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[Glax0r]

Klitschko Refutes Reports, Says Hand Is Fine; To Face Holyfield Next?

July 9, 2007 12:17 p.m. EST

Eric Williams - Sports Reporter

New York, NY (AHN) - Wladimir Klitschko, the reigning heavyweight champion for boxing's alphabet soup IBF and IBO organizations, says that a report stating that the Russian boxer broke his hand during his win over Lamon Brewster, is false.

Klitschko pounded Brewster unmercifully throughout the fight, forcing a stoppage when Brewster refused to come out of his corner for the seventh round.

However, Klitschko's assistant trainer, Jamen Ali Bashir, allegedly told AP that Klitschko had sustained a broken middle finger during the bout.

"What are they saying about my hand over there?" Klitschko said in a telephone interview from Germany. "It's not broken. It's not a big issue. There is some damage but it's not that serious. Sometimes when you fight your hand swells up. In a couple of weeks I'll be fine. It's my health and people like to talk about it a lot."

Brewster was the fourth straight American boxer Klitschko has stopped - all in less than seven rounds.

SI reports that four-time heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield is interested in fighting Klitschko. Holyfield just defeated Lou Savarese on June 30 in a tenth-round decision. The 45-year-old has won his last four fights over two years and owns a 42-8-2 record with 27 knockouts in a career that dates back to 1984.

Klitschko said he will consider Holyfield, but is also looking for a unification bout with the winner of the fight between WBO champion Sultan Ibragimov and WBA champ Ruslan Chagaev that will take place in October.

"We need one champion," said Klitschko.

[daprofessor]

if he fights holyfield he will lose.

[chupacabra]

if he fights holyfield he will lose.

:blink:

if he fights the winner of the chagaev v ibragimov fight, he MIGHT lose.

[North Star]

if he fights holyfield he will lose.

:lol:

Doubt that DP! Wlad is on top of his game right now and will probably KO Holyfield early. This is not a good fight for Holyfield IMO!

[ender]

if he fights holyfield he will lose.

That's a bold statement , man. I will say this for Holy, he will bring the most experience of any heavy out there. That alone will make it tough on Wlad. Not sure I want to see it.

[daprofessor]

:lol:

Doubt that DP! Wlad is on top of his game right now and will probably KO Holyfield early. This is not a good fight for Holyfield IMO!

holyfield is a man on a mission....he will fight the fight of his life.....klit will underestimate him.......holyfield has God on his side. u can't compete with that. -_-

i said this after i witnessed his first comeback fight. he still has it......don't let the bird, toney and donald fights fool u.