IBF, WBA, WBO Heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko will defend his title on November 10th against against undefeated 6’7″ Mariusz Wach in Hamburg, Germany according to Dan Rafael of espn.com
“The big challenge for me is Wach’s height,” Klitschko said. “It is the first time that I am facing an opponent who is taller than me and has a better reach. He is unbeaten, a big puncher and has an irrepressible will.”
“My fellow countrymen Adamek and Sosnowski did not have what it takes to beat a Klitschko,” Wach said. “I am not a former cruiserweight (like Adamek) but a real heavyweight. Klitschko will take a lot of hard punches before I knock him out. I will be the first Polish world heavyweight champion.”
Said Bernd Boente, Klitschko’s manager, “(Trainer) Manny (Steward) and Wladimir both think that Wladimir shows his best performances when he is active.”
“To fight in Hamburg once again is very special to me,” he said. “Here I started my professional career, and last year Vitali’s and my dream to unify all heavyweight titles in the Klitschko family became true.”
