Klitschko, lord of boxing ring
Dusseldorf (Germany), March 4: World champion Wladimir Klitschko has issued a warning to any fighters looking to step up to the heavyweight division to think twice after he knocked out Jean-marc Mormeck.
The 35-year-old defend his IBF, IBO, WBO and WBA titles, needing just four rounds to knock-out Mormeck, who stepped up from cruiserweight two years ago, and made good his promise to make the Frenchman the 50th KO of his career.
Last July, Klitschko beat Britain’s David Haye, who had also stepped up from cruiserweight, to claim the WBA title.
The champion said promising cruiserweights and light heavyweights to carefully consider any challenge for a world heavyweight title.
“I think all the light heavyweights who have ambitions to get into heavyweight division should think twice,” he said, having claimed the 57th win of his career with just three defeats in 60 fights. “Jean-marc wanted to believe I was weak at this point but I wanted to prove that my chin was solid,” he added after Mormeck had threatened to “smash” the Ukrainian’s “glass-jaw” in the pre-fight build up.
“From the first round, I set the pace and I controlled the fight. I expected him to come forward and I also knew he had no chance of succeeding with his plan. He insisted on it, however, and the end was inevitable.” — AFP