Vitali Klitschko is a former professional heavyweight boxer and current Ukrainian politician with an estimated net worth of $80 million. Klitschko, nicknamed “Dr. Ironfirst” by his supporters due to his knockout power and Ph.D., earned considerable success in the boxing world before retiring in 2013.
What are some of Vitali Klitschko top Awards and Honors?
Below are a few of the top awards and honors attained by Vitali Klitschko:
- Vitali Klitschko received the German Cross of the Order of Merit in 2010 for his social and political activities.
- In 2013, Klitschko was awarded the Georgian Presidential Order of Excellence.
- In 2016, Klitschko was dubbed The Eternal World Heavyweight Champion by the WBC; the title is bestowed to great boxers who were unbeaten as champions and made many successful title defenses throughout their careers.
- In 2022, Klitschko was named an honorary member of the European Committee of the Regions.
- Klitschko won ESPY’s Arthur Ashe Award for Courage in 2022.
Meanwhile, Vitali Klitschko was born on July 19, 1971, in Belovodskoye, Kirghiz SSR, Soviet Union. That area is today known as Kyrgyzstan. Vitali was raised by his father, who was a Soviet Air Force major general and military attaché in East Germany. This father was one of the commanders in charge of cleaning up after the Chernobyl nuclear tragedy, and he was afflicted with cancer shortly thereafter.
Klitschko supported himself financially as a young man by working as a toolmaker at the Kyiv Automation Plant. Many years later, he was suspected of acting as a debt collector for a mafia lord in the 1990s, which Vitali has categorically denied. Klitschko graduated from the Pereyaslav-Khmelnytsky Pedagogical Institute in 1996, the same year he turned pro. He received his Ph.D. in Sports Science in 2000 after presenting his dissertation thesis on “talent and sponsorship in sports”.
Vitali won several world heavyweight championships throughout his career. He held the WBO title from 1999 to 2000, followed by the WBC belt from 2004 until 2013. He defeated 15 different boxers in fights for the world heavyweight title.
Vitali and his brother Wladimir Klitschko hold the world record for the most world heavyweight title bout victories as brothers. These accomplishments lead to a period from 2006 to 2015 being dubbed the “Klitschko Era.”
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