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The Vitali Klitschko vs. Juan Carlos Gomez WBC heavyweight championship title defense contested in Stuttgart on Saturday was a big hit in Germany and throughout Europe. Vitali’s ninth round knockout victory over challenger Gomez was watched by a sold out crowd of 12,500 spectators.

Last night at Hans Martin Schleyer Halle in Stuttgart, WBC Heavyweight Champion Vitali Klitschko retained his crown with a win over former WBC Cruiserweight titlist. This was a messy bout, from start to finish, marred by many clinches, collisions, missed punches, and plain old awkwardness on the part of both …

“The fight is on!” states Arena CEO Ahmet Öner after a long meeting with members of the Klitschko management group and K2 promotions regarding the ring size for tomorrow’s WBC heavyweight championship between Vitali Klitschko and Juan Carlos Gomez. Less than 24 hours before the big fight, a measurement of …

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 …

Former WBC Heavyweight Champion Samuel Peter, 32-2 (23), is a man of his word. After losing his title to Vitali Klitschko last October in Germany, the powerful slugger vowed to redeem himself by taking on the best the division has to offer on his road back to the top.

Juan Carlos Gomez’s trainer Orlando Cuellar has lead a career full of upsets, coaching the “Road Warrior”, Glen Johnson, to numerous spectacular wins including a sensational ninth round KO over former pound-for-pound-king Roy Jones junior. “I remember that Glen was the 7:1 underdog at that fight”, states Cuellar. “I didn’t …

© ARENA Box-Promotion Five days before the great showdown between WBC Heavyweight Champion Vitali Klitschko and no. 1 contender Juan Carlos Gomez, it was Team Gomez who clearly won the “first round” at today’s press conference in Stuttgart.

© ARENA Box-Promotion With only nine days to go, Team Gomez are just putting the finishing touches on the preparation for the great March 21 showdown against WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko.

In only 10 days, WBC Heavyweight Champion Vitali Klitschko and no. 1 contender Juan Carlos Gomez will finally meet at Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle in Stuttgart, Germany. Gomez’ promoter Ahmet Öner thinks that this fight will help bringing heavyweight boxing back into the focus of public interest. Question: Mr. Öner, what do you …

11 days before facing WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko in Stuttgart, “The Black Panther”, Juan Carlos Gomez, is very confident regarding his chances for the fight. “I have never been this well prepared and this fired up for a fight”, states Gomez. “Vitali will be surprised to see what I …

In a four round super featherweight contest in Baden-Baden, Germany, Gabor Veto from Hungary took on tough opponent Arthur ʽKingʽ Hambardzumyan from Armenia for his professional debut. Veto came off a very successful amateur career, having fought in many EABA tournaments and international championships as a member of Hungarian national …

WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko and his mandatory challenger Juan Carlos Gomez met at Hamburg airport yesterday for the first time before stepping into the ring on March 21 in Stuttgart, Germany. Klitschko’s ‘warm reception’? “Juan, my friend, I am sorry that I have to beat you up!” The “Black …