Wladimir Klitschko Announces Retirement From Boxing

Wladimir Klitschko is hanging up his gloves. The boxer, 41, who is one of the longest-reigning heavyweight champions in history, announced on Thursday, August 3, that he would be ending his career.

"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,”Klitschko said in a statement, per ESPN. "I

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