Ruslan Chagaev vs. John Ruiz - Revision history

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			* Ruiz ranked WBA No.1 challenger going into the fight; Chagaev was ranked 2nd.
	* In the lead-up to the fight, Ruiz parted ways with his head coach Norman Stone and hired Manny Siaca Sr.		* In the lead-up to the fight, Ruiz parted ways with his head coach Norman Stone and hired Manny Siaca Sr.

	* "I'm learning new things from Manny. I'm gradually moving into a new mode. [...] I feel really good knowing that when I step in the ring I am bringing a different set of skills and a better mindset. Now I'm working with Manny to get away from being the old me" - Ruiz, before the fight		* "I'm learning new things from Manny. I'm gradually moving into a new mode. [...] I feel really good knowing that when I step in the ring I am bringing a different set of skills and a better mindset. Now I'm working with Manny to get away from being the old me" - Ruiz, before the fight

	* "I had many difficult fights in my career, but Ruiz was probably my most difficult win. The difficulty came from the fact that it was a title eliminator. The American had a lot more experience than I had, and that gave him a major psychological advantage" - Chagaev, after the fight		* "I had many difficult fights in my career, but Ruiz was probably my most difficult win. The difficulty came from the fact that it was a title eliminator. The American had a lot more experience than I had, and that gave him a major psychological advantage" - Chagaev, after the fight

	*The Boston Globe scored the fight 116-112 in favor of Chagaev.		*The Boston Globe scored the fight 116-112 in favor of Chagaev.

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	== Notes ==		== Notes ==
	* In the lead-up to the fight, Ruiz parted ways with his head coach Norman Stone and hired Manny Siaca Sr.		* In the lead-up to the fight, Ruiz parted ways with his head coach Norman Stone and hired Manny Siaca Sr.

	* "It was an unfair decision. He [Valuev] holds something that belongs to me. With a convincing victory over Ruslan Chagaev, I'll be able to fight Valuev [again] and get my belt back. I'm the best heavyweight in the world right now" - Ruiz, about his loss to [[Nikolai Valuev]]

	* "I'm learning new things from Manny. I'm gradually moving into a new mode. [...] I feel really good knowing that when I step in the ring I am bringing a different set of skills and a better mindset. Now I'm working with Manny to get away from being the old me" - Ruiz, before the fight		* "I'm learning new things from Manny. I'm gradually moving into a new mode. [...] I feel really good knowing that when I step in the ring I am bringing a different set of skills and a better mindset. Now I'm working with Manny to get away from being the old me" - Ruiz, before the fight

	* "I had many difficult fights in my career, but Ruiz was probably my most difficult win. The difficulty came from the fact that it was a title eliminator. The American had a lot more experience than I had, and that gave him a major psychological advantage" - Chagaev, after the fight		* "I had many difficult fights in my career, but Ruiz was probably my most difficult win. The difficulty came from the fact that it was a title eliminator. The American had a lot more experience than I had, and that gave him a major psychological advantage" - Chagaev, after the fight

			*The Boston Globe scored the fight 116-112 in favor of Chagaev.

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	* "I had many difficult fights in my career, but Ruiz was probably my most difficult win. The difficulty came from the fact that it was a title eliminator. The American had a lot more experience than I had, and that gave him a major psychological advantage" - Chagaev, after the fight		* "I had many difficult fights in my career, but Ruiz was probably my most difficult win. The difficulty came from the fact that it was a title eliminator. The American had a lot more experience than I had, and that gave him a major psychological advantage" - Chagaev, after the fight

	~~<big>'''Chagaev gets to face Valuev'''</big>~~

	~~<small>By Stig Nygard, ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nettavisen Nettavisen]'', November 20, 2006</small>~~

	~~Be careful what you wish for - you might just get it. On Saturday night, Ruslan Chagaev won the right to face Nikolai Valuev in his next fight.~~

	A spot of the mandatory contender for the WBA heavyweight title was up for grabs when Uzbekistan's Ruslan Chagaev and American veteran John Ruiz faced each other on Saturday night. It was a tough and competitive fight where both gave their all in all of the twelve rounds of the bout.

