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Vitali Klitschko will defend his WBC heavyweight title against Germany's Manuel Charr before turning his attention to Ukraine's parliamentary elections.

Klitschko’s management group announced on July 2 that the 40-year-old Ukrainian will fight Charr at the SC Olimpiyski sports arena in Moscow on 8 September, and then lead the UDAR party in his country’s elections on 28 October.

Klitschko said he wants to continue fighting but “will make my decision after the election”.

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