Wladimir Klitschko to defend WBO title against Corrie Sanders
Canadian Press
Thursday, January 30, 2003
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HANNOVER, Germany (AP) - Wladimir Klitschko will defend his WBO heavyweight title on March 8 against South African Corrie Sanders.
The announcement was made Thursday, and the fight will take place in Hannover. Klitschko, 40-1 with 37 knockouts, retained his title when he stopped Jameel McCline after 10 rounds on Dec. 8.
His older brother, Vitali, is scheduled to face Lennox Lewis for the WBC heavyweight title in April. The Ukrainian-born brothers fight out of Germany.
Sanders has a record of 36-2 with 26 knockouts.