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Heavyweight Ruslan Chagaev, the new mandatory challenger for WBA heavyweight champion Nikolai Valuev, and former heavyweight champion John Ruiz spoke to the press after their hard-fought twelve round world title eliminator on Saturday in Düsseldorf. Ruslan Chagaev: It was a tough fight against a very strong opponent but it was my day today. My dream came true. I dedicate this win to my mother who read more ...

With WBA heavyweight champion Nikolai Valuev looking on, unbeaten heavyweight Ruslan Chagaev (21-0-1, 17 KOs) won a hard-fought twelve round split decision over former heavyweight champion John Ruiz (41-7-1, 28 KOs) on Saturday night at the Burg-Wächter Castello in Düsseldorf, Germany, to earn the right to challenge the seven-foot WBA champion next year. It was a gritty in the trenches fight early on as both fighters tried to work inside read more ...

Universum middleweight and former world champion Felix Sturm (25-2-0, 11 KO) will now have his first fight, after losing the World Champions belt, against the Australian Gavin Topp (20-2-2, 4 KO) on December 2 in the German capital of Berlin. A very sad rearrangement for Luan Krasniqi. His injury, which he suffered during training, is the reason for a change in the program. In a training session in preparation for his fight in Berlin read more ...

Two-time world heavyweight champion John "The Quietman" Ruiz (41-6-1, 28 KOs) is training in Las Vegas with his new head trainer, Manny Siaca, Sr., for his November 18 mandated WBA elimination fight against No. 2 rated challenger Ruslan "White Tyson" Chagaev (21-0-1, 17 KOs) in Dusseldorf, Germany. The Ruiz-Chagaev winner will be the mandatory challenger for WBA heavyweight champion Nikolai Valuev. The WBA #1 rated Ruiz promises fans read more ...