Wladimir Klitschko Schmeling. On 29 March 2012, during a charitable auction in Kiev, Ukraine, Klitschko auctioned off his 1996 Olympic gold medal to a buyer who bid $1 million. Klitschko said he would use the money to help the dreams of hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian children. After the sale, the buyer immediately returned the medal out of respect for Klitschko and because he wanted it to remain with the Klitschko family. Wladimir Klitschko Wladimir Wladimirowitsch Klitschko (born 25 March 1976) is a Ukrainian former professional boxer who competed from 1996 to 2017. He held the world heavyweight championship twice, including the
Vitali Klitschko vs. Odlanier Solís Vitali Klitschko and Odlanier Solis was going to take place in Cologne, Germany on March 19, 2011. It was reported that Odlanier Solis earned 1.8 million US dollar for the fight, which is 1.4 million Euro. Vitali earned 15 million US dollars. In Germany, the fight was broadcast live and exclusively on RTL Television. The first press conference of the fight was officially held in Cologne and both fighters and managers attended the press conference. At the press conference, neither fighter or promoter etc. spoke English, as there was no need to. Odlanier Solis does not speak English and Vitali