Nikolai Valuev
Russian politician and former heavyweight boxer
Николай Сергеевич Валуев · 尼古拉·瓦鲁耶夫 · ニコライ・ワルーエフ · 니콜라이 발루에프
- Born
- 21 August 1973, Saint Petersburg
- Citizenship
- Russia
- Sport
- boxing
- Discipline
- heavyweight
- Occupation
- boxer, politician, athletics competitor, writer, actor
- Height
- 213 cm (7 ft 0 in)
- Weight
- 151 kg (333 lb)
Nikolai Sergeyevich Valuev (Russian: Николай Сергеевич Валуев, IPA: [vɐˈlujɪf]; born 21 August 1973) is a Russian politician and former professional boxer. He competed in boxing from 1993 to 2009, and held the World Boxing Association (WBA) heavyweight title twice between 2005 and 2009. At a height of 2.13 metres (7 feet) and a peak weight of 151 kilograms (333 pounds), Valuev is best known for being the tallest and heaviest world champion in boxing history. He is also the first heavyweight champion to have finished his career without ever being knocked down, and he is the fifth to have never been stopped.
Awards and honours
- Master of Sports of Russia
- Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class without swords
- WBA World Heavyweight Champion
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q508929 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.