[5] On January 20, 2015 ESPN reported that the potential Klitschko vs. Jennings was confirmed and to take place on April 25, 2015.

Being Jennings first world title fight since turning professional in 2010, he spoke of his excitement, "I have all of the attributes naturally to be a champion that you can't teach – heart and will.

It was reported that Jennings was Deontay Wilder's mandatory challenger for the WBC title, but he gave up the opportunity to fight Klitschko instead.

I had my first unification fight here and a lot of great heavyweight matches have taken place at Madison Square Garden.

The Barclays Center in Brooklyn was originally chosen to stage the fight, but no reason was given for the change of venue.

[11] With this win, Klitschko defeated 23rd opponent for the world heavyweight championship, beating a record held by Joe Louis for 67 years.

A planned rematch would fall through, and Wladimir would end up facing Anthony Joshua, losing by an 11th-round TKO.