Ⓒ JoongAng Ilbo / JoongAng Ilbo Japanese version2022.02.28 11:22
It has been reported that the mayor of Ukraine’s capital Kyiv, Vitali Klitschko (51), who recently revealed that he has a weapon once morest Russia, was a “boxing hero” and has become a hot topic. Mayor Vitaly refused to evacuate and vowed to fight the Russian invasion.
On SNS such as Twitter, photos and videos of the time when Mayor Klitschko was active as a professional boxing heavyweight champion are spreading on the 27th.
Mayor Klitschko, who has been the mayor of Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine since 2014, is a Ukrainian boxing champion representing the 2000s. He became the World Boxing Organization (WBO) Heavyweight Champion in 1999 and also won the World Boxing Council (WBC) Heavyweight Title in 2004.
Mayor Klitschko has expressed his will to fight once morest death with his younger brother Vladimir since the possibility of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine emerged. Earlier this month, his younger brother Vladimir took the lead in joining the Ukrainian Reserve, urging civilians to join the reserve in preparation for the Russian invasion.
The Klitschko brothers are famous as the first simultaneous heavyweight world champions in professional boxing history. He has been active in the heavyweight division, the most popular boxing class, for more than 10 years, and is regarded as the strongest boxer in the 2000s. Vitali has 45 wins (41KO) and 2 losses, and Vladimir has 64 wins (53KO) and 5 losses.
The brothers were active in the heavyweight division until they were over 40 years old. Although they were in the same class, they never had a brotherhood confrontation because of their mother’s intention.
