Pre-fight notes:
- Klitschko-Gomez starts at 6pm ET on ESPN Classic. March Badness starts at 9pm on PPV.
- I listed all of Sheika's defeats because I couldn't pick the three most notable, and also to further say, "Hey, this guy's never beaten anyone, and has lost to every good fighter he ever faced besides a majority decision against Glen Johnson." He also lost to Tony Booth, who was 28-44-7 going into the fight.
- Herrera's other two losses were also stoppages. So he's 16-5 with 16 wins by knockout and five losses by knockout. He's like Alejandro Berrio II.
via d.yimg.com
| VITALI KLITSCHKO Ring Magazine No. 2 Heavyweight WBC Titleholder |
JUAN CARLOS GOMEZ Ring Magazine No. 9 Heavyweight |
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| 36-2 | Record | 44-1 |
| 35 | KO | 35 |
| Belovodsk, Krygyzstan | Hometown | La Habana, Cuba |
| 37 | Age | 35 |
| 6'7" | Height | 6'3 1/2" |
| 80" | Reach | 80 1/2" |
| Samuel Peter (RTD-9) Danny Williams (TKO-8) Corrie Sanders (TKO-8) |
Notable Wins | Vladimir Virchis (UD-12) Oliver McCall (UD-12) Sinan Samil Sam (UD-10) |
| Lennox Lewis (TKO-6) Chris Byrd (RTD-9) |
Notable Losses | Yanqui Diaz (TKO-1) |
| ROY JONES JR. Ring Magazine No. 6 (175) |
OMAR SHEIKA |
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| 52-5 | Record | 27-8 |
| 38 | KO | 18 |
| Pensacola, FL | Hometown | Paterson, NJ |
| 37 | Age | 32 |
| 5'11" | Height | 6'0" |
| 74" | Reach | 70" |
| Felix Trinidad (UD-12) Antonio Tarver (MD-12) John Ruiz (MD-12) |
Notable Wins | Glen Johnson (MD-10) |
| Joe Calzaghe (UD-12) Antonio Tarver (TKO-2, UD-12) Glen Johnson (TKO-9) |
Notable Losses | Markus Beyer (UD-12) Jeff Lacy (UD-12) Scott Pemberton (SD-12, TKO-10) Eric Lucas (UD-12) Thomas Tate (TKO-4) Joe Calzaghe (TKO-5) Tony Booth (PTS-8) |
| BJ FLORES | JOSE LUIS HERRERA | |
| 22-0-1 | Record | 16-5 |
| 14 | KO | 16 |
| Chandler, AZ | Hometown | San Onofre, Colombia |
| 29 | Age | 26 |
| 6'2" | Height | 6'1" |
| 80" | Reach | ?? |
| Darnell Wilson (UD-12) | Notable Wins | Aaron Williams (TKO-5) |
| Notable Losses | Enad Licina (TKO-8) Tavoris Cloud (TKO-5) Jorge Fernando Castro (TKO-2) |
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