Nikolai Valuev

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Nikolai Valuev
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Real name Nikolai Valuev
Nickname(s) The Russian Giant
The Beast from the East
Rated at Heavyweight
Height 7 ft (2.1 m)
Reach 2.16 m (85 in)
Nationality Russia Russian
Born August 21, 1973 (1973-08-21) (age 38)
Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 53
Wins 50
Wins by KO 34
Losses 2
No contests 1

Nikolai Sergeyevich Valuev (Russian: Николай Сергеевич Валуев Russian pronunciation: [nʲɪkɐˈlaj sʲɪrˈɡʲejɪvʲɪtɕ vɐˈlʊjɪf]; born August 21, 1973) is a retired professional boxer and former two-time WBA heavyweight champion. In his most recent fight (on November 7, 2009), he lost the title to David Haye via 12-round majority decision. Three days after the fight, Valuev announced his retirement.

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[edit] Biography

Valuev was born on August 21, 1973, in Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation). He is of Russian descent, but he also had a Tatar grandfather.[1][2][3]

He has two young children, daughter Irina and son Grisha (Grigoriy). In his professional boxing career Valuev has been defeated only twice by Ruslan Chagaev and David Haye.

Valuev is a Russian Orthodox Christian.[4] During his youth he played water polo and basketball.

[edit] Boxing career

[edit] First reign as WBA champion

In 2005, Valuev squared off with WBA heavyweight champion John Ruiz, and won a twelve-round majority-decision, becoming both the tallest and heaviest champion in boxing history.[5] In his first defence he defeated challenger Owen Beck (25–3, 18 KOs) by a third-round technical knockout in Hannover, Germany. In October 2006, Valuev fought Monte Barrett and defeated him with a technical knockout in the 11th round. In January 2007, Valuev fought Jameel McCline (38–6–3, 23 KOs) in St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland. Valuev won the match, successfully defending his title, after McCline was not able to continue the bout after injuring his knee when throwing a punch near the end of the 3rd round.

[edit] Loss of WBA title to Chagaev

The title defense was held on April 14, 2007. Chagaev defeated Valuev by a majority decision (117–111, 115–113 and 114–114).

Valuev changed trainers, from Manuel Gabrielian to Alexander Zimin, who coached the old Soviet Union amateur boxing team.

On September 29, 2007, Valuev won against Jean-Francois Bergeron in Oldenburg, Germany, by a 12-round unanimous decision (118–111 on all three cards).[6]

[edit] Second reign as WBA champion

In a 16 February 2008, title eliminator, Valuev defeated former titleholder Sergei Liakhovich from Belarus, winning every round at the Nuremberg Arena in Germany.[7] The victory earned Valuev the right to face Chagaev for the WBA title again, the only man who had defeated him in his boxing career. He was scheduled to face Chagaev for his WBA title on 5 July 2008, but Chagaev pulled out with an injury. Valuev instead fought John Ruiz for the vacant title on 30 August 2008 and the WBA decided to make Chagaev "Champion In Recess". Valuev defeated Ruiz by unanimous decision to regain the WBA heavyweight championship, with Valuev and Chagaev set to fight no later than 26 June 2009 to determine whom the WBA regarded as their champion.[8] Their scheduled rematch on May 30, 2009 was cancelled due to Chagaev's viral infection and on 24 July 2009, when the WBA published their Official Ratings as of June 2009, Chagaev was no longer the "Champion In Recess" but the #1 challenger instead.

Valuev's first title defence of his second reign as WBA Champion was against the 46-year old, four-time heavyweight champion of the world, Evander Holyfield, on 20 December 2008, in which Valuev won a controversial majority decision. Before the match, Valuev weighted 310.8 pounds (141 kg), nearly 100 pounds heavier that Holyfield at 214.3 pounds (97 kg).[9]

[edit] Loss of WBA title to Haye

In his second defence, Valuev lost his title on 7 November 2009 against former unified and lineal cruiserweight champion David Haye in Nuremberg on points (114–114, 116–112, 116–112).[10]

[edit] Health problems

Valuev's doctor has gone on record saying that he is treating Valuev for 'serious bone and joint problems'.[11] Valuev will undergo two operations that will require at least six months on the sidelines.

[edit] Retirement

Valuev announced his retirement on a Russian newspaper three days after the loss to Haye on November 10, 2009.

