Vitali Klitschko returns to the site of his biggest fights, where he’ll be facing a hometown favorite.
When Vitali Klitschko enters the ring at the Staples Center on September 26 for his fight against Cristobal Arreola, it will be a familiar site to him. A heavyweight title fight, a highly charged environment, a hostile crowd — it’s what Klitschko has come to expect from his visits to Los Angeles.
For the past few weeks, Klitschko has been living and training in L.A., a city close to his heart. His three children were all born there — as was his reputation as of one the great heavyweights of his era.
The top young heavyweight star in the Goossen Tutor boxing stable, unbeaten Cristobal “The Nightmare” Arreola (26-0, 23 KOs) has been recording knockout wins at a Tyson-like pace since debuting as a professional in September, 2003.
Twenty-three of twenty-six opponents have failed to go the distance with the 27-year old Riverside, California big man of Mexican descent, who is managed by Al Haymon and trains under the watchful eye of Henry Ramirez at the city’s Lincoln Gym on 14th Street.
BEFORE KLITSCHKO VS. ARREOLA: Watch a Replay of Mayweather vs. Marquez
When it comes to ring generalship, Floyd Mayweather gave a five-star performance Saturday night worthy of a salute. Watch a replay tonight at 10PM ET/7PM PT before WCB!