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ESPN Classic Will Air Ruslan Chagaev vs. Wladimir Klitschko

By Michael David SmithJun 12th 2009 – 7:53PM

The upcoming heavyweight title fight between Wladimir Klitschko and Ruslan Chagaev will have an American television home, as ESPN Classic has decided to show the fight live from Germany on Saturday afternoon, June 20. Dan Rafael of ESPN.com reports that after HBO passed, ESPN Classic decided to pick up the fight. So it...

Wladimir Klitschko vs. Ruslan Chagaev: How Will We Watch?

By Michael David SmithJun 8th 2009 – 7:07PM

Wladimir Klitschko and Ruslan Chagaev have agreed to fight on June 20 in Germany, and I suppose that's the best possible outcome after David Haye dropped out of the fight. But HBO has decided to pass on televising Klitschko vs. Chagaev, and that means that with just 12 days to go, we have no idea which American TV channel...

David Haye vs. Wladimir Klitschko Off, Klitschko Still Wants to Box Someone

By Michael David SmithJun 3rd 2009 – 6:29PM

The June 20 heavyweight title fight between Wladimir Klitschko and David Haye has been canceled, with Haye saying he won't be able to box because of an injury. Klitschko, however, says he still intends to show up and fight someone on June 20 at the Veltins Arena in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, where around 50,000 tickets have...

Ruslan Chagaev Pulls Out of Title Fight; Unification Dreams Remain Far-Fetched

By Josh AlperMay 6th 2008 – 6:15PM

I'm beginning to wonder what is more likely to happen during my lifetime - the discovery of life on Mars or a unified heavyweight title. I'd love to say the latter because I think it would be good for a sport I enjoy but year after year goes by without any movement toward that end. A big part of the problem has been Ruslan...

Will Klitschko Brothers' Refusal to Fight Each Other Prevent Heavyweight Title Unification?

By Michael David SmithFeb 24th 2008 – 9:56AM

We're one step closer to having a unified heavyweight boxing champion after Wladimir Klitschko defeated Sultan Ibragimov to add the WBO title belt to the IBF title belt he already owned. And we'll get another step closer if, as expected, Klitschko next fights WBA champion Ruslan Chagaev. But what about the fourth and final...

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