[edit] Acting career

Valuev's first role in a movie was a cameo appearance in the German film 7 Zwerge – Der Wald ist nicht genug in 2006.[citation needed] In 2008 Valuev played the main role in the film Stonehead by Philip Yankovskiy, playing an ex-boxer who lost his memory.[12] The film took the main prize at the movie festival "Window to Europe".[13] After the success of Stonehead, it was announced Valuev is being filmed in two new films at the same time.[14]

[edit] Outside the ring

In January 2006 Valuev was accused of assaulting a security guard at the Spartak Ice Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia. No criminal investigation was ever launched by local police.[15][16]

Valuev has written a book in Russian called My 12 Rounds, with the help of prominent Russian journalist Konstantin Osipov. The book discusses his life in general and his boxing career in particular. For that book, Valuev received an award from the government of Saint Petersburg.[17]

[edit] Involvement in other sports

In 2011 Valuev became the General Manager of Russia national bandy team and he also has as a task to develop the so called Russian hockey in the country.[18] Bandy is considered a national sport in Russia.[19]

[edit] Professional boxing record

50 Wins (34 Knockouts), 2 Losses, 1 No Contest[20]
Result Record Opponent Type Rd., Time Date Location Notes
Lost 50–2
1 NC		 United Kingdom David Haye MD 12 2009-11-07 Germany Nuremberg Arena, Nuremberg, Germany Lost WBA Heavyweight title.
Win 50–1
1 NC		 United States Evander Holyfield MD 12 2008-12-20 Switzerland Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland Defended WBA Heavyweight title.
Win 49–1
1 NC		 United States John Ruiz UD 12 2008-08-30 Germany Max Schmeling Halle, Prenzlauer Berg, Germany Won vacant WBA Heavyweight title.
Win 48–1
1 NC		 Belarus Siarhei Liakhovich UD 12 2008-02-16 Germany Nuremberg Arena, Nuremberg, Germany WBA Heavyweight title eliminator.
Win 47–1
1 NC		 Canada Jean Francois Bergeron UD 12 2007-09-29 Germany EWE Arena, Oldenburg, Germany
Lost 46–1
1 NC		 Uzbekistan Ruslan Chagaev MD 12 2007-04-14 Germany Porsche Arena, Stuttgart, Germany Lost WBA Heavyweight title.
Win 46–0
1 NC		 United States Jameel McCline RTD 3 (12), 3:00 2007-01-20 Switzerland St. Jakob Halle, Basel, Switzerland Defended WBA Heavyweight title.
Win 45–0
1 NC		 United States Monte Barrett TKO 11 (12), 2:12 2006-10-07 United States Allstate Arena, Rosemont, United States Defended WBA Heavyweight title.
Win 44–0
1 NC		 Jamaica Owen Beck TKO 3 (12), 2:44 2006-06-03 Germany TUI Arena, Hannover, Germany Defended WBA Heavyweight title.
Win 43–0
1 NC		 United States John Ruiz MD 12 2005-12-17 Germany Max Schmeling Halle, Prenzlauer Berg, Germany Won WBA Heavyweight title.
Win 42–0
1 NC		 United States Larry Donald MD 12 2005-10-01 Germany EWE Arena, Oldenburg, Germany Defended WBA Inter-Continental Heavyweight title and WBA Heavyweight title eliminator.
Win 41–0
1 NC		 United States Clifford Etienne KO 3 (12), ? 2005-05-14 Germany Oberfrankenhalle, Bayreuth, Germany Defended WBA Inter-Continental Heavyweight title.
Win 40–0
1 NC		 Sweden Attila Levin TKO 3 (12), 2:34 2005-02-12 Germany Max Schmeling Halle, Prenzlauer Berg, Germany Defended WBA Inter-Continental Heavyweight title.
Win 39–0
1 NC		 United States Gerald Nobles DQ 4 (12), 0:42 2004-11-20 Germany BigBox, Kempten, Germany Defended WBA Inter-Continental Heavyweight title. Nobles disqualified for repeated low blows.
Win 38–0
1 NC		 Italy Paolo Vidoz TKO 9 (12), 2:33 2004-10-09 Germany Messehalle, Erfurt, Germany Won vacant WBA Inter-Continental Heavyweight title.
Win 37–0
