BBC Sport (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
Nikolay Valuev will face American John Ruiz in Berlin next month with a shot at the WBA heavyweight title at stake.
Liverpool Echo.co.uk (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
NIKOLAI VALUEV will fight John Ruiz for the WBA heavyweight title in Berlin on August 30.
ESPN (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
Former heavyweight titleholders Nikolai Valuev and John Ruiz will meet for the vacant WBA title Aug. 30 in Berlin, Valuev co-promoter Sauerland Event said Monday moments after winning Monday's purse bid to gain rights to the fight.
ESPN (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
Former heavyweight titleholders Nikolai Valuev and John Ruiz will meet for the vacant WBA title Aug. 30 in Berlin, Valuev co-promoter Sauerland Event said Monday moments after winning Monday's purse bid to gain rights to the fight.
Russia News Net (Free subscription) | 07/04/2008
MOSCOW, July 4 (RIA Novosti) - The World Boxing Association has approved a heavyweight title fight between former champions Nikolai Valuev of Russia and John Ruiz as the current titleholder Ruslan Cha...
ESPN (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
After heavyweight beltholder Ruslan Chagaev underwent surgery this week to repair a torn Achilles tendon in his left ankle, the WBA on Thursday approved a match between former titleholders Nikolai Valuev and John Ruiz for the title.
Boxing Blog - TheSweetScience.com (Free subscription) | 06/27/2008
Ruiz-Valuev rematch for WBA championship LAS VEGAS (June 27, 2008) – Soon after it was announced that WBA heavyweight champion Ruslan Chagaev had pulled out of his July 5 mandatory title defense against former WBA title-holder and No. 1 contender, Nikolai Valuev, due to another injury, John Ruiz, through his advisor and attorney, Tony Cardinale, contacted ...
Boxing Blog - TheSweetScience.com (Free subscription) | 03/27/2008
Fresh off of his dominating performance against four-time world title challenger Jameel “Big Time” McCline, two-time WBA heavyweight champion John “The Quietman” Ruiz (43-7-1, 29 KOs) has fought himself back into position for another world title shot. A rejuvenated Ruiz won a lop-sided 12-round decision on March 8 in a near shutout performance (119-109, 118-110, ...
