The chess meeting is scheduled for the 56th Congress of the World Boxing Council (WBC), which will be held in the Ukrainian capital from September 30 to October 5 this year. It is expected that the guests of the 47-year-old mayor of Kiev, in addition to Lewis will be such legendary boxers as Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield, Manny Pacquiao, Erik Morales, as well as the current world champions, heads of the international and national federations.
The first meeting between Lewis and Klitschko took place in 2003 in Los Angeles, when the fight was stopped after the sixth round because of the serious cuts of the Ukrainian and Lennox was declared the winner.