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Boxing

Klitschko eyes presidency

World Boxing Council heavyweight champion and Ukraine opposition politician Vitaly Klitschko will run for president in the 2015 national election, the WBC quoted him as saying on Wednesday. Pollster Gfk Ukraine said in May that Klitschko had the same level of support as incumbent Viktor Yanukovich, with each man backed by 16 percent of voters as a potential presidential candidate.