Don King to Sue Vitali Klitschko for Pulling out of WBC Title Fight

LOS ANGELES, USA -- Boxer Hasim Rahman and his promoter Don King are going to sue Ukraine’s heavyweight WBC champion Vitaly Klitschko who retired earlier this week. Rahman was due to fight Klitschko on Nov. 12, Boxingtalk reported.

Vitaly Klitschko (L) and Hasim Rahman (R)
An attorney for Rahman and King accused Klitschko of faking a knee injury and lying about surgery he said he has undergone.

Don King harshly attacked Klitschko in a statement: “The fact that Klitschko was operated on by an unknown surgeon at an unknown hospital gives us a ground to accuse him of falsifying his injury. All this is a cover up to let him escape meeting Rahman in the ring…Unfortunately we cannot acquire x-rays of his heart and blood. Then everyone would understand that he does not have even a trace of courage.”

Nevertheless, the World Boxing Council (WBC) and HBO Channel that was due to broadcast the fight said they support Klitschko and respect his decision. Moeover, a vote held by WBC may now make Rahman the champion.

Meanwhile, Ukrainian media report that Vitali, who backed President Viktor Yushchenko during last year’s Orange Revolution, may become mayor of the Ukrainian capital Kiev.

Source: MosNews