Heavyweight · Russia
Nikolai Valuev 53-2-0, 1 NC 33 KO · 1993–2009
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Nikolai Valuev was a heavyweight boxer from Russia, born Aug 21, 1973. Record 53-2-0, 1 NC with 33 knockouts over 1993–2009. World titles: WBA heavyweight (2008–2009), WBA heavyweight (2005–2007). Nikolai Valuev last fought David Haye on Nov 7, 2009 and lost by MD over 12 rounds.
Also: Валуєв Микола Сергійович · Мікалай Валуеў · Мікалай Сяргеевіч Валуеў +17 more Николай Сергеевич Валуев · Николај Валуев · ניקולאי ולוב · نيكولاى فالويف · نيكولاي فالويف · نیکولای والوئف · นีโคไล วาลูเอฟ · ニコライ・ワルーエフ · 尼古拉·瓦鲁耶夫 · 니콜라이 발루에프 · Beast from the East · Bideford Bruiser · Nicolai Valouev · Nicolai Valuev · Nicolay Valuev · Nikolai Sergejewitsch Valujev · Nikolai Sergejewitsch Walujew
Born Aug 21, 1973
Country 🇷🇺 Russia
Stance Orthodox
Height 213 cm
Reach 213 cm
Nickname Beast from the East · The Russian Giant
Debut Oct 15, 1993
Career 1993–2009
Rounds boxed 282
KO share 62%
Born in Saint Petersburg, Russia
Titles WBA heavyweight · 2005–2009
Boxerbook rating 2267 ± 177 · inactive since Nov 2009Why here › Confirmed bouts 18 of 56 · 6 official
Career record Record
53-2-0, 1 NC, 33 KOs · 1993–2009
Last result L
For WBA heavyweight title MD 12/12 · Nuremberg Arena, Nuremberg, 🇩🇪
The record 56 bouts, 1993–2009, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
Bouts by source: English Wikipedia · 54, Wikipedia (ru) · 53, WBA Fights Master Scores · 7, Wikipedia (ja) · 1, Wikipedia (pl) · 1
L
For WBA heavyweight title MD 12/12 · Nuremberg Arena, Nuremberg, 🇩🇪
Valuev 53-1-0 · Haye 23-1-0
W
For WBA heavyweight title MD 12/12 · Hallenstadion, 🇨🇭
Valuev 52-1-0 · Holyfield 42-9-2
W
Won vacant WBA heavyweight title UD 11/11 · Max-Schmeling-Halle, 🇩🇪
Valuev 51-1-0 · Ruiz 43-7-1
W
UD 12/12 · Nuremberg Arena, Nuremberg, 🇩🇪
Valuev 50-1-0 · Liakhovich 23-2-0
W
Won NABA heavyweight title UD 12/12 · Small EWE Arena, Oldenburg, 🇩🇪
Valuev 49-1-0 · Bergeron —
L
Lost WBA heavyweight title MD 12/12 · Porsche-Arena, 🇩🇪
Valuev 49-0-0 · Chagaev 24-0-1
W
For WBA heavyweight title RTD 3/12 · St. Jakobshalle, Basel, 🇨🇭
Valuev 48-0-0 · McCline 38-8-3
W
Retained WBA heavyweight title KO 3/12 · St. Jakobshalle, 🇨🇭
Valuev 47-0-0 · McCline 38-7-3
W
Retained WBA heavyweight title TKO 11/12 · Allstate Arena, 🇺🇸
Valuev 46-0-0 · Barrett 32-4-0
W
Retained WBA heavyweight title TKO 3/12 · TUI Arena, 🇩🇪
Valuev 45-0-0 · Beck 25-2-0
W
Won WBA heavyweight title MD 12/12 · Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin, 🇩🇪
Valuev 44-0-0 · Ruiz 41-5-1
W
Retained WBA Inter-Continental heavyweight title MD 12/12 · Small EWE Arena, Oldenburg, 🇩🇪
Valuev 43-0-0 · Donald —
W
Retained WBA Inter-Continental heavyweight title KO 3/12 · Oberfrankenhalle, Bayreuth, 🇩🇪
Valuev 42-0-0 · Etienne 30-3-2
W
Retained WBA Inter-Continental heavyweight title TKO 3/12 · Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin, 🇩🇪
Valuev 41-0-0 · Levin —
W
Retained WBA Inter-Continental heavyweight title DQ 4/12 · BigBox, Kempten, 🇩🇪
Valuev 40-0-0 · Nobles —
W
Won vacant WBA Inter-Continental heavyweight title TKO 9/12 · Messe, Erfurt, 🇩🇪
Valuev 39-0-0 · Vidoz 17-1-0
W
Brandenburg Halle, Frankfurt an der Oder, 🇩🇪
Valuev 38-0-0 · Igbineghu —
W
Won vacant WBA Inter-Continental interim heavyweight title TKO 6/10 · Brandenburg-Halle, Frankfurt, 🇩🇪
Valuev 37-0-0 · Igbineghu —
W
UD 8/8 · Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin, 🇩🇪
Valuev 36-0-0 · Domínguez 37-4-1
W
TKO 1/10 · Mehrzweckhalle, Dresden, 🇩🇪
Valuev 35-0-0 · Ryan —
Show all 56 bouts W
Otis Tisdale
KO 1/8 · Stadthalle, Zwickau, 🇩🇪
Valuev 34-0-0 · Tisdale —
W
UD 8/8 · Nürburgring, Nürburg, 🇩🇪
Valuev 33-0-0 · Mirovic —
W
10/10 · Belarusian State Circus, Minsk, 🇧🇾
Valuev 32-0-0 · Shkraba 9-4-0
W
Retained PABA heavyweight title UD 12/12 · Yubileyny Sports Palace, Saint Petersburg, 🇷🇺
Valuev 31-0-0 · Franco —
W
Kostiantyn Pryziuk
Retained Russian heavyweight title RTD 3/10 · Casino Conti Giant Hall, Saint Petersburg, 🇷🇺
Valuev 30-0-0 · Pryziuk —
W
Retained PABA heavyweight title UD 12/12 · Seoul, 🇰🇷
Valuev 29-0-0 · Bidenko —
W
TKO 3/10 · Druzhba Arena, Donetsk Ukraine, 🇺🇦
Valuev 28-0-0 · Zavorotnyi 2-0-0
W
Retained PABA heavyweight title UD 12/12 · Yubileyny Sports Palace, Saint Petersburg, 🇷🇺
Valuev 27-0-0 · Tasefa 27-2-2
W
Won vacant PABA heavyweight title TKO 1/12 · Etess Arena, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Valuev 26-0-0 · Linberger —
W
8/8 · CSKA, Moscow, 🇷🇺
Valuev 25-0-0 · Shkraba 4-1-0
W
Tone Fiso
Retained PABA interim heavyweight title TKO 1/12 · Yubileyny Sports Palace, Saint Petersburg, 🇷🇺
Valuev 24-0-0 · Fiso —
W
Tony Fiso
Yubileyny Palace of Sports, Saint Petersburg, 🇷🇺
Valuev 23-0-0 · Fiso —
W
Yuriy Yelistratov
Won vacant PABA interim heavyweight title UD 12/12 · Yubileyny Sports Palace, Saint Petersburg, 🇷🇺
Valuev 22-0-0 · Yelistratov —
W
Yuri Nikolaev
TKO 2/6 · Novosibirsk, 🇷🇺
Valuev 21-0-0 · Nikolaev —
W
Retained Russian heavyweight title KO 1/12 · State Circus, Saint Petersburg, 🇷🇺
Valuev 20-0-0 · Varakin 1-0-0
W
James McQueen
KO 1/6 · Prague, 🇨🇿
Valuev 19-0-0 · McQueen —
NC
NC 6 · Prague, 🇨🇿
Valuev 19-0-0 · Sidon —
W
John Tupou
TKO 4/6 · Ariake Colosseum, Tokyo, 🇯🇵
Valuev 18-0-0 · Tupou —
W
Won vacant Russia heavyweight title TKO 6/10 · Casino Conti Giant Hall, Saint Petersburg, 🇷🇺
Valuev 17-0-0 · Osokin 5-4-1
W
Evgeny Odolsky
KO 1/6 · Tundra Bar, Saint Petersburg, 🇷🇺
Valuev 16-0-0 · Odolsky —
W
James Gaines
UD 6/6 · State Circus, Moscow, 🇷🇺
Valuev 15-0-0 · Gaines —
W
Jim Huffman
TKO 2/6 · Olympic Stadium, Moscow, 🇷🇺
Valuev 14-0-0 · Huffman —
W
Sinclair Babb
TKO 1/6 · Stockland Stadium, Townsville, 🇦🇺
Valuev 13-0-0 · Babb —
W
Alarim Uysal
TKO 2 · Ballsporthalle, Frankfurt, 🇩🇪
Valuev 12-0-0 · Uysal —
W
KO 1 · State Circus, Moscow, 🇷🇺
Valuev 11-0-0 · Rosier 3-3-0
W
Aug Tanuvasa
TKO 1/6 · Bankstown RSL Club, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Valuev 10-0-0 · Tanuvasa —
W
Rodney Harris
PTS 4/4 · Yokohama Arena, Yokohama, 🇯🇵
Valuev 9-0-0 · Harris —
W
Terrell Nelson
TKO 2/4 · Etess Arena, Atlantic City, New Jersey, 🇺🇸
Valuev 8-0-0 · Nelson —
W
Manao Navuilawa
TKO 1/4 · Bankstown Sports Club, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Valuev 7-0-0 · Navuilawa —
W
Patrick Slade
TKO 1/4 · Parramatta RSL Club, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Valuev 6-0-0 · Slade —
W
Darren Fearn
RTD 1/6 · York Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Valuev 5-0-0 · Fearn —
W
Neil Kirkwood
TKO 2/4 · Battersea Town Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Valuev 4-0-0 · Kirkwood —
W
Sergei Anikeev
KO 2/4 · State Circus, Saint Petersburg, 🇷🇺
Valuev 3-0-0 · Anikeev —
W
Aleksei Tsygankov
KO 3/4 · State Circus, Saint Petersburg, 🇷🇺
Valuev 2-0-0 · Tsygankov —
W
Aleksandr Vasiliev
PTS 4/4 · State Circus, Saint Petersburg, 🇷🇺
Valuev 1-0-0 · Vasiliev —
W
John Morton
TKO 2/4 · Sporthalle, Schöneberg, 🇩🇪
Valuev 0-0-0 · Morton —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles
Facts
What is Nikolai Valuev's record? Nikolai Valuev's professional record is 53-2-0, 1 NC with 33 knockouts.
Who did Nikolai Valuev fight last? Nikolai Valuev last fought David Haye on Nov 7, 2009 and lost by MD over 12 rounds.
Which world titles has Nikolai Valuev held? Nikolai Valuev has held 2 world title reigns: WBA heavyweight (2008–2009), WBA heavyweight (2005–2007). Sources Boxerbook ID 12882 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/12882 . Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), photo from Wikimedia Commons. Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.
