Former boxing champ Vitali Klitschko tried to stop a riot—then he got knocked out

There’s a new law in the Ukraine restricting public protests. Former boxing champ and opposition leader Vitali Klitschko took to the streets of Kiev to oppose the new law. Things got a little hairy when protestors went to toe-to-toe with police. Then this happened.

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Yep, Klitschko got a facial from a fire extinguisher. That’s one brave cop. Here’s the video.

Klitschko officially retired from boxing last month as the WBC champion. That title has since been vacated.