vitali agreed to fight him next. Boente, during an interview with BoxingScene.com, disputed Haye’s announcement and said it’s “not true.”

Boente’s denial has reached Haye, who claims that he agreed to every term of the contract. Meanwhile, Boente states that Haye is demanding a “massive guarantee” to accept the fight. Even Haye himself, in an earlier interview, revealed that he accepted an agreement in December, but the terms were later changed and he wasn’t satisfied with the new deal.

“I just heard that Bernd Boente has retracted Vitali’s agreement to fight. Bernd obviously wants more Mormeck nights. Maybe someone should tell Bernd Boente that he works for Vitali. Vitali said today that he wants the fight, so why’s Bernd Boente b*tching out. I agreed in December to all terms for the Vitali fight - money, rematches, location, gloves, allocation of tickets, etc. After hearing Vitali’s interview on SKY, I feel he’s not been given all the facts by his team about me. As I have already agreed to all terms,” Haye stated.

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By Rick Reeno

Bernd Boente, manager of WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko, disputes a Twitter announcement by British heavyweight David Haye, who claims Vitali agreed to fight him next. The two sides were trying to negotiate a fight earlier this year, but Klitschko walked away from the table.

Boente, at a post-fight press conference in Düsseldorf for Wladimir Klitschko’s knockout victory over Jean Marc Mormeck, told BoxingScene.com that Haye announcement is simply “not true.”

According to Boente, Haye is a demanding a “ridiculous guarantee” and “50% of the British pay-per-view” - demands which the Klitschko side is not willing to accommodate.

Haye rejected Klitschko’s offer in December - but the door is still open, says Boente, for Haye to return to the table and accept the offer that was previously rejected - or the Klitschko side will move forward with another opponent.

Credit: BoxingScene

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KO Number 50 For Wladimir

In a spectacular show at the ESPRIT arena in Düsseldorf, Germany, “Dr. Steel Hammer” Wladimir Klitschko kept his promise and rewarded his fans with a half century of KO’s at 1 minute and 12 seconds of round four against Jean-Marc Mormeck.

Klitschko (57-3, 50KOs) demolished former cruiserweight king Jean Marc Mormeck (36-5, 22KOs) in four one-sided rounds to retain the WBA/IBO/IBF/WBO heavyweight titles.
In an obvious mis-match and predictable result, Mormeck came out bobbing and weaving and trying to get inside but failed to land a single punch.

In the second round, a big right put Mormeck down. In the fourth round, Wladimir landed a combination that put Mormeck down. He made it up on the very edge of the count and the referee waved it off.

After the fight Wladimir Klitschko had praise for Mormeck saying that he was a fighter with heart but avoided a direct answer when asked about the criticism, suggesting a mismatch between the two fighters. Regarding future challengers Wladimir said; that he had a great respect for the upcoming young boxers, such as Price and Fury who would be replacing the ageing generation of boxers. Wladimir was also quick to point out that he did not consider himself as old, as he was also the younger of the Klitschko’s.

Vitali Klitschko, did not quite confirm earlier reports from David Haye, via his Twitter account, claiming that Vitali had agreed to accept him as a challenger. However he also did not dispute the possibility.

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Heavyweight boxing makes a return to the Bavarian capital for the first time in almost five years on February 18, 2024 at the Olympiahalle, Munich, when Vitali Klitschko defends his WBC championship belt against British boxer Dereck Chisora.

Chisora has had a tough year. In 2011 he suffered the first defeats of his career. First he lost his British and Commonwealth titles to Tyson Fury following a troubled preparation, which saw him fight in the worst physical condition of his career and then in his last fight on December 3rd he lost to Finnish Robert Helenius in Helsinki in a controversial result for the (vacant) European title which had Chisora a winner on everyone’s card except the judges. This fight redeemed Chisora’s reputation.

Derek “Del Boy” Chisora, seems to be a man in a perpetual balancing act, he can be a world class heavyweight in one fight and mediocre in the next. His hands and combinations are faster than Klitschko’s – In this fight he will be bobbing and weaving, looking to penetrate and get inside of Klitschko’s long reach to hammer away at body and head.

Vitali “Dr. Ironfist” Klitschko will undoubtedly be making good use of his long reach and renowned powerful punches. Klitschko has an exceptional chin and will not be easy to take down. With an 88.89% knockout percentage rate, he holds the best knockout-to-fight ratio of any champion in heavyweight boxing history, and has never been on the canvas in any professional boxing bout.

Klitschko has suffered two defeats in his career due to injuries. Firstly, against Chris Byrd when he was ahead on all scorecards before suffering a shoulder injury, and secondly, against Lennox Lewis when he suffering a serious eye injury that stopped the bout. The 40-year-old Ukrainian is aiming to fight at least two bouts in 2012, before considering retirement.

Chisora’s has arecord of 15 wins in 17 fights, including nine knockouts. Klitschko has 40 knockouts in 43 wins and two losses. Even so the Ukrainian boxer is not taking the British fighter lightly.

“I’m warned by his excellent performance against Helenius and will, as always, prepare myself intensely and meticulously,” said Klitschko.

A confident Chisora was quoted as saying “I’ll show Vitali Klitschko that his time has expired, and send him into retirement. Then when his younger brother Wladimir wants a rematch against me, I’m ready and I will then bring all the championship belts of the Klitschko brothers to London. “

Chisora has a formidable task ahead of him; Klitschko’s record in the heavyweight division is the stuff of legends and is right up there along such names as Muhammad Ali and Lennox Lewis. On the other-hand Chisora to his merit has proven that he can take on and deal with larger men in the ring, has shown himself a credible fighter, not afraid to mix it with excellent qualities when in-fighting.

While Chisora may be the underdog in this fight, it will be no walk-over for Klitschko and Chisora has more than an outside chance of pulling this off, if he can find his balance and get into the rhythm on the night.

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Latest Boxing News – Friday 23^rd December - Klitschko’s Season Greetings, Medina defeats Brewer, Caballero arrives in Japan, Pongsaklek Wonjongkam, Graf stops Lookmakarmwan, Ramos vs. Beltran / Figueroa Jr vs. Perez, Price vs. McDermott, Mayweather Jailed, Pavlik ‘s Arraignment, Klitschko vs Chisora, Golota’s Return Complicated

• Season greetings from Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko 2011

• Medina defeats Brewer - Jr middleweight Michael Medina (25-3, 19 KOs) pounded out a hard fought ten round unanimous decision to seize the NABF title from reigning champion Grady “Bad Boy” Brewer (28-14, 16 KOs) on Thursday night at the Cox Center in downtown Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Score were 98-92 twice and 99-92.

• Caballero arrives in Japan - Newly crowned WBA feather champ Celestino Caballero (35-4, 23 KOs), Panama, arrived on Wednesday in Tokyo, Japan, where he is slated to defend his belt against WBA#8 ex-Japanese national titlist Satoshi Hosono (21-1, 15 KOs) in Yokohama on the last day of this year. The 35-year-old lanky champ was accompanied by his trainers Jeff Mayweather and Miguel Callist. Pelenchin, a 5’11” champ, has been training strenuously at the Teiken Gym since his arrival here. Caballero says, “I am in good shape, and has no weight problem.” Panama has produced such boxers exceptionally tall in the category as Panama Al Brown, Eusebio Pedroza, Hiralio Zapata, etc. Caballero is one of those who may utilize his gifted physique and long reach against “Bazooka” Hosono who will have a puncher’s chance.

• Pongsaklek Wonjongkam - made the fourth successful defense of his second tour as lineal flyweight champion in unspectacular fashion, as a clash of heads barely 45 seconds into his bout with Hirofumi Mukai of Japan resulted in a technical draw on Thursday afternoon (local time) in Bangkok, Thailand. The butt came about when Wonjongkam was leaning in to throw a left hand while Mukai was crouching down in a defensive posture. Time was immediately called as blood began to stream into his eye. The ringside physicians gave the Japanese novice a long hard look before declaring that the cut was too severe to allow the bout to continue.

