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Wladimir Klitschko to fight Jean-Marc Mormeck

The Columbian
Published: October 5, 2011, 5:00pm

BERLIN (AP) — Wladimir Klitschko will defend his WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight titles against French challenger Jean-Marc Mormeck in Duesseldorf on Dec. 10.

Klitschko said on his website Thursday that “Mormeck is one of the most experienced fighters I have ever faced.”

The 39-year-old Mormeck is a former WBC and WBA unified cruiserweight champion. He has won all his fights since moving to the heavyweight division in 2009. He has a career record of 36 wins (22 KOs) and four defeats.

It will be Klitschko’s 20th world championship fight and the 35-year-old Ukrainian’s first appearance since beating British boxer David Haye in July. His record is 56-3 with 49 KOs.

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