Makijs
05-10-2004, 20:45
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/boxing/3718240.stm
Klitschkos to go it alone
Wladimir (left) and Vitali want to control their own destinies
WBC champion Vitali Klitschko and his younger brother Wladimir have announced plans to promote their own fights.
The Ukrainian heavyweights are in a court battle to end their contract with German promoter Klaus-Peter Kohl.
And on Tuesday, they all but ruled out the possibility of one day signing up with the likes of Don King or Bob Arum.
"We're not ending with one promoter to change to another," said Vitali, who confirmed he and his brother would each have fights in Germany in 2005.
The pair have already formed an LA-based company called Firma K 2 and have signed Mike Tyson's manager Shelly Finkel as an adviser.
Klitschkos to go it alone
Wladimir (left) and Vitali want to control their own destinies
WBC champion Vitali Klitschko and his younger brother Wladimir have announced plans to promote their own fights.
The Ukrainian heavyweights are in a court battle to end their contract with German promoter Klaus-Peter Kohl.
And on Tuesday, they all but ruled out the possibility of one day signing up with the likes of Don King or Bob Arum.
"We're not ending with one promoter to change to another," said Vitali, who confirmed he and his brother would each have fights in Germany in 2005.
The pair have already formed an LA-based company called Firma K 2 and have signed Mike Tyson's manager Shelly Finkel as an adviser.