Boxing Champ Vacates Heavyweight Title for Ukraine Presidential Run

Vitali Klitschko has made his choice

The reigning heavyweight boxing champion of the world will vacate his title to his run for president of Ukraine amid massive social unrest in his home country

Klitschko — whose punching prowess coupled with a Ph.D. in sport science earned him the nickname "Dr. Ironfist" — announced in October that he will run for president in Ukraine's 2015 election. That created an obvious conflict between Klitschko's champion boxing career and his desire to bring political change to Ukraine. Klitschko must defend his World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight title sometime next year for the first time since 2012, or vacate the title completely. But now his mind is made up Read more...