Background
Valuev, Nikolay was born on August 21, 1973 in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Valuev, Nikolay was born on August 21, 1973 in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Professional boxer, since 1993. Winner vacant Russian title versus Alexei Osokin by technical knockout, heavyweight division, 1999. Winner Russian title versus Alexei Varakin by knockout, heavyweight division, 99.
Winner Russian title versus Konstantin Prizyuk by technical knockout, heavyweight division, 2002. Winner interim title versus Youri Yelistratov by unanimous decision, heavyweight division PABA, 2000, winner interim title versus Tone Fiso by technical knockout, heavyweight division, 00, winner title defense versus George Linberger by technical knockout, heavyweight division, 01, winner title defense versus Toakipa Tasefa by unanimous decision, heavyweight division, 01, winner title defense versus Taras Bidenko by unanimous decision, heavyweight division, 02, winner title defense versus Pedro Daniel Franco by unanimous decision, heavyweight division, 03. Winner interim inter-continental title versus Richard Bango by technical knockout, heavyweight division WBA, 2004, winner vacant inter-continental title versus Paolo Vidoz by technical knockout, heavyweight division, 04, winner inter-continental title versus Gerald Nobles by disqualification, heavyweight division, 04, winner inter-continental title defense versus Attila Levin by technical knockout, heavyweight division, 05, winner inter-continental title defense versus Clifford Etienne by knockout, heavyweight division, 05, winner inter-continental title, title eliminator defense versus Larry Donald by mixed decision, heavyweight division, 05, winner title versus John Ruiz by mixed decision, heavyweight division, 05, winner title defense versus Owen Beck by technical knockout, heavyweight division, 06, winner title defense versus Monte Barrett by technical knockout, heavyweight division, 06, winner title defense versus Jameel McCline by technical knockout, heavyweight division, 07, winner title eliminator versus Serguei Lyakhovich by unanimous decision, heavyweight division, 08, winner vacant title versus John Ruiz by unanimous decision, heavyweight division, 08.
Winner title versus Jean Francois Bergeron by unanimous decision, heavyweight division NABA, 2007.