Posted June 19th, 2009 by admin | 536 views  
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Boxing Event :
Wladimir Klitschko (52-3, 46 KOs) vs. Ruslan Chagaev (25-0-1, 17 KOs)
At Stake : IBF Heavyweight Title
Where/Venue of the Fights Live : Veltins Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Live Broadcast/Telecast : TBA
When / What Time is the Fight (Schedule) : Saturday, June 20, 2009
Replay : TBA
BoxingVid Predictions : Klitshcko Wins Via Late-Round Stoppage
Gate Tickets : 60,000 Tickets Sold Out
Undercard / Fight Card List : See Below
Betting Odds : To Follow
Weigh-In Results : To Follow
Winner Results : TBD

Wladimir Klitschko, moving in the shadows of his older brother Vitali Klitscho for most of their boxing career, tries to establish himself as the premiere Heavyweight of our generation by entering the ring with Ruslan Chagaev, a game challenge, and not a far throw from original challenger David Haye who backed out a month ago with a back injury. The fight will be held in Germany, amidst 60,000 fans, and will be the biggest fight there since Schmeling boxed Adolf Heuser in the 1930’s.

The Klitschko brothers have a foothold of the top of the Heavyweight Division right now, but both said they will not fight against each another. The nearest challenger, and perhaps the most intriguing one, is British phenom David Haye, who was a knockout artist cruiserweight champion and was moving up in weight to fight Vladimir. Haye has fought only twice or thrice as a heavyweight and that’s where the intrigue lies. Could he have mustered the strength to KO Klitscko? Probably. We might have to wait until September or October though to see a Klitshcko-Haye match.

In the meantime, Ruslan Chagaev is a worthy challenger who was supposed to fight Nikolai Value for the WBA belt last month but was pulled out of the fight because of Hepatitis B antigen found in his body. Doctors assured Chagaev as fit-to-fight in Germany, and has the boxing smarts and power to give Wladimir a run for his money.

The fight may be broadcasted live in free streaming online video in streaming sites like justin.tv and ustream.tv. Sopcast users may also want to share server settings for this big Heavyweight fight.

Here are some knockout video highlights and replays rom Youtube from the two fighters.

Watch out for the weigh-in results and highlights of the fight.

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