Boxing: Klitschko reveals 2012 plans

BERLIN: World heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko will defend his WBC belt against British fighters Dereck Chisora and David Haye in 2012 before deciding whether to retire or not. The 40-year-old Klitschko will fight Chisora on February 18 in Munich with a potential bout against former champion Haye pencilled in for June. Klitschko, who turns 41 on July 19, says he has no desire to become the world’s oldest heavyweight champion. “The fans can decide whether or not I have enough steam left in my fists,” said Klitschko. “I will not break the age record of George Foreman, who was still boxing when he was 45.”

Published in The Express Tribune, December 13^th, 2011.