The Ukrainian world champion is the leader of the opposition party (Udar) in his country and is expected to challenge the president in the next presidential election.
Klitschko is a boxing giant who is 6ft 7inch and has won 45 matches out of 47 of his professional fights, 41 was through knockouts.
The World Boxing Council has made him a champion emeritus, which means if he later change his mind and wants to come back, he will be allowed to challenge immediately who ever is holding the belt.
''That is something I currently cannot imagine. My focus is on politics in Ukraine and I feel the people there need me,'' Vitali said.
''I thank the WBC and it's president Jose Sulaiman, for the support in our battle for democracy and freedom in Ukraine,'' he added.
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His younger brother Wladimir Klitschko (37), holds three heavy weight belts - WBA, IBF and WBO.
Wladimir told a German newspaper the ''Bild" that, he will be contesting for the WBC belt his big brother vacated, in other to keep the belt in the family.
The heavy weight champion also wants to be the next boxing undisputed heavy weight champion.
The last undisputed heavy weight champion of the world was British Lennox Lewis in 2000. If Wladimir succeeds in winning the WBC belt, he will be holding all the major belts of the heavy weight.
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