Vitali Klitschko (45-2, 41) was born in Belovodskoye, Kirghiz SSR, Soviet Union on July 19, 1971. At the age of 25 years on November 16, 1996, he made his professional boxing debut against Tony Bradham, winning the fight via 2nd-round KO.
On his 25th career fight at 27 years old, Klitschko became a heavyweight world champion on June 26, 1999 after defeating Herbie Hide via 2nd-round KO to win the WBO title.
Klitschko's last fight was a heavyweight (WBC) world-title defense against Manuel Charr on September 8, 2012. He stopped Charr via TKO in the 4th round, successfully defending the title. He retired with a 13-fight winning streak.
Some of Vitali Klitschko's best fights have been against Kevin Johnson, Shannon Briggs, Herbie Hide, Juan Carlos Gómez, Tomasz Adamek, Samuel Peter and Chris Arreola. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Vitali Klitschko".
Klitschko has 2 losses on his boxing record. For details about these losses refer to "Vitali Klitschko Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
47  | Sep 8, 2012 41 years, 1 months 45-2 (41) | 27 years, 10 months 21-0 (11) | HW | 4 | TKO | Win Defended WBC |
46  | Feb 18, 2012 40 years, 6 months 44-2 (40) | 28 years, 1 month 15-2 (9) | HW | 12 | UD | Win Defended WBC |
45  | Sep 10, 2011 40 years, 1 months 43-2 (40) | 34 years, 9 months 44-1 (28) | HW | 10 | TKO | Win Defended WBC |
44 | Mar 19, 2011 39 years, 8 months 42-2 (39) | Odlanier Solís | HW | 1 | KO | Win Defended WBC |
43  | Oct 16, 2010 39 years, 2 months 41-2 (38) | 38 years, 10 months 51-5-1 (45) | HW | 12 | UD | Win Defended WBC |
42 | May 29, 2010 38 years, 10 months 40-2 (38) | Albert Sosnowski | HW | 10 | KO | Win Defended WBC |
41  | Dec 12, 2009 38 years, 4 months 39-2 (37) | 30 years, 3 months 22-0-1 (9) | HW | 12 | UD | Win Defended WBC |
40  | Sep 26, 2009 38 years, 2 months 38-2 (37) | 28 years, 6 months 27-0 (24) | HW | 10 | RTD | Win Defended WBC |
39  | Mar 21, 2009 37 years, 8 months 37-2 (36) | 35 years, 7 months 44-1 (35) | HW | 9 | TKO | Win Defended WBC |
38  | Oct 11, 2008 37 years, 2 months 36-2 (35) | 28 years, 1 month 30-1 (23) | HW | 8 | RTD | Win Won WBC |
37  | Dec 11, 2004 33 years, 4 months 35-2 (34) | 31 years, 4 months 32-3 (27) | HW | 8 | TKO | Win Defended WBC, The Ring |
36  | Apr 24, 2004 32 years, 9 months 34-2 (33) | 38 years, 3 months 39-2 (29) | HW | 8 | TKO | Win Won WBC, The Ring Vacant |
35  | Dec 6, 2003 32 years, 4 months 33-2 (32) | 31 years, 5 months 34-1-1 (25) | 2 | TKO | Win | |
34  | Jun 21, 2003 31 years, 11 months 32-2 (31) | 37 years, 9 months 40-2-1 (31) | HW | 6 | TKO | Loss For WBC, The Ring |
33 | Nov 23, 2002 31 years, 4 months 32-1 (31) | Larry Donald | HW | 10 | TKO | Win |
