It's much easier to be mayor than boxing champion” says Klitschko

One of the best boxers of all time, Vitaly Klitschko, was elected mayor of Kiev four years ago. This town was the heart of the sports universe during the last week, since the finals of the Champions League between Real Madrid and Liverpool were played there.

Kiev was particularly criticised by Liverpool fans who said the prices in the city had risen dramatically.

The biggest challenge is fixing problems, filling all holes,” he said before the famous sports event was held. The “is a great honor for us, but also a big responsibility because more than 50,000 visitors will come abroad. But everyone is happy and has an amazing atmosphere. Many people ask me about a prediction: Who will win? Today's winner is the city of Kiev and our country, Ukraine. We are winners because there is another chance to present our city before the world. ”

A day earlier was the fourth anniversary of Klitschko's early election victory with 57% of the vote.

I'm telling you openly,” he says, “that it's much easier to be the world champion in hardweight boxing than to be head of Kiev. Because there are no rules. You can get hit in the back. They could hit you under the belly. It's too hard. And you have to be responsible 24 hours on the dot, seven days a week. ”

Taken from Guardian, translated Periscope