UDAR (Punch) party leader Vitaly Klitschko (C) takes part in a rally in Kiev May 18, 2013. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich
KIEV (Reuters) - Ukrainian heavyweight boxer and opposition politician Vitaly Klitschko will run for president in the 2015 election, the World Boxing Council quoted him as saying on Wednesday.
The move - which has yet to be confirmed by Klitschko - would make him the first declared contender against incumbent Viktor Yanukovich, who is widely expected to seek a second term and, possibly, other opposition leaders.
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