MOSCOW, Jan 28 Former European boxing champion Ukrainian Vladimir Virchis committed suicide suicide at the age of 49, the Observer portal reports. It is reported that the former athlete has recently suffered from depression. Virchis made his debut in the professional ring in 1999. During his career, he managed to visit the IBF and WBO intercontinental world champion. In total, he spent 27 fights in his career, in which he won 25 victories.