Alex Leapai has announced he wants a chance at the World heavyweight title. He will be fighting next at the Broncos Leagues Club this month against Russian Evgeny Orlov (140kg). Source: News Limited
WORLD heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko says he wants to unify the division for the sake of his family but he hasn't figured on being run over by Logan van driver Alex Leapai.
While Klitschko says he wants to add the WBC belt to the IBF, WBO, WBA and IBO world titles he will defend against Queensland's incredible hulk next year, the 111kg Leapai says the Ukrainian giant shouldn't be getting ahead of himself.
Before chasing any more belts, Klitschko first has to fight Leapai in the most important bout to ever feature an Australian.
"Klitschko's a great champion but after I fight him all his belts will be coming home with me to Brisbane,'' Leapai told The Courier-Mail.
"I'm going to bomb him early and put so much pressure on him he'll think he's surrounded.
"He talks about wanting to win another world title belt for his family - well my family aren't multi-millionaires like his - we've done it tough all our lives and now it's time for me to beat him on behalf of Australia and Samoa.''
Wladimir, 37, and his brother Vitali, 42, have dominated the heavyweight division for 15 years but Vitali this week announced he was relinquishing his WBC championship to pursue another of his dreams, the presidency of Ukraine.
He is currently the country's opposition leader and he and Wladimir, along with Wladimir's fiancee the Hollywood actor Hayden Panettiere, have recently been manning the barricades in Kiev leading angry protests against President Viktor Yanukovych.
Now the 198cm Wladimir, an Olympic gold medallist in 1996, has announced he wants Vitali's WBC belt to add to his collection.
Alex Leapai working hard in the gym. Source: News Limited
"Of course, it is my goal to bring the WBC title back into the Klitschko family," Wladimir said yesterday.
The last heavyweight to hold all the major world titles was Britain's Lennox Lewis in 2000.
Canada's Bermane Stiverne and Americans Chris Arreola and Deontay Wilder are the top contenders to fight for the vacant WBC crown with Klitschko eyeing the winner.
But Leapai, who is a delivery driver away from boxing, says the world champ is getting ahead of himself.
"Klitschko can make all the plans he wants,'' Leapai said. "But he better plan on getting hurt against me because I believe I have the style to stop him.
"People have written me off all my life but I am going to shock the world - and Wladimir Klitschko.''
Leapai's trainer/manager Noel Thornberry, who is locked in negotiations with Klitschko's representatives over a purse that will pay Leapai seven figures, says he's happy Klitschko is looking past the Leapai fight that is due to take place next April or May at a venue to be decided.
"If Wladimir dismisses Alex he will pay a very heavy price,'' Thornberry said.
"I've always believed Alex was a good chance to knock out Klitschko. He's been a world champion for a long time and he's hard to dislodge but pure punchers like Alex give him hell. I don't think Wladimir has a great chin and he absolutely hates pressure.
"Lamon Brewster who is 10kg lighter than Alex knocked Wladimir out, Sam Peter had him down and almost out.
"We will be going into this fight very confident.''
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