1976 (Semipalatinsk, Kazakh SSR), Vitali - 19 July 1971
(Belovodsk, Kirghiz SSR) in family of UkrainiansVitali Klitschko older brother, is the current WBC world heavyweight champion. He has the highest knockout percentage (95%) of any heavyweight boxing champion in overall fights. He also holds the distinction of being a three time world heavyweight champion, having previously held the WBO and WBC titles, and has never been knocked out or knocked down in any professional boxing bout. Vitali is the first professional boxing world champion to hold a Ph.D. (in sports science).
His younger brother, Wladimir Klitschko is a Ukrainian heavyweight boxer. Klitschko is the unified IBF, WBO, IBO and Ring Magazine Champion of the world.