Vitali Klitschko, the Hall of Fame boxer and mayor of Kyiv, will be honored with the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the 2022 ESPYS on July 20 in Los Angeles (8 p.m. ET, ABC), ESPN announced on Tuesday.

A Ukrainian boxing champion, famous for his politics as he is for his punch, has emerged as a presidential contender and a central opposition leader in the wake of this week’s anti-government protests ...

We're going to turn now to where Ukraine's uprising began, Kiev's Independence Square. At the time, ex-heavyweight boxing champ, Vitali Klitschko, was seen by many as the unofficial opposition leader.

Vitali Klitschko, a heavyweight boxing champion and top Ukrainian opposition leader, says he will run for the ex- Soviet nation’s presidency in 2015. The 42-year-old was elected to parliament last ...

Vitali Klitschko, the former heavyweight boxing champion turned one of Ukraine's most galvanizing opposition leaders, will run for the country's presidency, he announced Tuesday, as Kiev struggled to ...

Vitali Klitschko has urged Donald Trump "to be on the side of Ukraine" during peace talks with Russia - but the mayor of Kyiv admitted to Sky News he sometimes finds the president's messaging hard to ...

Opposition party UDAR's leader Vitali Klitschko confirmed today that he will run for president in Ukraine's early elections in May. Klitschko, a central figure in anti-government demonstrations over ...

Bermane Stiverne completed his long journey to a heavyweight title with one more punishing victory. Stiverne stopped Chris Arreola in the sixth round Saturday night, claiming the WBC heavyweight title ...

Political heavyweight is also the reigning WBC heavyweight boxing champion. KIEV, Ukraine Dec. 14, 2013 — -- Vitali Klitschko tends to stand out in a crowd. His 6-foot-7 frame, all 240-plus ...

Bernd Boente, manager of WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko, disputes a Twitter announcement by British heavyweight David Haye, who claims Vitali agreed to fight him next. The two sides were ...