On February 16, 2008, Nikolai Valuev (47-1, 34 KOs) and Siarhei Liakhovich (23-2, 14 KOs) meet in the ring in a 12-round bout.
Nikolai Valuev is coming in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Jean Francois Bergeron, 4 months and 18 days ago. Siarhei Liakhovich is on a 1-fight losing streak with a 56% KO rate, with his last fight being a 12th round TKO loss to Shannon Briggs, 1 year, 3 months, and 12 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Nikolai Valuev at 99-1 winning odds. Siarhei Liakhovich really doesn't have much to present against Valuev.
Nikolai Valuev defeated Siarhei Liakhovich via unanimous decision in the 12-round fight. Valuev improves his record to 48-1, while Liakhovich adds a loss to his record at 23-3.