Unbeaten 7'1, 325+ lb. heavyweight Nicolay Valuev and Larry Donald will collide on October 1 in a WBA eliminator to determine the mandatory challenger for WBA titlist John Ruiz. The bout will tale place at the Weser-Ems-Halle in Oldenburg, Germany. The WBA #2 rated Valuev (#1 is vacant) is 41-0 with 31 KOs. Donald (42-3-3, 24 KOs) is rated WBA #8. Donald got the spot in the eliminator because the WBA's #3-#7 ranked heavyweights were unavailable.
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