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Nikolai Valuev: Biggest-ever heavyweight champ was 'gentle giant' stuck with ogre image | Boxing News | Sky Sports
![Russian boxer David Avanesyan and MMA heavyweight Alexander Volkov headline separate fight nights in London - BBC Sport Russian boxer David Avanesyan and MMA heavyweight Alexander Volkov headline separate fight nights in London - BBC Sport](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_sport/EB03/production/_123736106_gettyimages-1344483039.jpg)
Russian boxer David Avanesyan and MMA heavyweight Alexander Volkov headline separate fight nights in London - BBC Sport
![A heavyweight rematch is a chance for a surprise champion to get the world to focus on Ukraine. - The New York Times A heavyweight rematch is a chance for a surprise champion to get the world to focus on Ukraine. - The New York Times](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2022/08/19/world/19ukraine-brief-boxing-match/19ukraine-brief-boxing-match-articleLarge.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale)
A heavyweight rematch is a chance for a surprise champion to get the world to focus on Ukraine. - The New York Times
![Former world heavyweight champion Nikolai Valuev is called up the Vladimir Putin's Russian army | Daily Mail Online Former world heavyweight champion Nikolai Valuev is called up the Vladimir Putin's Russian army | Daily Mail Online](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/09/29/17/62933073-11263321-image-m-11_1664467193762.jpg)
Former world heavyweight champion Nikolai Valuev is called up the Vladimir Putin's Russian army | Daily Mail Online
![Former world boxing champion Avtandil Khurtsidze jailed for his 'chief enforcer' role in major crime syndicate | The Independent | The Independent Former world boxing champion Avtandil Khurtsidze jailed for his 'chief enforcer' role in major crime syndicate | The Independent | The Independent](https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2018/09/08/12/avtandil-khurtsidze-.jpg?width=1200)
Former world boxing champion Avtandil Khurtsidze jailed for his 'chief enforcer' role in major crime syndicate | The Independent | The Independent
![Klitschko brothers, former boxing world champions, among those leading the fight against Russia in Kyiv - pennlive.com Klitschko brothers, former boxing world champions, among those leading the fight against Russia in Kyiv - pennlive.com](https://www.pennlive.com/resizer/oH9dESNpaDRx70jK6N1NRH_ufaE=/1280x0/smart/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/advancelocal/RI43Y7JMHBG7DIV6SERNAW3Y7Y.jpg)
Klitschko brothers, former boxing world champions, among those leading the fight against Russia in Kyiv - pennlive.com
![This Russian heavyweight boxer has just landed the last job anyone would ever have picked for him - Mirror Online This Russian heavyweight boxer has just landed the last job anyone would ever have picked for him - Mirror Online](https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article3622313.ece/ALTERNATES/n615/Nikolai-Valuev.jpg)
This Russian heavyweight boxer has just landed the last job anyone would ever have picked for him - Mirror Online
![Wasserman Boxing on Twitter: "Happy birthday to two-time former Heavyweight World Champion 'The Russian Giant' Nikolai Valuev 👊 ⚫️ #TeamSauerland ⚫️ https://t.co/RvSTZcbo0s" / Twitter Wasserman Boxing on Twitter: "Happy birthday to two-time former Heavyweight World Champion 'The Russian Giant' Nikolai Valuev 👊 ⚫️ #TeamSauerland ⚫️ https://t.co/RvSTZcbo0s" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ECfeu-iWsAAV7qv.jpg)
Wasserman Boxing on Twitter: "Happy birthday to two-time former Heavyweight World Champion 'The Russian Giant' Nikolai Valuev 👊 ⚫️ #TeamSauerland ⚫️ https://t.co/RvSTZcbo0s" / Twitter
![Oleksandr Usyk: Heavyweight champion speaks exclusively to CNN after joining Ukrainian defense battalion | CNN Oleksandr Usyk: Heavyweight champion speaks exclusively to CNN after joining Ukrainian defense battalion | CNN](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/220301172633-02-oleksandr-usyk-ukraine-russia-boxing-spt-intl.jpg?c=16x9)
Oleksandr Usyk: Heavyweight champion speaks exclusively to CNN after joining Ukrainian defense battalion | CNN
🗓️Today Nikolai Valuev, 🇷🇺#Russian former professional #boxer🥊, #WBA #heavyweight champion celebrates his 47th Birthday🍾🎁! Holding a professional record of 50 wins and only 2 losses, he is the tallest & heaviest world
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Nikolai Valuev: Biggest-ever heavyweight champ was 'gentle giant' stuck with ogre image | Boxing News | Sky Sports
![Ukraine boxing brothers Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko fighting Russian invasion; 'I fear very much for their lives,' WBC chief says | South China Morning Post Ukraine boxing brothers Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko fighting Russian invasion; 'I fear very much for their lives,' WBC chief says | South China Morning Post](https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/d8/images/canvas/2022/02/26/01e5fe82-77eb-4751-a626-cb94fa34ee92_279d9cd3.jpg)