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Nikolai Sergeyevich Valuev (born 21 August 1973) is a Russian former professional boxer and two-time WBA heavyweight champion. After a professional career spanning 16 years, Valuev officially retired from the sport in November 2009. His final fight was a WBA heavyweight title defense against David Haye, in which Valuev was defeated by majority decision after twelve rounds. Valuev defeated three world champions in John Ruiz, Siarhei Liakhovich and Evander Holyfield, as well as top contenders such as Clifford Etienne, Larry Donald, Owen Beck, Monte Barrett and Jameel McCline. He currently resides in his birthplace of St. Petersburg with his wife and two children. == Biography == Valuev was born on 21 August 1973, in Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now St. Petersburg, Russia).〔(Размер имеет значение )〕〔(Валуев стал еще сильнее, а Ляхович попал в больницу – бокс, Валуев – Росбалт-Петербург )〕〔(Николай "Beast from the east" Валуев " Paradyz.ru )〕 He has three young children, daughter Irina and son Grisha (Grigoriy), his third child, son Sergei, was born on 30 July 2012. In his professional boxing career Valuev has been defeated only twice by Ruslan Chagaev and David Haye. Valuev is a Russian Orthodox Christian.〔(Священник, бывший боксер-любитель, благословил Валуева на бой с Руизом ) Православие.Ru〕 During his youth he played water polo and basketball. Valuev has written a book in Russian called ''My 12 Rounds'', with the help of prominent Russian sports journalist Konstantin Osipov. The book discusses his life in general and his boxing career in particular. For that book, Valuev received an award from the government of St. Petersburg. The book was presented in St. Petersburg on 5 February 2007. In January 2006 Valuev was accused of assaulting a security guard at the Spartak Ice Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia. No criminal investigation was ever launched by local police.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Valuev: "I faced with typical Russian boorishness aggravated with alcohol" )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Russia's 'Beast from the East' in security guard assault scandal )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nikolai Valuev」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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