Former world champion among professionals Vitali Klitschko has been elected honorary president of the Boxing Federation of Ukraine. This decision was made by an extraordinary reporting and election conference of the FBU. Delegates from 19 regional boxing federations out of 22 registered voted for Vitali Klitschko's candidacy.
At the same conference, FBU President Volodymyr Ryabika and Vice President Ihor Haidamak were dismissed. Moreover, Ryabika and Haidamak left the conference in protest, stating that it was not legitimate. Representatives of two regional federations responded to these calls.
At the same conference, Yurii Andriichuk was elected acting president of the FBU. The new vice presidents of the FBU became Viktor Savchuk, Leonid Kravchuk, Oleksandr Tkachenko and Dmytro Yelysieiev. Volodymyr Prudius was elected head of the federation's supervisory board.