On April 24, 2004, a 32-year-old Vitali Klitschko (33-2, 32 KOs) got a shot at the The Ring heavyweight title held by 38-year-old South African boxer Corrie Sanders (39-2, 29 KOs) and the vacant WBC title.
Klitschko came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 91% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 18 days. Sanders was on a 3-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 year, 1 month, and 16 days.
Vitali Klitschko stopped the champion via TKO in the 8th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and is crowned the new WBC and The Ring heavyweight champion. Klitschko improves his record to 34-2 (33 KOs), while Sanders adds a loss to his record at 39-3.
On October 11, 2008, a 37-year-old Vitali Klitschko (35-2, 34 KOs) got a shot at the WBC heavyweight title held by 28-year-old Nigerian boxer Samuel Peter (30-1, 23 KOs).
Klitschko came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 91% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 years and 10 months. Peter was on a 6-fight win streak with a 74% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 7 months and 3 days.
The champion refused to continue the fight in the 8th round, and Vitali Klitschko is crowned the new WBC heavyweight world champion. Klitschko improves his record to 36-2 (35 KOs), while Peter adds a loss to his record at 30-2.
On September 10, 2011, the 40-year-old WBC heavyweight world champion, Vitali Klitschko (42-2, 39 KOs), faced a 34-year-old Polish boxer Tomasz Adamek (44-1, 28 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Klitschko came in to the fight on a 10-fight win streak with a 88% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 22 days. Adamek was on a 13-fight win streak with a 62% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 1 day.
Vitali Klitschko stopped Tomasz Adamek via TKO in the 10th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBC heavyweight title. Klitschko improves his record to 43-2 (40 KOs), while Adamek adds a loss to his record at 44-2.
On March 19, 2011, the 39-year-old WBC heavyweight world champion, Vitali Klitschko (41-2, 38 KOs), faced Odlanier Solís, in a title defense fight.
Klitschko came in to the fight on a 9-fight win streak with a 88% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 3 days.
Vitali Klitschko made quick work of Odlanier Solís, stopping the challenger via KO in the 1st. Klitschko improves his record to 42-2 (39 KOs)
On March 21, 2009, the 37-year-old WBC heavyweight world champion, Vitali Klitschko (36-2, 35 KOs), faced a 35-year-old Cuban boxer Juan Carlos Gómez (44-1, 35 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Klitschko came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 92% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 10 days. Gómez was on a 7-fight win streak with a 77% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 22 days.
Vitali Klitschko stopped Juan Carlos Gómez via TKO in the 9th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBC heavyweight title. Klitschko improves his record to 37-2 (36 KOs), while Gómez adds a loss to his record at 44-2.
On June 26, 1999, a 27-year-old Vitali Klitschko (24-0, 24 KOs) got a shot at the WBO heavyweight title held by Herbie Hide.
Klitschko came in to the fight on a 24-fight win streak with a 100% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 6 days.
Vitali Klitschko made very easy work of Herbie Hide, stopping the champion via KO in the 2nd. Klitschko improves his record to 25-0 (25 KOs)
On December 11, 2004, the 33-year-old WBC and The Ring heavyweight world champion, Vitali Klitschko (34-2, 33 KOs), faced a 31-year-old British boxer Danny Williams (32-3, 27 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Klitschko came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 91% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 17 days. Williams was on a 3-fight win streak with a 77% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 11 days.
Vitali Klitschko stopped Danny Williams via TKO in the 8th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBC and The Ring heavyweight titles. Klitschko improves his record to 35-2 (34 KOs), while Williams adds a loss to his record at 32-4.
On September 26, 2009, the 38-year-old WBC heavyweight world champion, Vitali Klitschko (37-2, 36 KOs), faced a 28-year-old American boxer Chris Arreola (27-0, 24 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Klitschko came in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 92% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 5 days. Arreola was on a 27-fight win streak with a 88% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 15 days.
The challenger refused to continue the fight in the 10th round, and Vitali Klitschko is crowned the new heavyweight world champion. Klitschko improves his record to 38-2 (37 KOs), while Arreola adds a loss to his record at 27-1.
On October 16, 2010, the 39-year-old WBC heavyweight world champion, Vitali Klitschko (40-2, 38 KOs), faced a 38-year-old American boxer Shannon Briggs (51-5-1, 45 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Klitschko came in to the fight on a 8-fight win streak with a 90% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 17 days. Briggs was on a 3-fight win streak with a 78% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 18 days.
Vitali Klitschko defeated Shannon Briggs via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBC heavyweight title. Klitschko improves his record to 41-2, while Briggs adds a loss to his record at 51-6-1.
On September 8, 2012, the 41-year-old WBC heavyweight world champion, Vitali Klitschko (44-2, 40 KOs), faced a 27-year-old German boxer Manuel Charr (21-0, 11 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Klitschko came in to the fight on a 12-fight win streak with a 87% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 21 days. Charr was on a 21-fight win streak with a 52% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 9 days.
Vitali Klitschko stopped Manuel Charr via TKO in the 4th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBC heavyweight title. Klitschko improves his record to 45-2 (41 KOs), while Charr adds a loss to his record at 21-1.