Vitali Klitschko
Career, Record, Stats
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's Boxing Career
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, Tomasz Adamek, Samuel Peter, Shannon Briggs, Juan Carlos Gómez, Chris Arreola, and Kirk Johnson. 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".
Vitali Klitschko's Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
47 | Sep 08, 2012 | 41 | 
Manuel Charr 27 21-0  | win | TKO 4 |
46 | Feb 18, 2012 | 40 | 
Derek Chisora 28 15-2 | win | UD 12 |
45 | Sep 10, 2011 | 40 | 
Tomasz Adamek 34 44-1 | win | TKO 10 |
44 | Mar 19, 2011 | 39 |  Odlanier Solís | win | KO 1 |
43 | Oct 16, 2010 | 39 | 
Shannon Briggs 38 51-5-1 | win | UD 12 |
42 | May 29, 2010 | 38 | Albert Sosnowski | win | KO 10 |
41 | Dec 12, 2009 | 38 | 
Kevin Johnson 30 22-0-1 | win | UD 12 |
40 | Sep 26, 2009 | 38 | 
Chris Arreola 28 27-0 | win | RTD 10 |
39 | Mar 21, 2009 | 37 | 
Juan Carlos Gómez 35 44-1 | win | TKO 9 |
38 | Oct 11, 2008 | 37 | 
Samuel Peter 28 30-1 | win | RTD 8 |
37 | Dec 11, 2004 | 33 | 
Danny Williams 31 32-3 | win | TKO 8 |
36 | Apr 24, 2004 | 32 | 
Corrie Sanders 38 39-2 | win | TKO 8 |
35 | Dec 06, 2003 | 32 | 
Kirk Johnson 31 34-1-1 | win | TKO 2 |
34 | Jun 21, 2003 | 31 | 
Lennox Lewis 37 40-2-1 | loss | TKO 6 |
33 | Nov 23, 2002 | 31 | Larry Donald | win | TKO 10 |
32 | Feb 08, 2002 | 30 | Vaughn Bean | win | TKO 11 |
31 | Dec 08, 2001 | 30 | 
Ross Puritty 34 28-14-3 | win | TKO 11 |
30 | Jan 27, 2001 | 29 | 
Orlin Norris 35 51-6 | win | KO 1 |
29 | Nov 25, 2000 | 29 | Timo Hoffmann | win | UD 12 |
28 | Apr 01, 2000 | 28 | 
Chris Byrd 29 30-1 | loss | RTD 9 |
27 | Dec 11, 1999 | 28 | Obed Sullivan | win | RTD 9 |
26 | Oct 09, 1999 | 28 | Ed Mahone | win | TKO 3 |
25 | Jun 26, 1999 | 27 | Herbie Hide | win | KO 2 |
24 | Feb 20, 1999 | 27 | Ismael Youla | win | TKO 2 |
23 | Dec 05, 1998 | 27 | Francesco Spinelli | win | TKO 1 |
22 | Oct 24, 1998 | 27 | Mario Schiesser | win | TKO 2 |
21 | Aug 11, 1998 | 27 | Ricardo Kennedy | win | TKO 1 |
20 | Jun 05, 1998 | 26 | 
José Ribalta 35 38-14-1 | win | TKO 2 |
19 | May 02, 1998 | 26 | Dicky Ryan | win | TKO 5 |
18 | Apr 18, 1998 | 26 | 
Julius Francis 33 18-6 | win | TKO 2 |
17 | Mar 20, 1998 | 26 | Levi Billups | win | KO 2 |
16 | Mar 07, 1998 | 26 | Louis Monaco | win | KO 3 |
15 | Jan 30, 1998 | 26 | Alben Belinski | win | KO 2 |
14 | Jan 17, 1998 | 26 | Marcus Rhode | win | TKO 2 |
13 | Dec 20, 1997 | 26 | Anthony Willis | win | KO 5 |
12 | Nov 29, 1997 | 26 | Herman Delgado | win | TKO 3 |
11 | Nov 08, 1997 | 26 | Gilberto Williamson | win | KO 6 |
10 | Oct 04, 1997 | 26 | Will Hinton | win | KO 2 |
9 | Jun 14, 1997 | 25 | Jimmy Haynes | win | KO 2 |
8 | May 10, 1997 | 25 | Cleveland Woods | win | KO 2 |
7 | Apr 12, 1997 | 25 | Derrick Roddy | win | TKO 2 |
6 | Mar 08, 1997 | 25 | Calvin Jones | win | KO 1 |
5 | Feb 22, 1997 | 25 | Troy Roberts | win | TKO 2 |
4 | Jan 25, 1997 | 25 | Mike Acklie | win | KO 1 |
3 | Dec 21, 1996 | 25 | Brian Sargent | win | TKO 2 |
2 | Nov 30, 1996 | 25 | Frantisek Sumina | win | TKO 1 |
1 | Nov 16, 1996 | 25 | Tony Bradham | win | KO 2 |