Wladimir Klitschko
Ukrainian boxer
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| November 2024 | Requested to appear on Joe Rogan's podcast to discuss differences regarding the Ukraine-Russia conflict. |
| March 10 2022 | Announced raising €100 million in financial support for Ukraine through a fundraising campaign in Germany. |
| February 2022 | Joined the Kyiv Territorial Defense Brigade in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. |
| 2021 | Inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility. |
| September 2018 | Alexander Povetkin challenged Anthony Joshua for a world heavyweight title after his previous bout with Wladimir Klitschko. |
| August 2018 | Separated from Hayden Panettiere for the second time. |
| 2017 | Wladimir Klitschko was honored with the Order of Liberty, the highest Ukrainian honour, for his achievements in sports and contributions to Ukraine's development. |
| 2017 | Forbes ranked Klitschko 98th among the highest-paid athletes, with estimated earnings of $21.5 million. |
| August 3 2017 | Wladimir Klitschko officially announced his retirement from professional boxing on his website and social media channels, concluding a remarkable career with 64 wins in 69 fights, including 53 knockouts and 29 world title fights. |
| July 25 2017 | Hearn tentatively scheduled the potential Joshua-Klitschko rematch for 11 November 2017 at the T-Mobile Arena. |
| July 11 2017 | Eddie Hearn traveled to the US to explore potential locations for a Joshua-Klitschko rematch, including scouting the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. |
| June 7 2017 | The IBF granted Joshua an exception to potentially rematch Klitschko instead of fighting mandatory challenger Kubrat Pulev. |
| April 29 2017 | Klitschko fought Anthony Joshua at Wembley Stadium in London for the WBA (Super), IBF, and vacant IBO titles, losing by TKO in a dramatic 11-round bout. |
| December 10 2016 | After Joshua's defeat of Molina, Klitschko was invited into the ring by promoter Eddie Hearn to announce their upcoming fight. |
| November 2 2016 | The WBA agreed to sanction a fight for their super title, contingent on Anthony Joshua defeating Eric Molina in December 2016. |
| October 24 2016 | Klitschko suffered a minor calf injury that would rule him out until 2017, impacting potential fight negotiations. |
| September 23 2016 | Fury postponed the fight again, being declared 'medically unfit', and subsequently vacated the WBA (Super), WBO, and IBO titles due to depression and cocaine use. As a result, the rematch with Klitschko was cancelled. |
| July 7 2016 | Fury announced via Twitter that the rescheduled fight would take place on 29 October at the Manchester Arena. |
| April 8 2016 | Rematch with Tyson Fury was announced, originally set to take place on 9 July 2016 in Manchester, England. |
| 2015 | Forbes ranked Klitschko 63rd among the highest-paid athletes, with estimated earnings of $22.5 million. Forbes also named Klitschko the most popular celebrity in Ukraine. |
| November 28 2015 | Klitschko fought Tyson Fury, suffering his first defeat in over ten years. Fury won by unanimous decision with scores of 115–112, 115–112, and 116–111, marking the end of the 'Klitschko Era'. |
| October 24 2015 | Klitschko was originally scheduled to fight Tyson Fury on this date. |
| September 25 2015 | Klitschko postponed the fight with Tyson Fury, citing a calf injury. |
| April 25 2015 | Klitschko defeated Bryant Jennings via unanimous decision, defending his WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, IBO, and The Ring heavyweight titles. This victory marked his 23rd world heavyweight championship win, breaking Joe Louis's 66-year-old record. |
| January 20 2015 | ESPN confirmed Klitschko would fight Bryant Jennings on 25 April 2015 at Madison Square Garden. |
| 2014 | Forbes ranked Klitschko 25th among the highest-paid athletes, with estimated earnings of $28 million. |
| December 2014 | Welcomed a daughter with Hayden Panettiere. |
| November 25 2014 | Reached his career peak ranking among the world's best boxers, pound for pound. |
| November 15 2014 | Klitschko fought Kubrat Pulev, defeating him by knockout in round five with a left hook. The fight drew 10.5 million viewers in Germany and 1.8 million in Bulgaria. |
| June 2014 | Hasim Rahman retired after suffering a decision loss to Anthony Nansen. |
| June 17 2014 | Purse bid for Klitschko vs. Pulev fight took place, with K2 Promotions winning the bid at $7.25 million. |
| May 8 2014 | IBF ordered Klitschko vs. Kubrat Pulev fight, with a 30-day negotiation period initiated. |
| April 26 2014 | Klitschko defeated Alex Leapai, knocking him down three times and winning by technical knockout in the fifth round. |
| February 3 2014 | Klitschko signed the contract for the fight against Alex Leapai. |
| January 5 2014 | K2 Promotions announced a deal for Klitschko to fight Alex Leapai in Germany on 26 April. |
| 2013 | Forbes ranked Klitschko 41st among the highest-paid athletes, with estimated earnings of $24 million. |
| December 6 2013 | Visited the Euromaidan protests in Kyiv with Hayden Panettiere and addressed the crowds. |
| October 2013 | Became engaged to Hayden Panettiere. |
| October 5 2013 | Klitschko fought Alexander Povetkin at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow, winning by unanimous decision with multiple knockdowns. The fight was watched by 23 million people in Russia and became the most popular sporting event on Russian television that year. |
| May 4 2013 | Klitschko defeated Francesco Pianeta, knocking him down three times and winning the fight in the sixth round. |
| March 5 2013 | K2 Promotions announced Klitschko would fight Italian Francesco Pianeta on 4 May at SAP Arena in Mannheim, Germany. |
| 2012 | Forbes ranked Klitschko 24th among the highest-paid athletes, with estimated earnings of $28 million between June 2011 and June 2012. |
| 2012 | WBA ordered Klitschko to fight WBA (Regular) champion Alexander Povetkin by 24 February 2013, but negotiations failed to reach an agreement. |
| November 10 2012 | Klitschko fought Mariusz Wach at the 02 World Arena, winning by unanimous decision. He dominated the fight, landing 274 of 693 punches (40%) while Wach landed 60 of 308 punches (19%). This was the first time in his 16-year professional career fighting an opponent taller than himself. |
| October 25 2012 | Klitschko's longtime trainer Emanuel Steward died at the age of 68. |
| July 7 2012 | Klitschko fought Tony Thompson, winning by sixth-round TKO. This was his twelfth consecutive title defence, the third-most in heavyweight history. Klitschko landed 51 of 121 punches (42%) while Thompson landed only 25 of 183 punches (14%). |
| March 29 2012 | Auctioned his 1996 Olympic gold medal for $1 million during a charitable event in Kyiv, with the intention of helping Ukrainian children. |
| March 4 2012 | Klitschko announced he would fight mandatory challenger Tony Thompson in a rematch, to be held in Berne, Switzerland on 7 July. |
| March 3 2012 | Klitschko fought Jean-Marc Mormeck, dominating and knocking him out in the fourth round. Klitschko landed 39 of 135 punches (29%) while Mormeck landed only 3 of 19 punches (16%). |
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