Wladimir Klitschko has retired from boxing.
The Ukrainian has decided to call time on his 21-year career which ends any prospect of a rematch with Anthony Joshua.
Klitschko released a statement and it read:
“I deliberately took a few weeks to make my decision, to make sure I had enough distance from the fight at Wembley Stadium.
“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.
“I would have never imagined that I would have such a long and incredibly successful boxing career. I’m very thankful for this.
“Thanks to everyone who has always supported me. Especially my family, my team and my many fans.”
Klitschko has a profesional record of 64 wins, 53 by way of knockout, 5 defeats and multiple world heavyweight titles. It truly is the end of an era.