BOXING:Former WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko is set to return to the ring in April.
The 35-year-old Ukrainian, who retired in November 2005 after failing to recover from a series of injuries, may face Oleg Maskaev in Moscow.
"Yes, I'm back," the brother of IBF and IBO world champion Vladimir Klitschko told the German Bild newspaper. "I have renewed energy and I'm completely fit. I'm ready to get back in the ring."
Last month, Maskaev retained his WBC heavyweight crown with a unanimous decision over Peter Okhello in the first world title fight held in Russia.
Klitschko added: "I have fulfilled almost all of my dreams. The only thing that is missing is to be world champion at the same time as my brother. This goal has never been any nearer."
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