GERMANY: BOXING - HEAVYWEIGHTS VLADIMIR KLITCHKO OF UKRAINE AND AMERICAN CHRIS BYRD FLEX MUSCLES IN DEPARTMENT STORE AHEAD OF UPCOMING BOUT

Record ID: 646129

  • Title: GERMANY: BOXING - HEAVYWEIGHTS VLADIMIR KLITCHKO OF UKRAINE AND AMERICAN CHRIS BYRD FLEX MUSCLES IN DEPARTMENT STORE AHEAD OF UPCOMING BOUT
  • Date: 13th October 2000
  • Summary: COLOGNE, GERMANY (OCTOBER 11, 2000) (REUTERS) 1. EXTERIOR COLOGNE DEPARTMENT STORE 2. VARIOUS OF FANS WAITING NEXT TO BOXING RING 3. VLADIMIR KLITCHKO ARRIVING FOR TRAINING 4. KLITCHKO STRETCHING 5. CAMERA CREWS FILMING 6. VARIOUS OF KLITCHKO AND TRAINER TRAINING 7. APPLAUSE 8. (SOUNDBITE) (German) VLADIMIR KLITCHKO SAYING: "The main thing is to watch the fight. It will be carried live on television and this fight is very important to me." 9. FANS TAKING PICTURES 10. CHRIS BYRD GETS INTO BOXING RING 11. AUDIENCE APPLAUDING 12. BYRD TRAINING WITH TRAINER 13. CAMERA CREWS FILMING 14. BYRD TRAINING WITH TRAINER 15. APPLAUSE FOR BYRD 16. MORE OF BYRD TRAINING 17. FANS WATCHING 18. BYRD POSING FOR FANS 19. BYRD SIGNING POSTER 20. FANS WATCHING 21. BYRD THROWING TOWEL AT CROWD 22. LITTLE BOY DIVING INTO BOXING RING FOR TOWEL Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 28th October 2000 13:00
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  • Location: COLOGNE, GERMANY
  • Country: Germany
  • Reuters ID: LVA3RP975Z8U7BV9PYTHJPU2XQ0P
  • Story Text: Heavyweights Vladimir Klitchko of the Ukraine and
    American Chris Byrd flexed their muscles in a Cologne department
    store on Wednesday (October 11) ahead their fight on Saturday.

    Klitchko said of Saturdays fight that it was very
    important to him, referring to April 1 of this year when his
    brother Vitali lost the world champion title to Chris Byrd.

    Saturdays fight at the Cologne Arena will be Vladimir
    Klitchkos 36th professional fight. He has been training since
    mid-August and Vladimirs main goal will be to return the title
    to the Klitchko family.

    Byrd became world champion in a surprise victory after
    title holder Vitali Klitchko could not enter the tenth round
    following an injury in his left shoulder.


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