Ex-Boxing Champ Elected Mayor of Kyiv

Former world heavyweight boxing champion-turned-politician Vitaly Klitschko likely will be the next mayor of the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. Klitschko on Sunday stood next to apparent president elect Petro Poroshenko, who thanked the ex-champ for backing out of the presidential race in March to throw his support behind Poroshenko. Klitschko already is a member of Ukraine’s parliament. He thanked voters for enduring long lines, bad weather and threats to cast their ballot. He called…

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