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BBC Sport: Vitali Klitschko fight with Manuel Charr could be his last

By BBC.

Published July 3, 2012 at 9:32 am

UNITED KINGDOM, London : Ukranian boxers Vitali (L) and Wladimir Klitschko arrive for the UK premiere of the film \u02dcKlitschko\" at the Empire Cinema in Leicester Square in London, on May 21, 2012.

Photo by AFP

Vitali Klitschko could finish his boxing career in September if he is elected to the Ukrainian parliament.

The WBC heavyweight champion, 40, faces undefeated German Manuel Charr in Moscow on 8 September. But he is standing for election the following month, meaning the Charr meeting could be his final bout.