	~~'''The Showdown'''~~

	With the reigning WBA champion sitting as a spectator at ringside, Ruiz and Chagaev put on a fight that exceeded all expectations as far as entertainment value is concerned. Ex-champion Ruiz has long had a reputation for ruining fights with hold-and-lock tactics, but mostly boxed cleanly against his seven-year-younger opponent. The undefeated Chagaev controlled the fight in the early rounds of the bout and even somewhat rattled the veteran in the fifth round, but Ruiz used his experience of nearly fifty pro fights and got the upper hand on the Uzbek in the second half of the fight.

	~~In the end, Chagaev had still won enough rounds for two of the three judges to score the fight in the 28-year-old's favour.~~

	~~'''First "red" title fight'''~~

	There is currently no clear date for when Valuev will defend his title against Chagaev. What is clear, however, is that the showdown will be the first major heavyweight title fight between two pro boxers from the former Soviet Union. As both Valuev and Chagaev have contracts with their respective German promoters, it is also likely that the bout will take place in Europe, with either Germany or Russia as leading candidates as the venue.

	~~'''Out of the top of the world'''~~

	For John Ruiz, the loss to Chagaev means a big step back. The 34-year-old has held the WBA title for two previous periods and lately lost it to Vaulev in a fight televised by TV 2 eleven months ago. The American is one of the heavyweight's most decorated athletes and, in recent years, has been in the ring against a decent number of well-known names, including Evander Holyfield (three times), Roy Jones Jr., James Toney and Hasim Rahman. However, an unpopular boxing style has robbed him of all glory among the American boxing public and he has become a challenge to market in his home country, which led him to recently sign a contract with the German promoter Wilfried Sauerland. There are now many indications that the veteran will end his career under the German flag.

	~~Ruiz was ranked number nine in the world by Ring Magazine before Saturday's fight.~~

	~~'''Superior Dimitrenko'''~~

	In what can at best be described as a formality of a fight, Alexander Dimitrenko outclassed the ten years older and significantly shorter American Billy Zumbrun. The twenty-five-year-old Dimitrenko measures 201 cm and for a long time has been tipped as the next big heavyweight name from Ukraine, but he has not yet been close to an opponent who justifies such claims.

	~~Zumbrun came into the bout with twenty wins in thirty fights and has a narrow points loss against a very overweight and burned out Riddick Bowe as his biggest accomplishment in the pro ring.~~

	~~Saturday's heavyweight bouts took place in the German city of Dusseldorf.[https://www.nettavisen.no/sport/chagaev-far-mote-valuev/s/12-95-809095]~~

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	Saturday's heavyweight bouts took place in the German city of Dusseldorf.[https://www.nettavisen.no/sport/chagaev-far-mote-valuev/s/12-95-809095]		Saturday's heavyweight bouts took place in the German city of Dusseldorf.[https://www.nettavisen.no/sport/chagaev-far-mote-valuev/s/12-95-809095]

	~~<big>'''Uzbek southpaw got to Valuev'''</big>~~

	~~<small>By Alexei Dospekhov, ''Kommersant'', November 20, 2006</small>~~

	On Saturday in Dusseldorf, the mandatory challenger for the World Boxing Association (WBA) heavyweight title, which is now owned by Russian Nikolai Valuev, became established. It is a boxer from Uzbekistan Ruslan Chagaev, who defeated American John Ruiz on points.

	Fights that are important for the future of the heavyweight division are now taking place every week - in America, in Europe... As part of the Dusseldorf show of the Universum Box-Promotion company, a duel took place in which one of those heavyweights was undeservedly seldom talked about as a potential challenger for the title. Meanwhile, Ruslan Chagaev is a very remarkable fighter. As an amateur, he started at light heavyweight and won the 1997 World Championship in this weight class. In the final of that tournament, he defeated none other than the great Cuban Felix Savon who did not know defeat at the time and, as it seemed, was simply impossible to defeat. Then Chagaev once again became the world amateur champion, this time at heavyweight. Then he began his professional career, which is currently developing more than successfully.

	By the age of 28, he had won 21 victories in 22 fights. Although, honestly, there should have been all 22 victories. In 2002, Ruslan Chagaev beat Rob Callogay but instead a draw was declared, because the doctors considered that the opponent of the Uzbek boxer was not able to continue to fight due to a cut.

