Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko is no pushover. The former professional boxer turned politician has held the World Boxing Organization’s Heavyweight title three times. Known for his powerful punches, Klitschko’s 87 percent knockout rate is the second-best knockout-to-fight ratio of any champion in heavyweight boxing history.Klitschko, who earned the nickname Dr. Ironfist for his intensity in the ring and desire to earn a doctorate at university, has applied the same killer instinct and drive to cleaning up Kyiv after the Euromaidan protests left parts of the Ukrainian capital in ruins. At a press briefing at the Atlantic Council on April 27, …read more
Source: Atlantic Council
