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Nikolai Valuev vs. David Haye, billed as David vs Goliath, was a professional boxing match contested on 7 November 2009 for the WBA heavyweight championship. [ 1 ] Background
Haye beat Valuev in a reserved display of accuracy and efficiency, countering Valuev's misses, jabbing and circling his much larger opponent. [28] Haye came close to knocking Valuev down in the final round with a hard left hand, which made Valuev stumble. Haye won a majority decision (MD) with scores of 114–114, 116–112, and 116–112. [29]
Valuev announced his retirement from boxing in a Russian newspaper three days after the loss to Haye on 10 November 2009. In 2010, Valuev's doctor went on record saying that he is treating Valuev for "serious bone and joint problems". [22] Valuev underwent two operations that required at least six months on the sidelines.
Haye, who won the world heavyweight title in 2009 when he beat Nikolai Valuev, retired in 2018 with a 28-4 record following a re-match defeat by fellow Englishman Tony Bellew. He will face ...
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Nikolai Valuev: 17 Dec 2005 – 14 Apr 2007 3 49 Ruslan Chagaev: 14 Apr 2007 – 3 Jul 2008 2 Chagaev tore his achilles tendon and was declared champion in recess. [12] 50 Nikolai Valuev (2) (def. John Ruiz) 30 Aug 2008 – 7 Nov 2009 1 51 David Haye: 7 Nov 2009 – 2 Jul 2011 2 Haye fought for the inaugural Unified title against Wladimir ...
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Before David Haye faced Nikolai Valuev for the WBA title in November 2009, it had been agreed that the winner of the bout would face mandatory challenger and former champion John Ruiz. Haye had hoped to stage the bout in his native London, with The O2 Arena and The New Den being considered but unavailable for the 3 April date, hence the ...