32 | Feb 8, 2002 30 years, 6 months 31-1 (30) | Vaughn Bean | HW | 11 | TKO | Win |
31  | Dec 8, 2001 30 years, 4 months 30-1 (29) | 34 years, 11 months 28-14-3 (24) | HW | 11 | TKO | Win |
30  | Jan 27, 2001 29 years, 6 months 29-1 (28) | 35 years, 3 months 51-6 (27) | HW | 1 | KO | Win |
29 | Nov 25, 2000 29 years, 4 months 28-1 (27) | Timo Hoffmann | HW | 12 | UD | Win |
28  | Apr 1, 2000 28 years, 8 months 27-1 (27) | 29 years, 7 months 30-1 (18) | HW | 9 | RTD | Loss Lost WBO |
27 | Dec 11, 1999 28 years, 4 months 27-0 (27) | Obed Sullivan | HW | 9 | RTD | Win Defended WBO |
26 | Oct 9, 1999 28 years, 2 months 26-0 (26) | Ed Mahone | HW | 3 | TKO | Win Defended WBO |
25  | Jun 26, 1999 27 years, 11 months 25-0 (25) | 27 years, 9 months 31-1 (30) | HW | 2 | KO | Win Won WBO |
24 | Feb 20, 1999 27 years, 7 months 24-0 (24) | Ismael Youla | HW | 2 | TKO | Win |
23 | Dec 5, 1998 27 years, 4 months 23-0 (23) | Francesco Spinelli | HW | 1 | TKO | Win |
22 | Oct 24, 1998 27 years, 3 months 22-0 (22) | Mario Schiesser | HW | 2 | TKO | Win |
21 | Aug 11, 1998 27 years 21-0 (21) | Ricardo Kennedy | 1 | TKO | Win | |
20  | Jun 5, 1998 26 years, 10 months 20-0 (20) | 35 years, 2 months 38-14-1 (27) | 2 | TKO | Win | |
19 | May 2, 1998 26 years, 9 months 19-0 (19) | Dicky Ryan | HW | 5 | TKO | Win |
18  | Apr 18, 1998 26 years, 8 months 18-0 (18) | 33 years, 4 months 18-6 (10) | 2 | TKO | Win | |
17 | Mar 20, 1998 26 years, 8 months 17-0 (17) | Levi Billups | 2 | KO | Win | |
16 | Mar 7, 1998 26 years, 7 months 16-0 (16) | Louis Monaco | 3 | KO | Win | |
15 | Jan 30, 1998 26 years, 6 months 15-0 (15) | Alben Belinski | 2 | KO | Win | |
14 | Jan 17, 1998 26 years, 5 months 14-0 (14) | Marcus Rhode | 2 | TKO | Win | |
13 | Dec 20, 1997 26 years, 5 months 13-0 (13) | Anthony Willis | 5 | KO | Win | |
12 | Nov 29, 1997 26 years, 4 months 12-0 (12) | Herman Delgado | 3 | TKO | Win | |
11 | Nov 8, 1997 26 years, 3 months 11-0 (11) | Gilberto Williamson | 6 | KO | Win | |
10 | Oct 4, 1997 26 years, 2 months 10-0 (10) | Will Hinton | 2 | KO | Win | |
9 | Jun 14, 1997 25 years, 10 months 9-0 (9) | Jimmy Haynes | 2 | KO | Win | |
8 | May 10, 1997 25 years, 9 months 8-0 (8) | Cleveland Woods | 2 | KO | Win | |
7 | Apr 12, 1997 25 years, 8 months 7-0 (7) | Derrick Roddy | 2 | TKO | Win | |
6 | Mar 8, 1997 25 years, 7 months 6-0 (6) | Calvin Jones | 1 | KO | Win | |
5 | Feb 22, 1997 25 years, 7 months 5-0 (5) | Troy Roberts | 2 | TKO | Win | |
4 | Jan 25, 1997 25 years, 6 months 4-0 (4) | Mike Acklie | 1 | KO | Win | |
3 | Dec 21, 1996 25 years, 5 months 3-0 (3) | Brian Sargent | 2 | TKO | Win | |
2 | Nov 30, 1996 25 years, 4 months 2-0 (2) | Frantisek Sumina | 1 | TKO | Win | |
1 | Nov 16, 1996 25 years, 3 months 1-0 (1) | Tony Bradham | 2 | KO | Win |
