Chagaev vs. Valuev

By Erik Schmidt: The World Boxing Association will come up with a decision on what to do about yesterday’s cancelled fight bout between WBA heavyweight champion Nikolay Valuev and the champion in recess Ruslan Chagaev in approximately one week according to reports. The fight was supposed to have taken place today in Helsinki, Findlan, but [...]

By Jim Dower: With yesterday’s shocking news of the bout between WBA heavyweight champion Nikolay Valuev and Ruslan Chagaev being called off due to Chagaev being unable to meet the requirements of the Finish Boxing Federations’ medical requirements for the bout. According to Sky Sports, Chagaev had showed up positive for the hepatitis B virus [...]

By Erik Schmidt: Sauerland promotional company is reporting that Saturday’s rematch between World Boxing Association heavyweight champion Nikolay Valuev and Ruslan Chagaev has been called off after Chagaev failed the to meet the medical test for the fight. It’s unknown what precisely they found wrong with Chagaev, but in the past he was rumored to [...]

By Erik Schmidt: This Saturday might, WBA heavyweight champion Nikolay Valuev (50-1, 34 KOs) will battle it out with Ruslan Chagaev (25-0, 17 KOs), the champion in recess to determine which of them are the true champions of the World Boxing Association heavyweight crown at the Hartwall Arena, in Helsinki, Finland.