USA: BOXING - WBC HEAVYWEIGHT CONTENDERS VITALI KLITSCHKO AND CORRIE SANDERS PRESS CONFERENCE AT THE STAPLES CENTRE, LOS ANGELES.

Record ID: 648904

  • Title: USA: BOXING - WBC HEAVYWEIGHT CONTENDERS VITALI KLITSCHKO AND CORRIE SANDERS PRESS CONFERENCE AT THE STAPLES CENTRE, LOS ANGELES.
  • Date: 19th March 2004
  • Summary: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (MARCH 19, 2004) 1. EXTERIOR OF STAPLES CENTER 2. BOXER CORRIE SANDERS ARRIVING AT NEWS CONFERENCE 3. BOXER VITALI KLITSCHKO ARRIVING, SHAKING HANDS WITH SANDERS 4. CAMERA 5. (SOUNDBITE) (English) VITALI KLITSCHKO SAYING: "This fight is very special for me. I have dreams. I have two dreams. On April 24, I want to make my dream true. First of dreams, I want to be world champion, very long time. Second dream: after the fight, Vladimir Klitschko against Corrie Sanders, I want sometime to fight him." 6. CAMERA 7. (SOUNDBITE) (English) CORRIE SANDERS SAYING: "You know what happened in the ring. I'm here on a mission and that's to take you out also, so I'm looking forward to it. And I know it's going to be a great battle and I'm looking forward to fighting you. Thank you very much." 8. CAMERA 9. FIGHTERS POSING FOR CAMERAS 10. (SOUNDBITE) (German) VITALI KLITSCHKO SAYING: "We have analysed many of his (Sanders') fights. What happened during the fights? I don't want to make the same mistake as my brother. He simply underestimated his opponent" 11. FIGHTERS POSING FOR CAMERAS Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 3rd April 2004 13:00
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  • Location: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES
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  • Country: USA
  • Reuters ID: LVAB10SUTN54Y6Q3W65DCCY4PFW1
  • Story Text: Vitali Klitschko and Corrie Sanders hold news
    conference for April 24 WBC heavyweight title match.



    WBC heavyweight title contenders Vitali Klitschko
    and Corrie Sanders met on Friday (March 19) in the Staples
    Center in Los Angeles where they will fight for the title
    on April 24, but this time they just conducted a war of words.

    The title is currently vacant after the retirement of
    Britain's Lennox Lewis, who beat Klitschko last year.

    Klitschko is looking to bounce back from the loss and
    avenge Sanders' victory last year over his brother,
    Vladimir.

    Klitschko, who was born in Ukraine and rose to fame in
    Germany, told the news conference on Friday that he had
    dreamed for a long time of being world champion.

    Sanders was more direct, looking at Klitschko and
    telling him: "I'm here on a mission and that's to take you
    out..."
    Klitschko, who now lives in Los Angeles with his wife
    and children, said afterwards: "We have analysed many of
    his (Sanders') fights. What happened during the fights? I
    don't want to make the same mistake as my brother. He
    simply underestimated


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