Former WBC heavyweight boxer / now mayor of Kiev, Ukraine, "Dr. Tekken" Vitaly Klitsko (45-2, 41KO) uploaded two photos of military exercises on his social media account and said that he would personally take up arms once the Russian army came. In this case, Vitaly Klitschenko and his brother former WBA Super/IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Vladimir Klitschenko (64-5, 53KO) have been using the Internet to condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and foreign boxing media have also rushed to report it.
Now the WBC/WBA/WBO of the big four boxing organizations intend to sanction Russia in their way. The WBC has said it will not allow any WBC-owned events to be held in Russia. A WBC spokesman said: "The Russian-Ukrainian war has begun, and the WBC wants to join other boxing organizations in calling for peace. The WBC stands for peace and unity and hopes that the two sides will immediately cease the conflict and resolve all problems in a peaceful manner. In 2018, the WBC held its 56th annual meeting in Kiev, Ukraine, and we still remember it vividly. But now we are sad to see that they are suffering from war. Let us reunite and may God bless them and let peace come quickly. ”
WBO Global Chairman Vacasser said: "I have called the WBA management and agreed to have a meeting next Monday to see if we can do anything together, including banning all world, international and regional championships in Russia. We want to work to get the two sides to reach a peace agreement. ”
WBA President Mendoza Jr. said: "I support Vitaly Klitchenko and Vladimir Klitschenko in defending their homeland, Ukraine. I believe boxers in both countries want peace. ”
WBO is now even considering removing the ranking of all Russian professional boxers in their organization. There are now two active world professional boxers in Russia, one is the WBA light heavyweight super boxing champion Biver (19-0, 11KO) and the other is the WBC/IBF light heavyweight boxing champion Beit Biev (17-0, 17KO). Biver has signed an agreement with active boxing superstar "Caneiro" Sur Avarez (57-1-2, 39KO) for the May 7 showdown, with Beitbiev being the number one favourite for Avarez's December matches. This was their long-awaited opportunity, and they hoped not to be missed by national politics.