• Graf stops Lookmakarmwan - Australian based German super flyweight Alesia “The Tigress” Graf (25-2, 10 KOs) stopped Jubjang Lookmakarmwan (3-4) in round five at the Fraternity Bowling Club in Fairy Meadow, NSW, Australia on Thursday. Graf was in control of the bout in all of the rounds and referee Mick Heafey saved the Thai boxer from further punishment at 0:53 of round five. The WBU and WBF super bantamweight titles were up for grabs. This is Graf’s second contest in Australia. She was born Alesia Klimovich in Gomel, Belarus in 1980 and held the Global Boxing Union super flyweight title from 2006 to 2008.

• Ramos vs. Beltran / Figueroa Jr vs. Perez on January 6^th - LOS ANGELES - The Friday, Jan. 6 edition of SHOWTIME’s “ShoBox: The New Generation” promises to be one of its best to date, as Golden Boy Promotions announced today that the co-featured fight will be another intriguing matchup in the 135-pound weight class pitting unbeaten prospects Michael Perez and Omar Figueroa Jr. against each other in a 10 round battle for the World Boxing Organization - WBO Inter-Continental Youth Lightweight Title. The night of boxing is headlined by the NABA USA Lightweight Title fight between Luis Ramos Jr. and Raymundo Beltran at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, Calif. - Ramos vs. Beltran and Perez vs. Figueroa are presented by Golden Boy Promotions, sponsored by Corona, DeWalt Tools and AT&T and will be televised live on ShoBox: The New Generation at 11:00 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast) on SHOWTIME.

• Price vs. McDermott - 28-year-old David Price (11-0, 9 KO’s) will be fighting John McDermott (26-7, 17 KO’s) in an important British heavyweight title eliminator bout next month on January 21st at the Olympia, in Liverpool, England. The winner of that fight faces British champion Tyson Fury sometime in 2012.

• Mayweather gets 90 days in jail - Multiple news outlets have reported that Floyd Mayweather Jr. pleaded guilty to reduced misdemeanor charges that will settle his felony charges. The plea deal avoided him the trial on felony allegations that he battered his former girlfriend during an argument in September 2010. He is to report on January 6 at 10:45AM to begin serving his sentence. Floyd must also attend a 12-month domestic violence program, pay $2500 in fines and perform 100 hours of community service. The full sentence is for six months, of which three months are suspended and he was given credit for three days served. Floyd’s attorney asked if the court would consider a home detention program. “Not in lieu of the 90 days,” Judge Saragosa responded. “I have considered it, yes, absolutely, and I have decided that the time he will spend in custody is appropriate.

• Pavlik faces Friday arraignment on three charges - Former middleweight boxing champion Kelly Pavlik faces arraignment Friday morning in Canfield Area Court on charges of OVI, failure to control and leaving the scene of an accident. He spent a brief time in the Mahoning County jail on the three misdemeanor charges after being arrested Wednesday night at his Sugarbush Drive home in Canfield. Police say Pavlik, 29, and a friend wrecked two ATVs on a neighboring piece of property, destroying a lamp post and causing other damage. Reports say Pavlik smelled of alcohol and was belligerent to deputy sheriffs investigating the accident.

• Klitschko vs Chisora - WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (43-2, 40 KO’s) will be dealing with the best pressure fighter he’s faced in many years when he defends his title against the hard hitting Dereck Chisora (15-2, 9 KO’s) on February 18th at the Olympiahalle in Munich, Germany.

• Golota’s Return Complicated - Heavyweight Andrew Golota (41-8-1, 33 KOs) is no longer certain when his ring return is going to take place. The boxer was scheduled to return in December, and then it was pushed back to early 2012, and then back to December. The 43-year-old fighter stepped away from the ring in 2009 after suffering a beating in a five round TKO loss to countryman Tomasz Adamek. “At the moment my plans are a little blurred. A few things imposed on each other and, therefore, my return to the ring is a little complicated,” Golota said.

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