Nikolai Valuev vs. David Haye would agree to face Ruiz in a mandatory defence. Confirmed bouts: Nikolai Valuev vs. David Haye Nikolai Valuev vs. David Haye, billed as "David vs Goliath", was a professional boxing match contested on 7 November 2009 for the WBA heavyweight championship. After regaining the WBA title with a unanimous decision over fellow former Champion John Ruiz Nikolai Valuev had made one defence gaining a very controversial majority decision over Evander Holyfield, he agreed to "Champion in Recess" Ruslan Chagaev, who had given Valuev the only defeat of career. However their fight on 30 May 2009 in Helsinki, Finland at the
Nikolay Korolyov (boxer) Nikolay Korolyov (boxer) Nikolay Fyodorovich Korolyov (; 14 March 1917, Moscow – 12 March 1974, Moscow) was a Soviet boxer and trainer. Korolyov was the nine time heavyweight champion of the USSR. Born in Moscow in 1917, Korolyov began working at the Neftegaz factory there after graduating from school. He began his route towards major sporting success in 1933, under the leadership of Ivan Stepanovich Bogayev - one of the pioneers of Soviet boxing. Soon Korolyov entered the Stalin Technical School of Physical Culture and began to train, first under and then under Arkady Georgievich Kharlampiyev, father of Anatoly Kharlampiyev.