1 NC		 Nigeria Richard Bango TKO 6 (10), 1:50 2004-07-24 Germany Brandenburg Halle, Frankfurt, Germany Won Interim WBA Inter-Continental heavyweight title.
Win 36–0
1 NC		 Argentina Marcelo Dominguez UD 8 2004-04-17 Germany Max Schmeling Halle, Prenzlauer Berg, Germany
Win 35–0
1 NC		 United States Dicky Ryan TKO 1 (10), 2:43 2004-02-28 Germany Mehrzweckhalle, Dresden, Germany
Win 34–0
1 NC		 United States Otis Tisdale KO 1 (8), ? 2003-10-04 Germany Stadthalle, Zwickau, Germany
Win 33–0
1 NC		 Australia Bob Mirovic UD 8 2003-08-16 Germany Nuerburgring Race Track, Nürburg, Germany
Win 32–0
1 NC		 Belarus Vitali Shkraba TKO 4 (10), ? 2003-07-18 Belarus Belarusian State Circus, Minsk, Belarus
Win 31–0
1 NC		 Argentina Pedro Daniel Franco UD 12 2003-03-15 Russia Yubileyny Sports Palace, Saint Petersburg, Russia Defended PABA Heavyweight title.
Win 30–0
1 NC		 Ukraine Kostyantyn Pryziuk RTD 3 (10), 3:00 2002-10-10 Russia Casino Conti, Saint Petersburg, Russia Defended Russian Heavyweight title.
Win 29–0
1 NC		 Ukraine Taras Bidenko UD 12 2002-07-21 South Korea Seoul, South Korea Defended PABA Heavyweight title.
Win 28–0
1 NC		 Ukraine Yaroslav Zavorotnyy TKO 3 (10), ? 2002-06-15 Ukraine Druzhba Palace of Sports, Donetsk Ukraine
Win 27–0
1 NC		 New Zealand Toakipa Tasefa UD 12 2001-09-28 Russia Yubileyny Sports Palace, Saint Petersburg, Russia Defended PABA Heavyweight title.
Win 26–0
1 NC		 United States George Linberger TKO 1 (12), ? 2001-06-30 United States Trump Taj Mahal, Atlantic City, United States Defended PABA Heavyweight title.
Win 25–0
1 NC		 Belarus Vitali Shkraba TKO 4 (8), ? 2001-03-06 Russia Moscow, Russia Defended PABA Heavyweight title.
Win 24–0
1 NC		 New Zealand Tone Fiso TKO 1 (12), ? 2000-10-29 Russia Yubileyny Sports Palace, Saint Petersburg, Russia Won PABA Heavyweight title.
Win 23–0
1 NC		 Ukraine Yuriy Yelistratov UD 12 2000-06-06 Russia Yubileyny Sports Palace, Saint Petersburg, Russia Won Interim PABA heavyweight title.
Win 22–0
1 NC		 Russia Yuri Nikolaev TKO 2 (6), ? 2000-03-10 Russia Novosibirsk, Russia
Win 21–0
1 NC		 Russia Alexey Varakin KO 1 (12), ? 1999-12-15 Russia Saint Petersburg, Russia Defended Russian Heavyweight title.
Win 20–0
1 NC		 United States James McQueen KO 1 (6), ? 1999-06-25 Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
NC 19–0
1 NC		 Germany Andreas Sidon NC 6 1999-05-07 Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic NC due to fighting without a referee.
Win 19–0 Tonga John Tupou TKO 4 (10), ? 1999-02-13 Japan Ariake Colosseum, Tokyo, Japan
Win 18–0 Russia Alexey Osokin TKO 6 (10), ? 1999-01-22 Russia Casino Conti, Saint Petersburg, Russia Won vacant Russian Heavyweight title.
Win 17–0 Russia Evgeny Odolsky KO 1 (6), ? 1998-12-19 Russia Casino Conti, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Win 16–0 United States James Gaines UD 6 1998-06-09 Russia Moscow, Russia
Win 15–0 United States Jim Huffman TKO 2 (4), ? 1998-03-14 Russia Olympisky Sport Hall, Moscow, Russia
Win 14–0 United States Sinclair Babb TKO 1 (6), 2:05 1997-12-06 Australia Stockland Stadium, Townsville, Australia
Win 13–0 Turkey Alarim Uysal TKO 2 (6), ? 1997-11-08 Germany Ballsporthalle, Frankfurt, Germany
Win 12–0 United States Kevin Rosier KO 1 (6), ? 1997-09-27 Russia Moscow, Russia
Win 11–0 Australia August Tanuvasa TKO 1 (6), 2:44 1997-08-21 Australia Bankstown RSL Club, Sydney, Australia
Win 10–0 United States Rodney Harris UD 4 1997-07-26 Japan Yokohama Arena, Kanagawa, Japan
Win 9–0 United States Terrell Nelson TKO 2 (4), 1:26 1997-05-31 United States Trump Taj Mahal, Atlantic City, United States
Win 8–0 Fiji Manao Navuilawa TKO 1 (4), 1:24 1997-05-09 Australia Bankstown Sports Club, Sydney, Australia
