P - Australian heavyweight Alex Leapai will have a shot at an historic world title fight, after Ukranian champion Wladimir Klitschko announced he would defend his WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight titles against the underdog challenger.
Klitschko's management company says the bout, which will take place in Oberhausen, Germany, on April 26, will be the Ukrainian fighter's 25th world championship fight.
The 183cm Leapai defeated the previously unbeaten Denis Boytsov in November to become the WBO's mandatory challenger.
The 34-year-old, who was born in Samoa, has a 30-4-3 record with 24 knockouts since turning professional in 2004.
"I'll beat Wladimir and it won't even be my toughest fight," Leapai said.
Leapai will hold a media conference on Tuesday morning, where it is expected he will also confirm the fight.
The 37-year-old Klitschko, who comfortably defeated Alexander Povetkin of Russia in Moscow last October, is 61-3 with 52 KOs.
Klitschko's older brother Vitali, the former WBC champion, stepped back from boxing to concentrate on politics in their native Ukraine.
