A few days ago, it was announced that former heavyweight champions Lennox Lewis and Vitali Klitschko were going to trade punches in an exhibition fight during the World Boxing Council's convention - which takes place between September 30 and October 5 at the Fairmont Grand Hotel of Kiev in Ukraine.
Back in 2003, Lewis (41-2-1, 32 KOs) had to dig deep to secure a sixth round stoppage of Klitschko (45-2, 41 KOs) to retain the WBC heavyweight belt in Los Angeles. Klitschko came in as a late replacement for an injured Kirk Johnson.
Despite numerous offers to fight Klitschko in a rematch, Lewis (now 52-years-old) would announcement his retirement and never fought again.
Klitschko continued his career, captured the WBC heavyweight title on two occasions, and stopped fighting for good after a win over Manuel Charr in 2013.
According to the World Boxing Council - Lewis' handlers reached out to the sanctioning body and advised them that nobody has been in contact with their team to discuss the idea of an exhibition fight with Klitschko (now 46-years-old).
Klitschko's official website discussed the exhibition with Lewis, but the former unified champion appears to be in the dark.
2023-10-21 10:05:33
