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Vitali Klitschko eager to show he’s ‘the best’

The Columbian
Published: September 8, 2011, 5:00pm

WROCLAW, Poland (AP) — Vitali Klitschko will put away thoughts of retirement when he defends his WBC heavyweight title against Tomasz Adamek on Saturday night.

Home favorite Adamek will be cheered on by a partisan crowd of 42,000 at the sold-out municipal stadium in Wroclaw, Poland, and eager to seize his chance.

The 34-year-old said “there’s no point waiting. If I’m to be a world champion, I will be one now.”

The Polish challenger, who fought his way up from light heavyweight and cruiserweight to build a 44-1 record, spent 10 weeks in the U.S. preparing for the fight and says he is ready to win.

However, the 40-year-old Klitschko, whose record of 42-2 includes 39 knockouts, says he is in “very good shape” and “cannot wait to show once again that I am the best.”

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