	Ruslan Chagaev, who pretty soon earned the nickname White Tyson (like the great ex-world champion, he is short, just over 180 cm, but extremely tough and aggressive, always aiming for a knockout), was systematically led to a title fight. And now he is one step away from it.

	It is rather difficult for Ruslan Chagaev to dispute the fairness of the choice of an opponent for the number-one contendership fight. John Ruiz is a heavyweight who held the WBA gold belt until last December and the fight in Berlin against Nikolai Valuev. Moreover, he gave the Russian such a fight, which Valuev, perhaps, did not encounter neither before nor after in his career. Valuev won a razor-thin decision. And Ruiz left Berlin declaring that he would definitely get even with the Russian giant.

	But it seems that John Ruiz can now forget about the championship ambitions. Entering the Düsseldorf ring, he tried to be - unlike Ruslan Chagaev who looked calm on surface - terrifying. Terrifying was also his pressure in the first seconds. But Chagaev (even somewhat surprisingly) very quickly cooled Ruiz down with a couple of sharp punches. And in the third round, he landed a straight left (Uzbek heavyweight is left-handed) so accurately that if a lesser boxer was in Ruiz's place, the matter would have ended with a heavy knockdown. Ruiz survived.

	However, by that time it was already quite obvious that John Ruiz's resilience was unlikely to help him. He fought in his usual manner - a lot of clinching. But Chagaev quite successfully dealt with Ruiz's signature tricks, which brought a lot of trouble even to Nikolai Valuev. Chagaev was closing the distance and landing and gave out, perhaps, a couple of rounds at most. Two referees gave the victory to Chagaev, and one referee somehow saw Ruiz winning this fight - 115:114.

	It is not known yet when Chagaev will fight against Nikolai Valuev, who, together with his entire team, watched the Saturday match. Valuev's next fight is scheduled for January next year, but Ruslan Chagaev, according to the head of "Universum Box-Promotion" Klaus Peter Kohl, obviously will not have enough time for a proper preparation for the date. However, the status of the mandatory contender acquired by the Uzbek heavyweight is a guarantee that the match will be organized in any case.

	Another representative of the Soviet school of boxing, who could soon become world champion in the most prestigious weight class, also performed that evening. In fact, as late as October, the two-meter Ukrainian Alexander Dimitrenko was not on the list of participants in the show. But Universum felt that three weeks ago, the 24-year-old heavyweight in Stuttgart got rid of Argentine Gonzalo Omar Basile too easily, knocking him out in a minute and defending the WBO intercontinental title, and the young fighter needs more practice. And preferably, in fights with boxers tougher than the South American.

	Such opponent was chosen in experienced American Billy Zumbrun. Zumbrun really proved himself to be an "iron" fighter. Already in the first round he was on the floor, but recovered and, continuing to absorb powerful blows to the jaw, survived until the end of the 12th round. Moreover, he himself inflicted quite serious damage on Dimitrenko, who ended the fight with a hematoma in the temple area, though not due a punch but a headbutt, for which, of course, Zumbrun earned a warning and was then deducted a point. But in general, Zumbrun had no chance. Alexander Dimitrenko, honestly, could win this fight without using his right hand - only with the jab, which he has almost as good as, for example, Wladimir Klitschko.

	In general, one way or another, but Alexander Dimitrenko's fight/training session turned out to be quite good from all points of view. The 24th career victory in a row has been earned, tactical and technical ideas have been tried out, the audience is satisfied. The 25th fight for Dimitrenko, as they say in Universum, may already be a title fight - for the title without the intercontinental prefix.

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	Another representative of the Soviet school of boxing, who could soon become world champion in the most prestigious weight class, also performed that evening. In fact, as late as October, the two-meter Ukrainian Alexander Dimitrenko was not on the list of participants in the show. But Universum felt that three weeks ago, the 24-year-old heavyweight in Stuttgart got rid of Argentine Gonzalo Omar Basile too easily, knocking him out in a minute and defending the WBO intercontinental title, and the young fighter needs more practice. And preferably, in fights with boxers tougher than the South American.		Another representative of the Soviet school of boxing, who could soon become world champion in the most prestigious weight class, also performed that evening. In fact, as late as October, the two-meter Ukrainian Alexander Dimitrenko was not on the list of participants in the show. But Universum felt that three weeks ago, the 24-year-old heavyweight in Stuttgart got rid of Argentine Gonzalo Omar Basile too easily, knocking him out in a minute and defending the WBO intercontinental title, and the young fighter needs more practice. And preferably, in fights with boxers tougher than the South American.

