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| 1. Marina Kovalyov (right) and Leah Shamalov (left) of the Russian-American Arts Foundation [RAAF] (right) with Wladimir Klitschko, who was at the Rasputin Club in Brooklyn promoting the upcoming Vitaly Klitschko - Hasim Rahman bout in Las Vegas (originally scheduled Nov. 12, cancelled due to Vitaly injury). *** Vitaly's retirement from boxing was announced on November 9, 2005.*** |
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| 2. [File] Vitaly Klitschko on Sept. 15 at the Orange Circle banquet in honor of President Yushchenko. At the time, brother Wlad was in training for the Klitschko-Peter IBF Eliminator on 9/25 in Atlanta. Wlad won after 12 rounds by unanimous decision over previously unbeaten Samuel Peter. |
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| 3. Bob Arum, CEO of Top Rank Promotions with Wlad... |
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| 4. John Campi, VP of The New York Daily News, is a great fan of the Klitschko brothers not just for their championship boxing skills, but also because they're genuine humanitarians, smart (both have PhD's), and speak several languages. |
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| 5. The New York Daily News partnered with the RAAF and the Rasputin Club on arrangements for the evening. |
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| 6. (L-R) Shelley Finkel, Mike Tyson's manager; Tom Loeffler, Managing Director of K2 Promotions; John Campi, NY Daily News. |
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| 7. Vasyl Lopukh, Brama's photographer, with Wlad... |
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| 8. Marina Kovalyov (RAAF) with Wynn Casino's (Las Vegas) Larry Altschul; Jaroslav Kernitski (klitschko.com) at a table on the left. |
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| 9. The 'Ukrainians': Orest Fedash, Tony Levytsky, Wlad, Lev Mazur, ?.Kukurudza (with apologies for ommissions/spelling errors - send corrections to news@brama.com) |
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| 10. More 'Ukrainians': Stepan Shevchuk, Nazar Shpak, Wlad, Zenyk Kryschtof, Vasyl Kavasiuk (with apologies for ommissions/spelling errors - send corrections to news@brama.com) |
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| 11. O.Fedash, winner of one of the door prizes, poses with Al Leckerman of Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas. |
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| 12. O.Fedash collects his winning ticket |
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| 13. Ukraine-born boxer Dmitriy Salita with Wlad... |
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| 14. Ihor Shunda of Radio Nyni (Today) with Wlad... |
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| 15. Unidentified Brighton Beach community fans with Wlad... |
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| 17. View of the banquet room at Brooklyn's Rasputin Club |
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| 18. Larry Merchant, commentator and sports analyst for HBO, on the screen. Mr. Merchant has said that he is of Ukrainian descent. |
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| 19. View of the banquet room at Brooklyn's Rasputin Club |
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| 20. Wladimir Klitschko smiles just before the limo whisks him away. |
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![1. Marina Kovalyov (right) and Leah Shamalov (left) of the Russian-American Arts Foundation [RAAF] (right) with Wladimir Klitschko, who was at the Rasputin Club in Brooklyn promoting the upcoming Vitaly Klitschko - Hasim Rahman bout in Las Vegas (originally scheduled Nov. 12, cancelled due to Vitaly injury). *** Vitaly's retirement from boxing was announced on November 9, 2005.***](thumbs/051027lopukh_klitschko41-thumb.jpg)
![2. [File] Vitaly Klitschko on Sept. 15 at the Orange Circle banquet in honor of President Yushchenko. At the time, brother Wlad was in training for the Klitschko-Peter IBF Eliminator on 9/25 in Atlanta. Wlad won after 12 rounds by unanimous decision over previously unbeaten Samuel Peter.](thumbs/050915hk_klitschko-vitaly0012-thumb.jpg)
