Ukrainian heavyweight boxer Volodymyr KLYCHKO has declined the services of his trainer Fritz ZDUNEK, reports Lenta.ru, citing the German publication Bild. In the fight against Lamon BREWSTER, scheduled for April 10 in Las Vegas, KLYCHKO Jr. will be assisted by Emanuel STEward - the trainer of Lennox LEWIS, who recently retired.
F. ZDUNEK trained Volodymyr in all of his fights in the professional ring. KLYCHKO Jr. stated that he made this decision quickly, but declined to give any comments on the matter. It can be assumed, writes Bild, that he lost trust in his trainer, who after Volodymyr's defeat by Corrie SANDERS on March 8, 2003, constantly stated that if his charge suffered another defeat by knockout, he had better end his career.
Previously it was expected that during training before the bout with L. BREWSTER, F. ZDUNEK would handle functional preparation, and E. STEWARD the technical. Now the former trainer of L. LEWIS will handle all matters of Volodymyr's preparation for the fight for the WBO world champion title.