	Such opponent was chosen in experienced American Billy Zumbrun~~, who was once considered one of the best light heavyweights in the world~~. Zumbrun really proved himself to be an "iron" fighter. Already in the first round he was on the floor, but recovered and, continuing to absorb powerful blows to the jaw, survived until the end of the 12th round. Moreover, he himself inflicted quite serious damage on Dimitrenko, who ended the fight with a hematoma in the temple area, though not due a punch but a headbutt, for which, of course, Zumbrun earned a warning and was then deducted a point. But in general, Zumbrun had no chance. Alexander Dimitrenko, honestly, could win this fight without using his right hand - only with the jab, which he has almost as good as, for example, Wladimir Klitschko.		Such opponent was chosen in experienced American Billy Zumbrun. Zumbrun really proved himself to be an "iron" fighter. Already in the first round he was on the floor, but recovered and, continuing to absorb powerful blows to the jaw, survived until the end of the 12th round. Moreover, he himself inflicted quite serious damage on Dimitrenko, who ended the fight with a hematoma in the temple area, though not due a punch but a headbutt, for which, of course, Zumbrun earned a warning and was then deducted a point. But in general, Zumbrun had no chance. Alexander Dimitrenko, honestly, could win this fight without using his right hand - only with the jab, which he has almost as good as, for example, Wladimir Klitschko.

	In general, one way or another, but Alexander Dimitrenko's fight/training session turned out to be quite good from all points of view. The 24th career victory in a row has been earned, tactical and technical ideas have been tried out, the audience is satisfied. The 25th fight for Dimitrenko, as they say in Universum, may already be a title fight - for the title without the intercontinental prefix.		In general, one way or another, but Alexander Dimitrenko's fight/training session turned out to be quite good from all points of view. The 24th career victory in a row has been earned, tactical and technical ideas have been tried out, the audience is satisfied. The 25th fight for Dimitrenko, as they say in Universum, may already be a title fight - for the title without the intercontinental prefix.

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	It is not known yet when Chagaev will fight against Nikolai Valuev, who, together with his entire team, watched the Saturday match. Valuev's next fight is scheduled for January next year, but Ruslan Chagaev, according to the head of "Universum Box-Promotion" Klaus Peter Kohl, obviously will not have enough time for a proper preparation for the date. However, the status of the mandatory contender acquired by the Uzbek heavyweight is a guarantee that the match will be organized in any case.		It is not known yet when Chagaev will fight against Nikolai Valuev, who, together with his entire team, watched the Saturday match. Valuev's next fight is scheduled for January next year, but Ruslan Chagaev, according to the head of "Universum Box-Promotion" Klaus Peter Kohl, obviously will not have enough time for a proper preparation for the date. However, the status of the mandatory contender acquired by the Uzbek heavyweight is a guarantee that the match will be organized in any case.

			Another representative of the Soviet school of boxing, who could soon become world champion in the most prestigious weight class, also performed that evening. In fact, as late as October, the two-meter Ukrainian Alexander Dimitrenko was not on the list of participants in the show. But Universum felt that three weeks ago, the 24-year-old heavyweight in Stuttgart got rid of Argentine Gonzalo Omar Basile too easily, knocking him out in a minute and defending the WBO intercontinental title, and the young fighter needs more practice. And preferably, in fights with boxers tougher than the South American.

			Such opponent was chosen in experienced American Billy Zumbrun, who was once considered one of the best light heavyweights in the world. Zumbrun really proved himself to be an "iron" fighter. Already in the first round he was on the floor, but recovered and, continuing to absorb powerful blows to the jaw, survived until the end of the 12th round. Moreover, he himself inflicted quite serious damage on Dimitrenko, who ended the fight with a hematoma in the temple area, though not due a punch but a headbutt, for which, of course, Zumbrun earned a warning and was then deducted a point. But in general, Zumbrun had no chance. Alexander Dimitrenko, honestly, could win this fight without using his right hand - only with the jab, which he has almost as good as, for example, Wladimir Klitschko.

