Vitali Klitschko weighed in at 249 pounds yesterday in preparation for putting his WBC belt on the line against contender Juan Carlos Gomez, who tipped the scales at 230.4 pounds, tonight in Stuttgard, Germany.
ESPN Classic and espn360.com will televise their first ever heavyweight championship tilt in the history of the mega sports cable channel live at 6:00 PM/ET/3:00 PM/PT.
ESPN2 re-airs at 7 PM/ET/4 PM/PT.
Said Klitschko at the weigh-in: “We have been talking enough. Now, I will let my fists do the talking.”
Said Gomez: “I will embarrass Vitali in a way that he will quit boxing. I am sure to win the belt.”
The heavyweight pair have a combined 80 career wins between them, with 70 coming by way of knockout. Gomez, 44-1 (35), is the mandatory challenger for Klitschko, 36-2 (35).
This will be Klitschko's first title defense since a electrifying KO of Samuel Peter in October, regaining his belt after a prolonged, four-year hiatus due to a knee injury.
Thus Vitali joined his brother Wladimir as the only pair of siblings to hold versions of the heavyweight title simultaneously.
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