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Evander Holyfield to Fight Botha; Shot at Vitali Klitschko Looms

By Lem SatterfieldNov 3rd 2009 – 4:17PM

Although his Nov. 8 bout slated for Jeju Island, South Korea, was canceled, 47-year-old former four-time champion, Evander Holyfield, could fight South African, Francois Botha, on Dec. 19, in Uganda. A good showing in the Botha fight could also lead to a possible title shot at WBC champion, Vitali Klitschko, Holyfield's...

American Heavyweight 'Fast' Eddie Chambers Goes From 'Timid' to 'Tiger'

By Lem SatterfieldOct 11th 2009 – 2:30PM

On July 4, America's independence Day, "Fast" Eddie Chambers was handing Ukrainian Alexander Dimitrenko his first loss in 30 bouts before a crowd partisan to Dimitrenko in Hamburg, Germany.It was Chambers' fifth consecutive win since a January 2008 setback against Russian Alexander Povetkin. And the symbolism is not lost...

Don King Still Selling With Halloween Promotion in Las Vegas

By Lem SatterfieldOct 6th 2009 – 7:15PM

At age 78, boxing promoter Don King is still at it. The man who brought the world "The Rumble In The Jungle" on Oct. 30, in 1974, featuring Muhammad Ali's dramatic, eighth-round knockout of George Foreman in Kinshasa, Zaire, will celebrate that event's 35th anniversary on Halloween with the first-ever, boxing event to be...

nicolai valuev News From the Web

  • 01/11/12 Integrated Sports Media To Broadcast World Series of... Source: News Blaze Integrated Sports Media, the pound-for-pound king of sports distribution in North America, will broadcast a World Series of Boxing ("WSB") event Friday night, February 3 between the host team, talent rich Mexico City Guerreros, and the dangerous Beijing Dragons in what most likely will be sneak peek at possible 2012 Olympic Match-ups.
  • 06/29/11 Heavyweight payday Source: BBC World News When WBA champion David Haye finally faces off against the IBF and WBO title holder Wladimir Klitschko in their heavyweight unification bout on Saturday, it's estimated the fighters will each earn £10m regardless of the outcome.
  • 03/21/11 Valuev Determined to Avenge Loss to Chagaev Source: 411 Mania Their heavyweight title clash set to take place in Finland.
  • 03/03/11 I will go into Klitschko's backyard to fight: Haye Source: New Kerala Dot Com World Boxing Association champion David Haye has said he will go into Wladimir Klitschko's backyard to unify the world heavyweight title.

Background on nicolai valuev

Nikolai Sergeyevich Valuev ( ; born 21 August 1973) is a retired professional boxer and former two-time WBA heavyweight champion.

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