News - Nikolay Valuev

It looks like the next foe for Russian heavyweight giant Nicolai Valuev (40-0; 30KOs) will be American fringe contender Clifford Etienne (29-3-2; 20KOs). Etienne is tentatively booked in to fight Valuev on May 14 in Bayreuth, Germany, on a defense of the Russian's WBA I/C title. An official request has already been sent to the WBA offices in Maracaibo, Venezuela, and an answer is expected pretty soon. Etienne is known by the average fan for being drilled in the opening round by Mike Tyson two years ago in Memphis, TN, but it might be worth remembering that the 33-year old American also holds a win versus current WBO champ Lamon Brewster in his... read more ...

Nikolai Valuev will fight on the 14th of May in Bayreuth, Germany. His opponent is not named yet, though the negotiations concerning it are already in the process. Nikolai is completely recovered of his back injury and started training. From the next week he will begin training session in the ring. read more ...