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title: "Klitschko Releases An Official Statement Regarding Retirement"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Patrik Kuitunen"
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published: "2017-08-03T09:17:02Z"
modified: "2017-08-03T09:17:02Z"
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# Klitschko Releases An Official Statement Regarding Retirement

After nearly three decades of professional boxing, Wladimir Klitschko [announced his official retirement](https://boxing-social.com/news/wladimir-klitschko-officially-retired/) this morning. The news was first released by the German newspaper Bild. Then minutes after, promoter Eddie Hearn tweeted and confirmed the Ukrainians decision.

Klitschko himself [released a video of his decision](https://boxing-social.com/news/watch-wladimir-klitschko-announces-retirement/)but he’s also put out an official written statement according to [boxingnewsonline.net](https://www.boxingnewsonline.net/read-wladimir-klitschko-statement-on-retirement/)

**“I deliberately took a few weeks to make my decision, to make sure I had enough distance from the fight at Wembley Stadium.  As an amateur and a professional boxer, I have achieved everything I dreamed of, and now I want to start my second career after sports. I would have never imagined that I would have such a long and incredibly successful boxing career. I´m very thankful for this. Thanks to everyone who has always supported me. Especially my family, my team and my many fans.”**

The former WBO, IBF, IBO, WBA, and Ring Magazine champion exits the sport with a respectable record of 64 wins (53 KO’s) and 5 losses.