Boxing: Vitali to fight Chisora in February

BERLIN: WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko will fight Britain’s Dereck Chisora on February 18 at the Olympiahalle in Munich. The 27-year-old Chisora was twice scheduled to fight Vitali’s younger brother Wladimir, who holds the WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO titles, but the Ukrainian pulled out injured both times. “Chisora has shown that he is comfortable with bigger opponents,” said Vitali. “I will prepare meticulously and will not be distracted by the big talk.” Vitali, 40, knocked out Poland’s Tomasz Adamek in his last fight on September 10 while Chisora was beaten on a split decision by Robert Helenius in a European title challenge on December 3.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 15^th, 2011.