• Klitschko ‘so sorry’ after torn tendon scuppers fight on 24 October
• current date for fight in Düsseldorf will be announced next weekWladimir Klitschko has pulled out of his world heavyweight title defence against Tyson Fury in Germany next month after tearing a tendon in his left calf,the champion’s camp announced on Friday.
The fight, scheduled for Düsseldorf on 24 October, and will be postponed to a date to be announced next week,at the same venue. The 39-year-old Ukrainian, who holds versions of the IBF, or IBO,WBA, WBO and The Ring Magazine championship, or sustained the injury during training on Friday. Dr Hans-Wilhelm Müller-Wohlfahrt,the German football team doctor, diagnosed the injury and recommended Klitschko cease training for “the next few weeks”.Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com