Wladimir Klitschko's rise to fame - in 60 seconds

Havyweight boxer Wladimir Klitschko was born in the USSR in 1976, which is modern day Kazakhstan.

As an amateur boxer, Klitschko had just 6 defeats to 134 wins.

In 1996, he took gold at the Atlanta Olympics taking his brother Vitali's place in the Ukranian team.

^{Wladimir Klitschko of Ukraine celebrates after knocking out Calvin Brock in the seventh round of the IBF & IBO World Heavyweight Championship bout on November 11, 2006 at Madison Square Garden in New York City (Nick Laham/Bongarts/Getty Images)}

The same year Klitschko turned pro, facing 24 undefeated fights and only being knocked out three times between 1998 and 2004.

Klitschko holds a number of titles as one of the longest serving heavyweight boxer, including IBF, WBO and IBO.

On Saturday, Klitschko faces English boxer Tyson Fury for the world heavyweight title at Dusseldorf's Esprit arena.

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