Vitali Klitschko's Great 5: This career must continue!
The date is September 8, 2012. At the age of 41 years and 51 days, Vitali Klitschko entered the professional ring for the 47th time. Traditionally, the Ukrainian's fight is for the heavyweight world title. In fact, his last 11 games have been in such circumstances. Win all…
Next up is Manuel Char, today known as Mahmoud Char. The "Diamond Boy" was born in Lebanon, has Syrian roots and a German passport. More importantly, he has remarkable boxing ability. At the time of the clash with Klitschko, Manuel was 27 years old, making him 14 years younger. Infinitely more inexperienced, but also undefeated in the ring. His statistics include 21 wins. Ironically, the last one is against the Ukrainian Taras Bidenko. But the next Ukrainian is on a whole other level.
Even before the meeting, the older of the Klitschko brothers announced that this would probably be his last professional match. Before the start of the match, his wife - Jennifer Rush, sings in the ring. The spectators of the event are 220 million people.
Klitschko dominated the ring from the start. Throughout, Char's chances look slim, although he lands a couple of good punches late in the first round. His request to become world champion seems difficult to fulfill. In the second round he finds himself on the floor, but the gong saves him.
In the 4th, everything ends. The wounds on Manuel's face are so serious that the referee ends the fight. Vitali wins by TKO, although Char protests the stoppage. And it probably saves him a serious headache.
Everyone is wondering if Klitschko will really give up on professional sports. The Ukrainian announces that his next goal is the parliamentary elections in his homeland, in which he is the leader of one of the new parties in the country. However, it is expected that his next opponent in the ring will be Bermain Stephen, and the stake will again be the world title. Unfortunately, that doesn't happen. The match with Char is the last in Vitaly's career.