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Shannon Briggs faced a selection of ferocious punchers throughout his 67-fight career, including Lennox Lewis, George Foremen ...

Vitali Klitschko, the Hall of Fame boxer and mayor of Kyiv, will be honored with the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the 2022 ESPYS on July 20 in Los Angeles (8 p.m. ET, ABC), ESPN announced on Tuesday.

WBC heavyweight Silver Champion Bermane Stiverne (23-1-1, 20KOs) is vowing "to take a chance," and go for broke, when he fights the full champion of the World Boxing Council, Vitali Klitschko, early ...

Nick Robinson speaks to Vitali Klitschko, Mayor of Kyiv, about Ukraine’s war with Russia as it approaches its fourth year. Born behind the Iron Curtain in 1971, he’s arguably best-known as a former ...

Oleksandr Usyk has confirmed which Klitschko brother, between Wladimir and Vitali, he would prefer to face in a ...

Vitali Klitschko will defend his WBC heavyweight title against undefeated Cuban fighter Odlanier Solis on March 19 in Cologne. Solis, the 2004 Olympic champion, is 17-0 with 12 knockouts and is the No ...

Bernd Boente, manager of WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko, said his fighter is interested in finishing the job that his younger brother started last Saturday in Hamburg, Germany. Wladimir ...

In one of the biggest Cinderella stories in boxing history, Vitali Klitschko would crown himself king of the heavyweights once more with an astonishing career comeback. Suffering just a pair of losses ...

Retired champion boxer Vitali Klitschko told Fox News he is ready to “fight” Russians, whom he called “un-human” on Monday. Kyiv’s heavyweight mayor presides over a city that Russian forces are ...

Political heavyweight is also the reigning WBC heavyweight boxing champion. KIEV, Ukraine Dec. 14, 2013 — -- Vitali Klitschko tends to stand out in a crowd. His 6-foot-7 frame, all 240-plus ...