Vitali Klitschko a year to heal and possibly prove career ending. To avoid keeping the title out of use he retired. The WBC was grateful for his consideration. On other occasions he cited regrets about his suddenly mounting injuries, a desire to leave the sport while still on top and political aspirations in his home country of Ukraine. Following his retirement, the WBC conferred "champion emeritus" status on Klitschko, and assured him he would become the mandatory challenger if and when he decided to return. On 3 August 2008 the WBC awarded Klitschko a chance to regain his WBC Heavyweight title. After
Vitali Klitschko was reelected as mayor on 15 November 2015. Originally, Klitschko was an amateur kickboxer with a record of 34–2 with 22 knockouts. Amateur boxing record: 195 wins, 15 losses. kickboxing record: 34–2 with 22 knockouts. He was a kickboxing world champion six times (four in professionals and two in amateurs). In 1996, he turned boxing professional. As an amateur, Klitschko won the super-heavyweight championship at the first World Military Games in Italy in 1995. In the same year he won a silver medal at the World Championships in Berlin, Germany, where he was defeated by Russia's Alexei Lezin in the