Nikolai Valuev
Career, Record, Stats
Nikolai Valuev (Beast from the East) is a 51-year-old retired Russian professional boxer. He is a former heavyweight world champion with 2 world-title wins. In a career spanning 16 years and 23 days, Valuev amassed a record of 50-2, which includes 34 wins via KO, 3 of which were in world-title fights.
Nikolai Valuev's Boxing Career
Nikolai Valuev was born in Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union on August 21, 1973. He made his professional debut at the age of 20 years on October 15, 1993 against John Morton. Valuev defeated Morton via 2nd round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Valuev became a world champion at the age of 32 after 43 professional fights. He challenged John Ruiz for the WBA heavyweight title and defeated the champion via 12-round majority decision, winning his first world title.
Valuev's last fight was a majority decision loss to David Haye at age 36, on November 7, 2009, in which he lost his WBA heavyweight title.
Some of Nikolai Valuev's best fights have been against Jameel McCline, John Ruiz, Evander Holyfield (HOFer), Monte Barrett, and Clifford Etienne. For a complete list of Valuev's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Nikolai Valuev".
Valuev has just 2 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Nikolai Valuev Losses".
Nikolai Valuev's Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
53 | Nov 07, 2009 | 36 | 
David Haye 29 22-1  | loss | MD 12 |
52 | Dec 20, 2008 | 35 | 
Evander Holyfield 46 42-9-2 | win | MD 12 |
51 | Aug 30, 2008 | 35 | 
John Ruiz 36 43-7-1 | win | UD 12 |
50 | Feb 16, 2008 | 34 |  Siarhei Liakhovich | win | UD 12 |
49 | Sep 29, 2007 | 34 | Jean Francois Bergeron | win | UD 12 |
48 | Apr 14, 2007 | 33 | 
Ruslan Chagaev 28 22-0-1 | loss | MD 12 |
47 | Jan 20, 2007 | 33 | 
Jameel McCline 36 38-6-3 | win | RTD 3 |
46 | Oct 07, 2006 | 33 | 
Monte Barrett 35 31-4 | win | TKO 11 |
45 | Jun 03, 2006 | 32 | Owen Beck | win | TKO 3 |
44 | Dec 17, 2005 | 32 |
John Ruiz 33 41-5-1 | win | MD 12 |
43 | Oct 01, 2005 | 32 | Larry Donald | win | MD 12 |
42 | May 14, 2005 | 31 | 
Clifford Etienne 35 29-3-2 | win | KO 3 |
41 | Feb 12, 2005 | 31 | Attila Levin | win | TKO 3 |
40 | Nov 20, 2004 | 31 | Gerald Nobles | win | DQ 4 |
39 | Oct 09, 2004 | 31 | Paolo Vidoz | win | TKO 9 |
38 | Jul 24, 2004 | 30 | Richard Igbineghu | win | TKO 6 |
37 | Apr 17, 2004 | 30 | Marcelo Domínguez | win | UD 8 |
36 | Feb 28, 2004 | 30 | Dicky Ryan | win | TKO 1 |
35 | Oct 04, 2003 | 30 | Otis Tisdale | win | KO 1 |
34 | Aug 16, 2003 | 29 | Bob Mirovic | win | UD 8 |
33 | Jul 18, 2003 | 29 | Vitali Shkraba | win | TKO 4 |
32 | Mar 15, 2003 | 29 | Pedro Daniel Franco | win | UD 12 |
31 | Oct 10, 2002 | 29 | Kostiantyn Pryziuk | win | RTD 3 |
30 | Jul 21, 2002 | 28 | Taras Bidenko | win | UD 12 |
29 | Jun 15, 2002 | 28 | Yaroslav Zavorotnyi | win | TKO 3 |
28 | Sep 28, 2001 | 28 | Toakipa Tasefa | win | UD 12 |
27 | Jun 30, 2001 | 27 | George Linberger | win | TKO 1 |
26 | Mar 06, 2001 | 27 | Vitali Shkraba | win | TKO 4 |
25 | Oct 29, 2000 | 27 | Tone Fiso | win | TKO 1 |
24 | Jun 06, 2000 | 26 | Yuriy Yelistratov | win | UD 12 |
23 | Mar 10, 2000 | 26 | Yuri Nikolaev | win | TKO 2 |
22 | Dec 15, 1999 | 26 | Aleksei Varakin | win | KO 1 |
21 | Jun 25, 1999 | 25 | James McQueen | win | KO 1 |
20 | May 07, 1999 | 25 | Andreas Sidon | nc | NA
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19 | Feb 13, 1999 | 25 | John Tupou | win | TKO 4 |
18 | Jan 22, 1999 | 25 | Aleksei Osokin | win | TKO 6 |
17 | Dec 19, 1998 | 25 | Evgeny Odolsky | win | KO 1 |
16 | Jun 09, 1998 | 24 | James Gaines | win | UD 6 |
15 | Mar 14, 1998 | 24 | Jim Huffman | win | TKO 2 |
14 | Dec 06, 1997 | 24 | Sinclair Babb | win | TKO 1 |
13 | Nov 08, 1997 | 24 | Alarim Uysal | win | TKO 2 |
12 | Sep 27, 1997 | 24 | Kevin Rosier | win | KO 1 |
11 | Aug 21, 1997 | 24 | Aug Tanuvasa | win | TKO 1 |
10 | Jul 26, 1997 | 23 | Rodney Harris | win | PTS 4 |
9 | May 31, 1997 | 23 | Terrell Nelson | win | TKO 2 |
8 | May 09, 1997 | 23 | Manao Navuilawa | win | TKO 1 |
7 | Mar 21, 1997 | 23 | Patrick Slade | win | TKO 1 |
6 | Nov 26, 1996 | 23 | Darren Fearn | win | RTD 1 |
5 | Oct 08, 1996 | 23 | Neil Kirkwood | win | TKO 2 |
4 | Feb 16, 1995 | 21 | Sergei Anikeev | win | KO 2 |
3 | Apr 15, 1994 | 20 | Aleksei Tsygankov | win | KO 3 |
2 | Feb 22, 1994 | 20 | Aleksandr Vasiliev | win | PTS 4 |
1 | Oct 15, 1993 | 20 | John Morton | win | TKO 2 |