			In general, one way or another, but Alexander Dimitrenko's fight/training session turned out to be quite good from all points of view. The 24th career victory in a row has been earned, tactical and technical ideas have been tried out, the audience is satisfied. The 25th fight for Dimitrenko, as they say in Universum, may already be a title fight - for the title without the intercontinental prefix.

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	* "I had many difficult fights in my career, but Ruiz was probably my most difficult win. The difficulty came from the fact that it was a title eliminator. The American had a lot more experience than I had, and that gave him a major psychological advantage" - Chagaev, after the fight		* "I had many difficult fights in my career, but Ruiz was probably my most difficult win. The difficulty came from the fact that it was a title eliminator. The American had a lot more experience than I had, and that gave him a major psychological advantage" - Chagaev, after the fight

	<big>'''~~Ruslan Chagaev becomes contender for WBA championship~~'''</big>		<big>'''Uzbek southpaw got to Valuev'''</big>

	<small>By ''~~UzReport Information Agency~~'', November 20, 2006</small>		<small>By Alexei Dospekhov, ''Kommersant'', November 20, 2006</small>

	''On Saturday in Dusseldorf, the mandatory challenger for the World Boxing Association (WBA) heavyweight title, which is now ~~held~~ by Russian Nikolai Valuev, ~~was confirmed~~. It is a boxer from Uzbekistan Ruslan Chagaev, who defeated American John Ruiz on points.''		On Saturday in Dusseldorf, the mandatory challenger for the World Boxing Association (WBA) heavyweight title, which is now owned by Russian Nikolai Valuev, became established. It is a boxer from Uzbekistan Ruslan Chagaev, who defeated American John Ruiz on points.

	As part of the Dusseldorf show ~~organized by~~ the Universum Box-Promotion company, a ~~bout~~ took place ~~between~~ Ruslan Chagaev ~~from Uzbekistan~~ and ~~John Ruiz~~, ~~an American of Puerto Rican origin~~.		Fights that are important for the future of the heavyweight division are now taking place every week - in America, in Europe... As part of the Dusseldorf show of the Universum Box-Promotion company, a duel took place in which one of those heavyweights was undeservedly seldom talked about as a potential challenger for the title. Meanwhile, Ruslan Chagaev is a very remarkable fighter. As an amateur, he started at light heavyweight and won the 1997 World Championship in this weight class. In the final of that tournament, he defeated none other than the great Cuban Felix Savon who did not know defeat at the time and, as it seemed, was simply impossible to defeat. Then Chagaev once again became the world amateur champion, this time at heavyweight. Then he began his professional career, which is currently developing more than successfully.

	~~Entering~~ the ~~ring~~, ~~Ruiz tried to appear terrifying~~, ~~in contrast to the outwardly calm~~ Ruslan Chagaev~~. Terrifying~~ was ~~also his pressure in~~ the ~~first seconds. But Chagaev cooled Ruiz down very quickly. And in~~ the ~~third round, he caught Ruiz with a straight left so hard that if a weaker~~ boxer ~~had been in Ruiz's place, the matter would have ended with~~ a ~~heavy knockdown. Ruiz survived~~.		By the age of 28, he had won 21 victories in 22 fights. Although, honestly, there should have been all 22 victories. In 2002, Ruslan Chagaev beat Rob Callogay but instead a draw was declared, because the doctors considered that the opponent of the Uzbek boxer was not able to continue to fight due to a cut.

	~~However~~, ~~by that time it~~ was ~~already quite obvious that John Ruiz's resilience was unlikely~~ to ~~help him. He fought in his usual manner -~~ a ~~lot of clinching~~. ~~But Chagaev quite successfully dealt with Ruiz's signature tricks, which brought a lot of trouble even to Nikolai Valuev~~.		Ruslan Chagaev, who pretty soon earned the nickname White Tyson (like the great ex-world champion, he is short, just over 180 cm, but extremely tough and aggressive, always aiming for a knockout), was systematically led to a title fight. And now he is one step away from it.

