Boxing: Klitschko back training as bout gets green light

Boxing: Klitschko back training as bout gets green light
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Summary Vladimir Klitschko and Jean-Marc Mormeck bout on December 10 go ahead as scheduled.

A spokesman for heavyweight champ Vladimir Klitschko said on Saturday that his December 10 bout with Frenchman Jean-Marc Mormeck in Dusseldorf will go ahead as he returned to training following hospital treatment for abdominal pains.Vladimir Klitschko had treatment for renal colic but the fight is scheduled to go ahead, spokesman Klaus-Peter Dittrich said.WBA-IBF-WBO champion Klitschko had felt abdominal pains which forced him to interrupt training outside Kitzbuehel, Aurtria, and have a check-up at a hospital in Innsbruck, Dittrich said.Renal colic is often caused by kidney stones, though Klitschko has not had the complaint before.The 35-year-old has not had an official fight since his belts unification win over Briton David Haye in July.He has 56 wins to his credit -- 49 by knockout -- for three losses.Mormeck, 39, currently holds the NABA (North American) heavyweight title.His record is 36 victories -- 22 by knockout -- for four losses.

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