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HAMBURG - "Rocky - The Musical", the song-and-dance version of the iconic movie boxer's rise to the world title, hit the stage in Germany Sunday with both reigning champion Wladimir Klitschko and Hollywood heavyweight Sylvester Stallone in its corner.

Klitschko, the undisputed world heavyweight champion, and Stallone, who
wrote the screenplay and starred in the 1976 hit movie, both lent their
support to the staging, which will have its world premiere in Hamburg,
northern Germany.

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