Win 7–0 American Samoa Patrick Slade TKO 1 (4), 1:59 1997-03-21 Australia Parramatta RSL Club, Sydney, Australia
Win 6–0 United Kingdom Darren Fearn TKO 1 (6), ? 1996-11-26 England York Hall, London, England
Win 5–0 United Kingdom Neil Kirkwood TKO 2 (4), ? 1996-10-08 England Town Hall, London, England
Win 4–0 Russia Sergey Anikeev KO 2 (4), ? 1995-02-16 Russia Saint Petersburg, Russia
Win 3–0 Russia Alexey Tsygankov KO 3 (4), ? 1994-04-15 Russia Saint Petersburg, Russia
Win 2–0 Russia Alexander Vasiliev UD 4 1994-02-22 Russia Saint Petersburg, Russia
Win 1–0 United States John Morton TKO 2 (4), ? 1993-10-15 Germany Sporthalle, Schöneberg, Germany Valuev's professional debut.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Размер имеет значение
  2. ^ Валуев стал еще сильнее, а Ляхович попал в больницу – бокс, Валуев – Росбалт-Петербург
  3. ^ Николай “Beast from the east” Валуев » Paradyz.ru
  4. ^ Священник, бывший боксер-любитель, благословил Валуева на бой с Руизом Православие.Ru
  5. ^ 7-foot giant claims WBA heavyweight title – Boxing- NBC Sports. Nbcsports.msnbc.com (2005-12-17). Retrieved on 2011-04-19.
  6. ^ Rafael, Dan (2007-08-14). "Ex-champ Valuev to fight Bergeron in Germany". ESPN. http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2973868. 
  7. ^ "Valuev dominates Liakhovich!". http://www.boxnews.com.ua/news.php?id=4000&lng=en. 
  8. ^ "Ruslan Chagaev". http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=24358&cat=boxer. 
  9. ^ Holyfield, 46, faces Valuev for heavyweight title, Associated Press, Dec. 20, 2008.
  10. ^ "Loss to David Haye – BBC Website". BBC News. 2009-11-07. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/8347139.stm. Retrieved 2010-05-20. 
  11. ^ "Valuev future in doubt". Sky Sports. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12183_6331464,00.html. Retrieved 25 August 2010. 
  12. ^ Кинопанорама – Блог команды Николая Валуева – Бокс – Sports.ru
  13. ^ "Кинокартина с участием Валуева получила приз кинофестиваля "Окно в Европу" – Бокс/MMA". Sports.ru. http://www.sports.ru/boxing/5495419.html. Retrieved 2010-07-28. 
  14. ^ "Валуев снимается сразу в трех фильмах – Бокс/MMA". Sports.ru. http://www.sports.ru/boxing/4393667.html. Retrieved 2010-07-28. 
  15. ^ "Valuev: "I faced with typical Russian boorishness aggravated with alcohol"". Rin.ru. 2007-01-21. http://news.rin.ru/eng/news///4373/. 
  16. ^ "Russia's 'Beast from the East' in security guard assault scandal". RIA Novosti. 2006-01-26. http://en.rian.ru/sports/20060124/43162439.html. 
  17. ^ "Николай Валуев получил литературную премию за автобиографию – Бокс/MMA". Sports.ru. http://www.sports.ru/boxing/3854881.html. Retrieved 2010-07-28. 
  18. ^ Bandy information on the official home page of Nikolai Valuev
  19. ^ "Russian bandy players blessed for victory at world championship in Kazan". Tatar-Inform. 2011-01-21. http://eng.tatar-inform.ru/news/2011/01/21/33986/. Retrieved 2009-08-31. 
  20. ^ Nikolay Valuev – Boxer. Boxrec.com. Retrieved on 2011-04-19.

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Sporting positions
New title WBA Inter-Continental Heavyweight Champion
Interim Title
July 24, 2004 – October 9, 2004		 Unified
Vacant
Title last held by
Wladimir Klitschko		 WBA Inter-Continental Heavyweight Champion
October 9, 2004 – December 17, 2005
Won world title		 Vacant
Title next held by
Ruslan Chagaev
Preceded by
John Ruiz		 WBA Heavyweight Champion
December 17, 2005 – April 14, 2007		 Succeeded by
Ruslan Chagaev
Vacant
Title last held by
Ruslan Chagaev		 WBA Heavyweight Champion
August 30, 2008 – November 7, 2009		 Succeeded by
David Haye

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