WBC HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE FIGHT
POST FINANCE ARENA
BERNE, SWITZERLAND
DECEMBER 12, 2009
KLITSCHKO VS. JOHNSON WEIGH-IN RESULTS
WBC HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE WORLD
Vitali Klitschko (38-2, 37KO) and Kevin “Kingpin” Johnson (22-0-1, 9KO) both weighed in today in anticipation of their upcoming bout this Saturday in Bern, Switzerland, for Vitali’s WBC Heavyweight Championship. The bout will be broadcast live on Germany’s RTL television and shown tape delayed in the U.S. on HBO.
WBC CHAMPION VITALI KLITSCHKO WEIGHED IN AT 246.9 LBS.
CHALLENGER KEVIN “KINGPIN” JOHNSON WEIGHED IN AT 242.5 LBS.
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THIS WILL BE WBC’S 1, 766 CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE FIGHT IN THE 46 YEAR HISTORY OF THE WBC
VITALY KLITSCHKO (Ukraine)
WBC Champion
Nationality: Ukraine
Date of Birth: July 19, 1971
Birthplace: Kiev, Ukraine
Resides in: Los Ángeles, Ca.
Record: 38-2-0, 3376 KO’s
Age: 38
Guard: Orthodox
Alias: ‘The Doctor’
Total rounds: 167
Manager: Bernd Boente
Promoter: K2 Promotions
KEVIN JOHNSON (US)
WBC Challenger (No. 5)
Nationality: United Statates
Date of Birth: September 7, 1979
Birthplace: Asbury Park, NJ
Resides in: Atlanta, GA
Record: 22-0-1, 9 ko’s
Age: 30
Guard: Orthodox
Alias: ‘Kingpin’
Total rounds: 133
Manager: Joe DeGuardia
Promoter: Star Boxing
WBC´S HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONS
1. SONNY LISTON (US)
2. MUHAMMAD ALI (US)
3. JOE FRAZIER (US)
4. GEORGE FOREMAN (US)
5. MUHAMMAD ALI (US) *
6. LEON SPINKS (US)
7. KEN NORTON (US)
8. LARRY HOLMES (US)
9. TIM WITHERSPOON (US)
10. PINKLON THOMAS (US)
11. TREVOR BERBICK (CAN)
12. MIKE TYSON (US)
13. JAMES DOUGLAS (US)
14. EVANDER HOLYFIELD (US)
15. RIDDICK BOWE (US)
16. LENNOX LEWIS (GB)
17. OLIVER MCCALL (US)
18. FRANK BRUNO (GB)
19. MIKE TYSON (US) *
20. LENNOX LEWIS (GB) *
21. HASIM RAHMAN (US)
22. LENNOX LEWIS (GB) *
23. VITALY KLITSCHKO (UKRAINE)
24. HASIM RAHMAN (US) *
25. OLEG MASKAEV (KAZAKHSTAN)
26. SAMUEL PETER (NIGERIA)
27. VITALY KLITSCHKO (UKRAINE) *
* REGAINED WBC TOP 10
MUHAMMAD ALI
LENNOX LEWIS
LARRY HOLMES
MIKE TYSON
GEOGE FOREMAN
JOE FRAZIER
EVANDER HOLYFIELD
FRANK BRUNO
SONNY LISTON
TIM WITHERSPOON
GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION IN THE HISTORY OF THE WBC
21 WORLD CHAMPIONS RECOGNIZED BY THE WBC
OF WHICH ONLY 5 HAVE REGAINED THEIR TITLE:
MUHAMMAD ALI (US
MIKE TYSON (US
