What is Vitali Klitschko?
[[File:2014-09-12 - Vitali Klitschko - 9019 (cropped).jpg|thumb|200px|Klitschko in 2014]] '''Vitali Volodymyrovych Klitschko''' ({{IPAc-en|v|ᵻ|ˌ|t|æ|l|i|_|ˈ|k|l|ɪ|tʃ|k|oʊ}} born 19 July 1971) is a [[Ukrainians|Ukrainian]] politician and former [[professional boxer]]. He has been the [[mayor]] of [[Kyiv]] since 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-28722018|title=Ukraine crisis: Kiev dismantles last protest barriers|date=9 August 2014|access-date=11 December 2020|publisher=[[BBC]]}}</ref> As a [[heavyweight]] [[boxer]], Klitschko held the [[World Boxing Organization|WBO]] title from 1999 to 2000, ''[[The Ring (magazine)|The Ring]]'' magazine title from 2004 to 2005, and the [[WBC]] title twice in 2004 and between 2008 and 2013. In 2011, Vitali and his brother [[Wladimir Klitschko|Wladimir]] entered the [[Guinness World Records]] book as the pair of brothers with most world heavyweight title fight wins. Of his 47 bouts, he won 45 (41 by KO) and lost twice. Klitschko was born in [[Belovodskoye]], [[Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic|Kirghiz SSR]] (now [[Kyrgyzstan]]). He is married to [[Russia]]n former tennis player [[Natalia Egorova]]. The couple have three children. Klitschko has a Doctoral Degree (Ph.D.) from [[Kyiv University]]'s Physical Science Department.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/fw32002.htm |title=Calling Dr. Klitschko |first=Fabian |last=Weber |date=29 February 2000 |publisher=Cyberboxingzone.com |access-date=2022-03-19}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{commons category}} *{{Official website|http://www.klitschko.com/welcome/}} *{{Boxrec}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Klitschko, Vitali}} [[Category:1971 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Boxers]] [[Category:Ukrainian mayors]] [[Category:Ukrainian sportspeople]] [[Category:International Boxing Hall of Fame inductees]] {{sports-bio-stub}}