Full name
Volodymyr Volodymyrovych Klychko
Birthdate
March 25, 1976
Debut
On November 16, 1996 at Sporthalle, Wandsbek, Hamburg, Germany. knocked out Fabián Meza in one round.
won the world title
On October 14, 2000, in Cologne, Germany, he defeated Chris Byrd by unanimous decision to win the WBO title. On April 22, 2006, he defeated Chris Byrd in 7 TKOs in Mannheim, Germany and won the full IBF and World Boxing Organization belts and on February 23, 2008, he added the WBO belt by winning by unanimous decision to Sultan Ibragimov, at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Lost His Title
He lost the WBO heavyweight title in his sixth defense against Corrie Sanders on March 8, 2003, in Hannover, Germany, losing by TKO in two rounds. He lost the WBA, IBF, WBO and International Boxing Organization World belts, in his 15th defense, on November 28, 2015, when he was defeated by unanimous decision by Tyson Fury, in Düsseldorf, Germany.
Withdrawal
In August 2017
