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 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, Siarhei Liakhovich, 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".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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53 | Nov 07, 2009 | 36 | ![]() | loss | MD 12 |
52 | Dec 20, 2008 | 35 | ![]() | win | MD 12 |
51 | Aug 30, 2008 | 35 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
50 | Feb 16, 2008 | 34 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
49 | Sep 29, 2007 | 34 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
48 | Apr 14, 2007 | 33 | ![]() | loss | MD 12 |
47 | Jan 20, 2007 | 33 | ![]() | win | RTD 3 |
46 | Oct 07, 2006 | 33 | ![]() | win | TKO 11 |
45 | Jun 03, 2006 | 32 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
44 | Dec 17, 2005 | 32 | ![]() | win | MD 12 |
43 | Oct 01, 2005 | 32 | ![]() | win | MD 12 |
42 | May 14, 2005 | 31 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
41 | Feb 12, 2005 | 31 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
40 | Nov 20, 2004 | 31 | ![]() | win | DQ 4 |
39 | Oct 09, 2004 | 31 | ![]() | win | TKO 9 |
38 | Jul 24, 2004 | 30 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
37 | Apr 17, 2004 | 30 | ![]() | win | UD 8 |
36 | Feb 28, 2004 | 30 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
35 | Oct 04, 2003 | 30 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
34 | Aug 16, 2003 | 29 | ![]() | win | UD 8 |
33 | Jul 18, 2003 | 29 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
32 | Mar 15, 2003 | 29 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
31 | Oct 10, 2002 | 29 | ![]() | win | RTD 3 |
30 | Jul 21, 2002 | 28 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
29 | Jun 15, 2002 | 28 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
28 | Sep 28, 2001 | 28 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
27 | Jun 30, 2001 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
26 | Mar 06, 2001 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
25 | Oct 29, 2000 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
24 | Jun 06, 2000 | 26 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
23 | Mar 10, 2000 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
22 | Dec 15, 1999 | 26 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
21 | Jun 25, 1999 | 25 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
20 | May 07, 1999 | 25 | ![]() | nc | NA
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19 | Feb 13, 1999 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
18 | Jan 22, 1999 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
17 | Dec 19, 1998 | 25 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
16 | Jun 09, 1998 | 24 | ![]() | win | UD 6 |
15 | Mar 14, 1998 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
14 | Dec 06, 1997 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
13 | Nov 08, 1997 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
12 | Sep 27, 1997 | 24 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
11 | Aug 21, 1997 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
10 | Jul 26, 1997 | 23 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |
9 | May 31, 1997 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
8 | May 09, 1997 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
7 | Mar 21, 1997 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
6 | Nov 26, 1996 | 23 | ![]() | win | RTD 1 |
5 | Oct 08, 1996 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
4 | Feb 16, 1995 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
3 | Apr 15, 1994 | 20 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
2 | Feb 22, 1994 | 20 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |
1 | Oct 15, 1993 | 20 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |