Wladimir Klitschko is a Ukrainian former professional boxer born March 25, 1976, in Semipalatinsk, Kazakh SSR, who won Olympic super heavyweight gold at the 1996 Atlanta Games before turning professional. He held unified heavyweight world titles, including the WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO belts, for a record 4,382 days, made a record 23 successful heavyweight title defenses, and retired with a professional record of 64 wins, 53 by knockout, against 5 losses. His notable victories include David Haye, Ruslan Chagaev and Chris Byrd twice, he was later beaten by Anthony Joshua in 2017, and he was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2021.
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Career HighlightHeld multiple heavyweight world championships between 2000 and 2015, including unified titles between 2008 and 2015. 1 Classification
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What was the Klitschko Era in heavyweight boxing?
The Klitschko Era is the 2004 to 2015 stretch when Wladimir and Vitali Klitschko dominated heavyweight boxing.
The Klitschko Era is the name typically given to the period from 2004 to 2015, when Wladimir Klitschko and his brother Vitali, himself a multiple-time world champion, dominated heavyweight boxing.
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Wladimir Klitschko (born 25 March 1976) is a Ukrainian former professional boxer who competed from 1996 to 2017.
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He held multiple heavyweight world championships between 2000 and 2015, including unified titles between 2008 and 2015.
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Wladimir Klitschko (born 25 March 1976) is a Ukrainian former professional boxer who competed from 1996 to 2017.
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Wladimir Klitschko (born 25 March 1976) is a Ukrainian former professional boxer who competed from 1996 to 2017.
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He defeated Lezin later that year on points (4-1) in the semi-finals at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.
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