Vitali Klitschko from the Pereyaslav-Khmelnytsky Pedagogical Institute (Ukraine) and was accepted into the postgraduate study program at the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. On 29 February 2000, he presented his doctoral thesis on "talent and sponsorship in sports" at the "Kyiv University of Physical Science and Sports" and his PhD in Sports Science was conferred. Klitschko has lived for years in Germany (in addition to residing in Kiev). According to Klitschko "Germany adopted me, I really love Germany, but I'm not German". Both Vitali and his brother are avid chess players. Vitali is a friend of former world chess champion Vladimir
Vitali Klitschko vs. Dereck Chisora Vitali Klitschko vs. Dereck Chisora Vitali Klitschko vs. Dereck Chisora billed as Showdown in Munich was a heavyweight championship fight for the WBC title. The bout took place at the Olympiahalle in Munich, Germany on 18 February 2012. Klitschko won via a unanimous points decision after the full twelve rounds to retain his title. Vitali Klitschko had first become a heavyweight champion in 1999, when he picked up the WBO title for knocking out Herbie Hide. In his third defence against Chris Byrd, Klitschko was forced to retire from the fight with a shoulder injury at the end of the