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 Vitaly Klitschko stands two meters tall and punches so hard they call him "Dr. Ironfist."

Now the World Boxing Council's reigning heavyweight champion is fighting a new battle, Ukraine's parliamentary elections.

On Sunday, Ukrainians vote for an entirely new 450-member parliament. Klitschko has come back from Germany to run for parliament, and to pull this massive nation of 44 million people toward Europe.

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