World Heavyweight Champion Wladimir Klitschko will defend his titles against Francesco Pianeta at the SAP arena Mannheim, Germany on May 4, according to the official Web site of the Klitschko brothers.

Pianeta, aged 28, is a German heavyweight boxer who has Italian ancestry. He has won 28 of his 29 fights, and had one draw.

As reported, on November 11, 2012, Wladimir Klitschko, 36, made another successful defense of his WBA, WBO, IBO and IBF belts in a fight against Pole Mariusz Wach.