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Boxing News / Bloody Knockout / May 23, 2025
Nikolai Valuev lost to a heavyweight legend even smaller than David Haye in a massive upset

Nikolai Valuev lost to a heavyweight legend even smaller than David Haye in a massive upset

Nikolai Valuev suffered the first defeat of his career against a fighter almost a foot smaller than him. On November 7, 2009, the towering heavyweight fell short against David Haye, inside the Nuremberg Arena in Germany.

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