Vitali Klitschko (Dr. Ironfist) is a 53-year-old retired Ukrainian professional boxer. He is a former heavyweight world champion with 4 world-title wins. In a career spanning 15 years, 9 months, and 23 days, Klitschko amassed a record of 45-2, which includes 41 wins via KO, 12 of which were in world-title fights. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 2018.
Vitali Klitschko was born in Belovodskoye, Kirghiz SSR, Soviet Union on July 19, 1971. He made his professional debut at the age of 25 years on November 16, 1996 against Tony Bradham. Klitschko defeated Bradham via 2nd round KO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Klitschko became a world champion at the age of 27 after 24 professional fights. He challenged Herbie Hide for the WBO heavyweight title and stopped the champion in the 2nd of the 12-round fight, winning his first world title.
He then went on to successfully win the WBC and The Ring heavyweight world titles as well.
Klitschko's last fight was a 4th-round TKO victory over Manuel Charr at age 41, on September 8, 2012, in which he successfully defended his WBC heavyweight championship.
Some of Vitali Klitschko's best fights have been against Corrie Sanders, Herbie Hide, Tomasz Adamek, Samuel Peter, Shannon Briggs, Juan Carlos Gómez, and Chris Arreola. For a complete list of Klitschko's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Vitali Klitschko".
Klitschko has just 2 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Vitali Klitschko Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
47 | Sep 08, 2012 | 41 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
46 | Feb 18, 2012 | 40 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
45 | Sep 10, 2011 | 40 | ![]() | win | TKO 10 |
44 | Mar 19, 2011 | 39 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
43 | Oct 16, 2010 | 39 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
42 | May 29, 2010 | 38 | ![]() | win | KO 10 |
41 | Dec 12, 2009 | 38 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
40 | Sep 26, 2009 | 38 | ![]() | win | RTD 10 |
39 | Mar 21, 2009 | 37 | ![]() | win | TKO 9 |
38 | Oct 11, 2008 | 37 | ![]() | win | RTD 8 |
37 | Dec 11, 2004 | 33 | ![]() | win | TKO 8 |
36 | Apr 24, 2004 | 32 | ![]() | win | TKO 8 |
35 | Dec 06, 2003 | 32 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
34 | Jun 21, 2003 | 31 | ![]() | loss | TKO 6 |
33 | Nov 23, 2002 | 31 | ![]() | win | TKO 10 |
32 | Feb 08, 2002 | 30 | ![]() | win | TKO 11 |
31 | Dec 08, 2001 | 30 | ![]() | win | TKO 11 |
30 | Jan 27, 2001 | 29 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
29 | Nov 25, 2000 | 29 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
28 | Apr 01, 2000 | 28 | ![]() | loss | RTD 9 |
27 | Dec 11, 1999 | 28 | ![]() | win | RTD 9 |
26 | Oct 09, 1999 | 28 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
25 | Jun 26, 1999 | 27 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
24 | Feb 20, 1999 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
23 | Dec 05, 1998 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
22 | Oct 24, 1998 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
21 | Aug 11, 1998 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
20 | Jun 05, 1998 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
19 | May 02, 1998 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
18 | Apr 18, 1998 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
17 | Mar 20, 1998 | 26 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
16 | Mar 07, 1998 | 26 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
15 | Jan 30, 1998 | 26 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
14 | Jan 17, 1998 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
13 | Dec 20, 1997 | 26 | ![]() | win | KO 5 |
12 | Nov 29, 1997 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
11 | Nov 08, 1997 | 26 | ![]() | win | KO 6 |
10 | Oct 04, 1997 | 26 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
9 | Jun 14, 1997 | 25 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
8 | May 10, 1997 | 25 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
7 | Apr 12, 1997 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
6 | Mar 08, 1997 | 25 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
5 | Feb 22, 1997 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
4 | Jan 25, 1997 | 25 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
3 | Dec 21, 1996 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
2 | Nov 30, 1996 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
1 | Nov 16, 1996 | 25 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |