Vitali Klitschko
| Vitali Klitschko Віта́лій Кличко́ |
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| Mayor of Kiev | |
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Assumed office 5 June 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Halyna Hereha (Acting) |
| Head of the Kiev City State Administration | |
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Assumed office 25 June 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Volodymyr Bondarenko |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Vitali Volodymyrovych Klitschko 19 July 1971 Belovodskoye, Kirghiz SSR, Soviet Union |
| Political party |
Ukrainian Democratic Alliance for Reform (2010–2015) Petro Poroshenko Bloc (2014–2016) |
| Spouse(s) | Natalia Egorova (1996–present) |
| Children | Yegor-Daniel Elizabeth-Victoria Max |
| Alma mater |
Pereiaslav-Khmelnytsky Pedagogical Institute Taras Shevchenko National University Kiev University of Physical Science and Sports |
| Religion | Ukrainian Orthodoxy |
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| Website | Official website |
| Deputy of the Kiev City Council | ||||
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| 5th session | ||||
| April 2006 – June 2008 | ||||
| Elected as: Klitschko Bloc "PORA–ROP", | ||||
| 6th session | ||||
| June 2008 – December 2012 | ||||
| Elected as: Vitali Klitschko Bloc, | ||||
| People's Deputy of Ukraine | ||||
| 7th convocation | ||||
| 12 December 2012 – 5 June 2014 | ||||
| Elected as: UDAR, No.1 | ||||
| Vitali Klitschko | |
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Klitschko in 2011
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| Nickname(s) | Dr. Ironfist |
| Rated at | Heavyweight |
| Height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) |
| Reach | 203 cm (80 in) |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Born |
19 July 1971 Belovodskoye, Kirghiz SSR, Soviet Union (now Kyrgyzstan) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 47 |
| Wins | 45 |
| Wins by KO | 41 |
| Losses | 2 |
Vitali Volodymyrovych Klitschko (/vᵻˈtæli ˈklɪtʃkoʊ/; Ukrainian: Віта́лій Володи́мирович Кличко́, [ʋiˈtɑʎiɪ̯ klɪtʃˈkɔ]; born 19 July 1971) is a Ukrainian politician and former professional boxer. He currently serves as Mayor of Kiev and head of the Kiev City State Administration, having held both offices since June 2014. Klitschko is a former leader of the Petro Poroshenko Bloc and a former Member of the Ukrainian Parliament. He became actively involved in Ukrainian politics in 2005 and combined this with his professional boxing career until his retirement from the sport in mid-December 2013.
As a boxer, Klitschko is a three-time world heavyweight champion, and is the eighth longest reigning heavyweight champion of all time. He held the WBO title from 1999 to 2000; the Ring magazine title from 2004 to 2005; and the WBC title twice, from 2004 to 2005 and from 2008 to 2013. Standing at 2.01 metres (6 feet 7 inches), Klitschko was renowned for having exceptional ring dominance. With an 87.23% knockout percentage, he holds one of the best knockout-to-fight ratio of any champion in heavyweight boxing history, while also possessing a highly durable chin. His two losses came via a shoulder injury and a deep cut above his eye, both of which were recorded as stoppages but not outright knockouts; in both fights, however, he was leading on the judges' scorecards.
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