Vladimir Klitschko is a Ukrainian IBF heavyweight world boxing champion with a PhD in sports science and an avid interest in chess. Last Saturday he defeated his American boxing challenger Ray Austin with a flury of punches in the second round of their fight.
Dr. Vladimir Vladimirowitsch Klitschko, who turns 31 in a two weeks, was born in Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan
In April 2006 Klitschko captured IBF and the IBO world heavyweight championships. He went on to become – the "man to beat" in the heavyweight division. His camp hopes for a unification fight against WBC champion Nikolai Valuev,
Mr Klitschko, lives in Beverly Hills, California, where he trains with his older brother, former heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko. Both Klitschko brothers are avid chess players and have visited the ChessBase office in Hamburg
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