Wladimir Klitschko Net Worth

Wladimir Klitschko net worth is
$30 Million

Wladimir Klitschko Wiki Biography

Wladimir Klitschko was born on the 25th March 1976, in Semipalatinsk, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union (now Semey, Kazakhstan) of Ukrainian descent. He is a professional boxer, the current heavyweight champion of IBO, WBO, IBF, WBA and The Ring titles. More, he is the gold medallist from the 1996 Olympic Games. No wonder then, that boxing is the main source of Wladimir Klitschko’s net worth.

How rich is the boxer who is known for his worldwide success? According to the latest estimations, the net worth of Wladimir Klitschko is equal to $30 million. It should be noted that his income includes not only winnings, but also revenues from various endorsement deals. To give one example, the boxer earned $19 million from winnings and added $5 million from endorsement deals in 2013 alone; his wealth may well be underestimated.

Wladimir Klitschko Net Worth $30 Million

To begin with the family history, the father of the famous boxer, Vladimir Rodionovich Klitschko (1947–2011) held several important offices, including military attaché of Ukraine in Germany, a Soviet Air Force major general, and commander during the Chernobyl disaster. Wladimir has an older brother who is also a professional boxer, Vitali Klitschko, who currently serves as the Mayor of Kiev. Thus, sport and good physical condition have added many revenues not only to Wladimir but the net worth of all the men of his family. Concerning education, Wladimir studied at Pereyaslav-Khmelnitsky Pedagogical Institute and Kiev University; he has a PhD in Sports Science. Aside from other exclusive features, Wladimir is also known to be a polyglot, as he is able to speak four languages.

An interesting fact is that prior to taking-up boxing professionally, Wladimir Klitschko was hired to work as a coach in Poland’s Gwardia Warszawa boxing club. Soon, he became the Junior European heavyweight champion (1993), and later he participated in various championships including those held in Turkey, Germany and Denmark in which he showed his technique and earned the nicknames The Steel Hammer and Dr Steel Hammer, as well as high positions in the championships themselves.

Wladimir Klitschko gained worldwide recognition by defeating Paea Wolfgramm and winning the gold medal in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. To add more, the boxer has been holding the title of World Heavyweight Champion IBF and IBO since 2006, when he defeated Chris Byrd. In addition to this, he is still holding the WBO champion, won in 2008 by defeating Sultan Ibragimov, and the WBA title from 2011, when he defeated David Haye.

Overall, Wladimir Klitschko has had 67 fights in his career, winning 64 of them, 53 by knockout including technical knockout when opponent is not able to continue the fight. He is also the second longest reigning Heavyweight Champion of all time. Now, it is clear why Wladimir Klitschko’s net worth is millions of dollars. He is known to have sold his Olympic medal and donated the whole sum to help Ukrainian children, which is a very noble act.

Finally, in the personal life of the boxer, he is known to have as dated many celebrities including the singer and actress Yvonne Catterfeld, the model Karolína Kurková and the actress Hayden Panettiere. Afterwards, he became engaged to Hayden Panettiere in 2013, with whom he fathered his first child in 2014.

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