FRANKFURT – World heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko is retiring from boxing after undergoing an operation on his knee.
“It’s a hard decision to take,” Klitschko said in a statement. “But I’d like to go out at the top and with my departure open the way for my successors.”Klitschko was forced to pull out of his World Boxing Council (WBC) title defence against Hasim Rahman after injuring his knee while sparring.The Ukrainian, who twice pulled out of fights with Rahman earlier this year because of thigh and back problems, suffered the injury to his right knee last Thursday in Los Angeles.- Nampa-Reuters”But I’d like to go out at the top and with my departure open the way for my successors.”Klitschko was forced to pull out of his World Boxing Council (WBC) title defence against Hasim Rahman after injuring his knee while sparring.The Ukrainian, who twice pulled out of fights with Rahman earlier this year because of thigh and back problems, suffered the injury to his right knee last Thursday in Los Angeles.- Nampa-Reuters
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