sport news Former world heavyweight champion Nikolai Valuev is called up the Vladimir ... trends now
sport news Former world heavyweight champion Nikolai Valuev is called up the Vladimir ... trends now
Former world heavyweight champion Nikolai Valuev, the 7ft giant who was famously beaten by David Haye, reveals he's been summoned to fight in Vladimir Putin's Russian army... and he plans to enlist next week amid war in Ukraine Nikolai Valuev has been called up to fight in Vladimir Putin's Russian army Valuev is a former two-time heavyweight champion who lost to David Haye He retired over a decade ago, but is now set to serve in the Russian army He has said he will enlist next week amid his country's conflict with Ukraine
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Former world heavyweight champion Nikolai Valuev has revealed that he has been summoned to fight for Vladimir Putin's Russian army in Ukraine.
Valuev was a two-time WBA title-holder, and is the tallest and heaviest world champion ever, standing at over seven foot and weighing in excess of 23 stone in his fighting days. He famously fought David Haye in 2009, losing to the Brit by majority decision.
That turned out to be his final fight, and he moved into politics to become a member of parliament in Putin's United Russia Party two years later. He has
