On April 29, 2017, a 41-year-old Wladimir Klitschko (64-4, 53 KOs) got a shot at the heavyweight IBF title held by 27-year-old British boxer Anthony Joshua (18-0, 18 KOs).
Klitschko came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 77% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year, 5 months, and 1 day. Joshua was on a 18-fight win streak with a 100% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 19 days.
Anthony Joshua stopped Wladimir Klitschko via TKO in the 11th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his IBF heavyweight title. Joshua improves his record to 19-0 (19 KOs), while Klitschko adds a loss to his record at 64-5.
On November 28, 2015, the 39-year-old WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and The Ring heavyweight world champion, Wladimir Klitschko (64-3, 53 KOs), faced a 27-year-old British boxer Tyson Fury (24-0, 18 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Klitschko came in to the fight on a 22-fight win streak with a 79% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 3 days. Fury was on a 24-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 9 months.
Tyson Fury defeated Wladimir Klitschko via unanimous decision and wins the WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and The Ring titles — in his first world-title fight. Fury improves his record to 25-0, while Klitschko adds a loss to his record at 64-4.
On April 10, 2004, 28-year-old Wladimir Klitschko (42-2, 38 KOs) and 30-year-old Lamon Brewster (29-2, 26 KOs) fought for the vacant WBO heavyweight title.
Klitschko came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 86% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 21 days. Brewster was on a 5-fight win streak with a 83% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 year, 1 month, and 9 days.
Lamon Brewster stopped Wladimir Klitschko via TKO in the 5th round of the 12-round world-title fight. Brewster improves his record to 30-2 (27 KOs), while Klitschko adds a loss to his record at 42-3.
On March 8, 2003, the 26-year-old WBO heavyweight world champion, Wladimir Klitschko (40-1, 36 KOs), faced a 37-year-old South African boxer Corrie Sanders (38-2, 28 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Klitschko came in to the fight on a 16-fight win streak with a 87% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 1 day. Sanders was on a 2-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 27 days.
Corrie Sanders made very easy work of Wladimir Klitschko, stopping the champion via TKO in the 2nd. Sanders improves his record to 39-2 (29 KOs), while Klitschko adds a loss to his record at 40-2.
On December 5, 1998, a 22-year-old Wladimir Klitschko (24-0, 21 KOs) and a 31-year-old American boxer Ross Puritty (24-13-1, 21 KOs) met in the ring in a heavyweight bout.
Klitschko came in to the fight on a 24-fight win streak with a 87% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 21 days. Puritty was on a 1-fight win streak with a 55% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 29 days.
Ross Puritty stopped Wladimir Klitschko via TKO in the 11th round. Puritty improves his record to 25-13-1 (22 KOs), while Klitschko adds a loss to his record at 24-1.