KAZAN, August 6. /TASS/. Former two-time WBA heavyweight champion Nikolay Valuev has said Thursday he does not think that return of US actor Mickey Rourke to the ring will help develop boxing.

Valuev, a former world heavyweight boxing champion, is at least the third Russian lawmaker to be declared persona non grata by Azerbaijan. Last week, Baku ordered the closure of the local branch ...

Giant ex-boxer Nikolai Valuev in hospital weeks after call-up from Vladimir Putin ...

2315: I must admit I thought Valuev was going to nick that one. Don't get me wrong, Haye fought well and landed the more eye-catching punches, but I just felt that in Germany, he may have had to do a ...

TASS/. Holding large tournaments in Russia can be a good help amid the widespread sporting bans on Russian athletes, Russian lawmaker and former boxing world champion Nikolay Valuev told TASS.