News - Ruslan Chagaev

The big WBA world middleweight title fight between puncher Maselino Masoe and technician Felix Sturm is almost here. The clash takes place on Saturday at the Color Line Arena in Hamburg, Germany. The fighters met face to face Monday at a prefight press conference. "I respect Felix Sturm and have studied videos of his fights," said the champion Masoe (26-2, 25 KOs), who arrived in Hamburg a week ago. "He is a challenger to take very seriously read more ...

Don't worry if the ground will be moving on March 11. It will be no earthquake. It will be because two elemental forces will clash on the undercard of the WBA middleweight championship between Felix Sturm and Maselino Masoe. In a thrilling heavyweight matchup “White Tyson” Ruslan Chagaev of Universum Box-Promotion takes on Vladimir Virchis “The Hunter” off the Spotlight team read more ...

Top rated heavyweight Ruslan Chagaev gave an impressive example of his punching power when he destroyed Rob Calloway with two consecutive left hands in the second round. read more ...

Universum-promoted heavyweight from Uzbekistan Ruslan Chagaev (photo right), 18-0-1 (15), weighed in at 106 kg prior to his rematch tomorrow against American Rob Calloway, 56-5-1 (43), 95 kg, at Zenith in Munich, Germany. Chagaev and Calloway fought to a technical 3rd round draw on Oct. 5, 2002, after an accidental headbutt opened a deep cut on Calloway’s eye in round two. Also on this Universum Box-Promotion fightcard is a championship read more ...

Universum's unbeaten heavyweight Ruslan Chagaev, former amateur world champion and known as the White Tyson, will face the All-American Prizefighter Rob Calloway for ten or less rounds in Munich on January 7, 2006 (ZDF TV airs live, follow www.boxing.de for details and reports). Chagaev is originally from Uzbekistan and fights out of Hamburg, Germany. He is trained by Michael Timm, who also trains Felix Sturm and world champions Sergej Dzindziruk (WBO Superwelter) and Wladimir Sidorenko (WBA Bantam). read more ...

Ukrainian heavy Aleksander Dimitrenko has been forced to withdraw from the fight against Rob Calloway January 7 in Munich. Replacing Dimtrenko is his Universum stablemate, Ruslan Chagaev. Russian heavy Alexander Alexeev, a World champ in the amateurs, makes his pro debut on the undercard. read more ...

On the first Universum Box-Promotion show next year, scheduled for January 7, undefeated heavyweight sensation Alexander Dimitrenko, 20-0 (12), will take on American veteran Rob Calloway, 56-5-1 (43), at Zenith of Munich, Germany. Boxing.de contacted the man from St. Joseph, MO, and found out what he expects from his fight in Germany and how he feels about his read more ...

The heavyweight division is currently going through a radical change. In need of a new generation people want to see hot prospects – like the 23-year-old undefeated Hamburg based Ukrainian Alexander Dimitrenko, 20-0 (12). After the retirement of Vitali Klitschko it’s his countryman Dimitrenko who wants to fill the gap in the heavyweight division. The highly skilful 6-foot-7 law student is already holding three international titles and has set his read more ...