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Boxer Vitali Klitschko vacates heavyweight title for Ukrainian presidential run
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/12/16/boxer-vitali-klitschko-vacates-heavyweight-title-for-ukrainian-presidential-run/
Boxer Vitali Klitschko vacates heavyweight title for Ukrainian presidential run
By Agence France-Presse
Monday, December 16, 2013 16:17 EST
Ukrainian opposition leader Vitali Klitschko announced on Monday he was relinquishing his WBC world heavyweight title so he can focus on his political career in Ukraine.
The 42-year-old — whose younger brother Wladimir is the WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight champion — thanked the WBC for leaving open the opportunity for him to return to the ring by making him WBC Champion Emeritus.
However, he all but ruled out that option as he intends to play a leading role in seeing present Ukraine president Viktor Yanukovych ousted in next year’s presidential election.
“I want to thank the WBC and its president Don Jose Sulaiman for the support in our fight for democracy and freedom in the Ukraine,” Klitschko said in a statement on Fight News.com.
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