Ukrainian Democratic Alliance for Reform Ukraine, Kiev who contended in two local elections there. On 10 December 2005 the parties PORA and Reforms and Order Party agreed to create a bloc "Civic party" PORA-ROP " that would contend in the March 26, 2006 Kiev city council elections. The bloc was led by Vitali Klitschko a Ukrainian professional boxer and current WBC heavyweight champion and became "Bloc Vitali Klitschko "PORA-ROP"" which won 14 seats in the 2006 election. Klitschko thus is a deputy of the Kiev City Council since April 2006 The bloc felt apart very soon after the election. During the simultaneous elections for Mayor
Vitali Klitschko vs. Chris Byrd of the fight with Byrd being elusive and making himself a difficult target. After 9 rounds Vitali had suffered a torn rotator cuff and despite being clearly ahead on the scorecards (88-83, 88-83, & 89-82) he retired on his stool handing the win to Byrd. Harold Lederman, HBO's unofficial judge, had Klitschko ahead 88-83 at the time of the stoppage. Vitali's status as a rising star of the Heavyweight division took a knock after this with HBO commentator Larry Merchant said, "He doesn’t have the mentality of a champion. I can hardly believe what I just saw." Byrd's first defence