Vitali Klitschko
Ukrainian politician and boxer
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| 2022 | Won the ESPY's Arthur Ashe Award For Courage |
| 2022 | Named an honorary member of the European Committee of the Regions |
| August 15 2022 | Announced divorce from his wife Natalija Jehorova. |
| July 23 2022 | The Times reported that Klitschko was on Putin's personal hitlist of 24 high-profile Ukrainian figures to be assassinated. |
| June 18 2022 | Klitschko publicly criticized Vladimir Putin, stating he was destroying millions of lives in Ukraine and Russia. |
| March 10 2022 | Klitschko and Wladimir announced raising €100 million in financial support for Ukraine through a fundraising campaign in Germany. |
| February 24 2022 | With Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Klitschko and his brother Wladimir pledged to protect Kyiv. |
| 2020 | Re-elected to a second term as mayor of Kyiv, winning 50.52% of votes in the first round. |
| May 2019 | Revives UDAR party and leaves Petro Poroshenko Bloc, announcing autonomous participation in Ukrainian parliamentary elections. |
| 2018 | Inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility. |
| 2016 | Named 'The Eternal world heavyweight champion' by the WBC, an honor awarded to dominant, undefeated boxers with numerous successful title defenses |
| November 15 2015 | Re-elected as mayor of Kyiv. |
| August 28 2015 | UDAR party merges into Petro Poroshenko Bloc, with Klitschko becoming the new party leader. |
| November 21 2014 | Klitschko gave up his seat in the new parliament after the Ukrainian parliamentary election. |
| June 25 2014 | Poroshenko appointed Klitschko as head of Kyiv City State Administration. |
| June 5 2014 | Klitschko was sworn in as Mayor of Kyiv and simultaneously stripped of his MP mandate. |
| May 25 2014 | Elected Mayor of Kyiv. |
| March 29 2014 | Klitschko changed his plans and decided to run for Mayor of Kyiv in the 2014 local election. |
| February 28 2014 | Klitschko confirmed his participation in the 2014 Ukrainian presidential election. |
| 2013 | Awarded the Georgian Presidential Order of Excellence. |
| 2013 | Became one of the dominant figures of the Euromaidan protests and retired from boxing. |
| December 15 2013 | Vitali Klitschko officially retired from professional boxing, being named champion emeritus by the WBC. He emphasized his shift in focus to Ukrainian politics, stating that the people of Ukraine needed him. |
| October 24 2013 | Announced intention to participate in the 2015 Ukrainian presidential election. |
| April 2013 | Klitschko called for early presidential and parliamentary elections in Ukraine. |
| 2012 | Fights his last boxing match before retirement. |
| 2012 | Elected to Ukrainian Parliament through the UDAR party. |
| 2012 | Corrie Sanders passed away, with Vitali Klitschko later reflecting on their boxing match and praising Sanders as his most difficult opponent. |
| September 8 2012 | Defended WBC heavyweight title against Manuel Charr in Moscow, Russia, winning via technical knockout when Charr was stopped due to a cut. |
| July 2012 | Klitschko declared that his UDAR party would not cooperate with the Party of Regions in the Ukrainian Parliament. |
| July 19 2012 | Turned 41, becoming one of the oldest heavyweight champions in history. |
| February 18 2012 | Fought and defeated Derek Chisora in Munich, Bavaria, retaining his WBC heavyweight title. Suffered a ligament tear in his left shoulder during the fight. |
| January 2012 | Awarded WBC Fighter of the Year for 2011. |
| 2011 | Entered the Guinness World Records book with brother Wladimir for most world heavyweight title fight wins (30 at the time). |
| December 2011 | Klitschko criticized the Ukrainian judicial system, describing it as 'complete degradation' and accusing it of human rights violations. |
| November 2011 | UDAR became a partner of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany, receiving support from Angela Merkel and conservative European politicians. |
| October 2011 | Klitschko accused President Yanukovych and the Azarov Government of manipulating rules to stay in power longer. |
| October 2011 | Announced his intention to run in the 2012 Kyiv mayoral election. |
| September 10 2011 | Defeated Tomasz Adamek in Poland, winning the WBC heavyweight title by TKO in the 10th round in the first ever Pay-Per-View fight in Polish TV history. |
| July 2 2011 | His brother Wladimir defeated David Haye to win the WBA heavyweight title, helping achieve their shared ambition of holding all four heavyweight titles. |
| March 19 2011 | Fought mandatory challenger Odlanier Solís in Cologne, Germany, winning by knockout in less than one round after a right hand to Solís's temple caused him to twist his knee. Klitschko reportedly earned $15 million for this fight. |
| 2010 | Founds the Ukrainian Democratic Alliance for Reform (UDAR) political party. |
| 2010 | Awarded the German Cross of the Order of Merit, the highest German honour, for his social and political engagement. |
| October 16 2010 | Defended WBC heavyweight title against Shannon Briggs, winning decisively with scores of 120-107, 120-107, and 120-105. Completely dominated the fight, causing serious facial injuries to Briggs, who was hospitalized after the bout. |
| May 29 2010 | Defeated Polish heavyweight contender Albert Sosnowski by knockout in the 10th round at Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. This was his fourth voluntary defense of the WBC heavyweight title. |
| April 2010 | Became the leader of the political party Ukrainian Democratic Alliance for Reform (UDAR). |
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