LENNOX LEWIS (GB)
HASIM RAHMAN (US)
VITALY KLITSCHKO (UKRAINE)
118 HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD TITLE FIGHTS HAVE BEEN HELD IN THE HISTORY OF THE WBC
THIS IS THE FIRST TITLE FIGHT IN SWITZERLAND IN THE HISTORY OF TH WBC
WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE BOUTS BY COUNTRY IN WBC HISTORY
USA 89
GERMANY 7
ENGLAND 6
JAPAN 3
MEXICO 2
ZAIRE 1
WALES 1
VENEZUELA 1
TURKEY 1
SOUTH AFRICA 1
RUSSIA 1
PUERTO RICO 1
PHILIPPINES 1
MALASYA 1
JAMAICA 1
CANADA 1
TOTAL 118
WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE BOUTS BY CITIES IN WBC HISTORY
ANKARA 1
ATLANTIC CITY 9
BERLIN 1
BLOOMINGTON 1
BRAKPAN 1
CANCUN 2
CARACAS 1
CARDIFF 1
CHICAGO 1
CLEVELAND 1
DETROIT 2
DUSSELDORF 1
FRANKFURT 1
HAMBURG 2
HOLLYWOOD 1
HOUSTON 4
KINGSTON 1
KINSHASA 1
KUALA LUMPUR 1
LAKE TAHOE 1
LANDOVER 2
LAS VEGAS 38
LEWISTON 1
LONDON 6
LOS ANGELES 4
MANILA 1
MEMPHIS 1
MIAMI 1
MOSCOW 1
MUNICH 1
NEW ORLEANS 1
NEW YORK 14
OMAHA 1
PHILADELPHIA 1
PITTSBURGH 1
SACRAMENTO 1
SAN JUAN 1
SCRANTON 1
ST. LOUIS 1
STUTTGART 1
TOKYO 3
TORONTO 1
UNCASVILLE 1
TOTAL 118
WBC HEAVYWEIGHT MEMORABLES FIGHTS IN THE HISTORY OF THE WBC
21/05/1966 MUHAMMAD ALI – HENRY COOPER TKO 6 LONDON
10/12/1968 JOE FRAZIER – OSCAR BONAVENA DEC 15 PHILADELPHIA.
08/03/1971 JOE FRAZIER – MUHAMMAD ALI DEC 15 NEW YORK
30/10/1974 MUHAMMAD ALI – GEORGE FOREMAN KO 8 KINSHASA
01/10/1975 MUHAMMAD ALI – JOE FRAZIER TKO 15 MANILA
09/06/1978 LARRY HOLMES – KEN NORTON DEC 15 LAS VEGAS
28/09/1979 LARRY HOMES – EARNIE SHAVERS TKO 11 LAS VEGAS
02/10/1980 LARRY HOLMES – MUHAMMAD ALI TKO 11 LAS VEGAS
11/04/1981 LARRY HOLMES – TREVOR BERBICK DEC 15 LAS VEGAS
22/03/1986 TREVOR BERBICK – PINKLON THOMAS DEC 12 LAS VEGAS
11/02/1990 JAMES DOUGLAS – MIKE TYSON KO 10 TOKYO
18/03/1991 MIKE TYSON – DONOVAN RUDDOCK (ELIM.) TKO 7 LAS VEGAS
08/05/1993 LENNOX LEWIS – TONY TUCKER DEC 12 LAS VEGAS
02/09/1995 FRANK BRUNO – OLIVER MCCALL DEC 12 LONDON
19/03/1999 LENNOX LEWIS – EVANDER HOLYFIELD DRAW 12 NEW YORK
22/04/2001 HASIM RAHMAN – LENNOX LEWIS KO 5 BRAKPAN
17/11/2001 LENNOX LEWIS – HASIM RAHMAN KO 4 LAS VEGAS
08/06/2002 LENNOX LEWIS – MIKE TYSON KO 8 MEMPHIS
21/06/2003 LENNOX LEWIS – VITALI KLITSCHKO TKO 6 LOS ANGELES
24/04/2004 VITALI KLITSCHKO – CORRIE SANDERS KO 8 LOS ANGELES
18/03/2006 HASIM RAHMAN – JAMES TONEY DREW 12 ATLANTIC CITY
06/01/2007 SAMUEL PETER – JAMES TONEY (ELIMINATORY) DEC 12 HOLLYWOOD
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