Box: Klitschko-Johnson to fight with Lewis as prize

AAP Sports News (Australia), October, 2003

AAP Sports News (Australia) 10-15-2003 Box: Klitschko-Johnson to fight with Lewis as prize NEW YORK, Oct 14 AFP - Vitali Klitschko, the World Boxing Council No. 1 heavyweight contender, will fight Kirk Johnson over 12 rounds at Madison Square Garden on December 6. The winner will meet Lennox Lewis for the heavyweight title, but according to Klitschko, it is not certain whether Lewis will fight again. At today's press conference at Madison Square Garden, Klitschko said that he spoke to Lewis after their June bout and asked for a rematch.

Lewis, said Klitschko, told him he wasn't sure whether he would fight again. Lewis must fight the winner of Klitschko-Johnson or he will lose his WBC championship, his only remaining belt. Johnson is coming...

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