	Chagaev ~~was closing~~ the ~~distance, had~~ a ~~lot of successful hits~~ and gave ~~out~~, perhaps, a ~~couple of rounds at most~~. ~~Two referees gave~~ the ~~victory to Chagaev, and one referee somehow managed to see Ruiz winning this fight - 115:114~~.		It is rather difficult for Ruslan Chagaev to dispute the fairness of the choice of an opponent for the number-one contendership fight. John Ruiz is a heavyweight who held the WBA gold belt until last December and the fight in Berlin against Nikolai Valuev. Moreover, he gave the Russian such a fight, which Valuev, perhaps, did not encounter neither before nor after in his career. Valuev won a razor-thin decision. And Ruiz left Berlin declaring that he would definitely get even with the Russian giant.

	~~It is not known yet when~~ Chagaev ~~will fight against Nikolai Valuev,~~ who~~, together with~~ his ~~entire team, watched~~ the ~~Saturday match~~. ~~Valuev~~'s ~~next fight is scheduled for January next year, but Ruslan Chagaev~~, ~~according to~~ the ~~head of "Universum Box-Promotion" Klaus Peter Kohl, obviously will not~~ have ~~enough time for~~ a ~~proper preparation for the date~~.		But it seems that John Ruiz can now forget about the championship ambitions. Entering the Düsseldorf ring, he tried to be - unlike Ruslan Chagaev who looked calm on surface - terrifying. Terrifying was also his pressure in the first seconds. But Chagaev (even somewhat surprisingly) very quickly cooled Ruiz down with a couple of sharp punches. And in the third round, he landed a straight left (Uzbek heavyweight is left-handed) so accurately that if a lesser boxer was in Ruiz's place, the matter would have ended with a heavy knockdown. Ruiz survived.

	However, the status of the mandatory contender acquired by the Uzbek heavyweight is a guarantee that the match will be organized in any case.~~[https://uzreport.news/sports/ruslan-chagaev-pretenduet-na-titul-chempiona-wba]~~		However, by that time it was already quite obvious that John Ruiz's resilience was unlikely to help him. He fought in his usual manner - a lot of clinching. But Chagaev quite successfully dealt with Ruiz's signature tricks, which brought a lot of trouble even to Nikolai Valuev. Chagaev was closing the distance and landing and gave out, perhaps, a couple of rounds at most. Two referees gave the victory to Chagaev, and one referee somehow saw Ruiz winning this fight - 115:114.

			It is not known yet when Chagaev will fight against Nikolai Valuev, who, together with his entire team, watched the Saturday match. Valuev's next fight is scheduled for January next year, but Ruslan Chagaev, according to the head of "Universum Box-Promotion" Klaus Peter Kohl, obviously will not have enough time for a proper preparation for the date. However, the status of the mandatory contender acquired by the Uzbek heavyweight is a guarantee that the match will be organized in any case.

	<big>'''Chagaev gets to face Valuev'''</big>		<big>'''Chagaev gets to face Valuev'''</big>

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 <big>'''Chagaev gets to face Valuev'''</big>
-<small>By ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nettavisen Nettavisen]'', November 20, 2006</small>
+<small>By Stig Nygard, ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nettavisen Nettavisen]'', November 20, 2006</small>
-[https://www.nettavisen.no/sport/chagaev-far-mote-valuev/s/12-95-809095]
+Be careful what you wish for - you might just get it. On Saturday night, Ruslan Chagaev won the right to face Nikolai Valuev in his next fight.

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	However, the status of the mandatory contender acquired by the Uzbek heavyweight is a guarantee that the match will be organized in any case.[https://uzreport.news/sports/ruslan-chagaev-pretenduet-na-titul-chempiona-wba]		However, the status of the mandatory contender acquired by the Uzbek heavyweight is a guarantee that the match will be organized in any case.[https://uzreport.news/sports/ruslan-chagaev-pretenduet-na-titul-chempiona-wba]

			<big>'''Chagaev gets to face Valuev'''</big>

			<small>By ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nettavisen Nettavisen]'', November 20, 2006</small>

			[https://www.nettavisen.no/sport/chagaev-far-mote-valuev/s/12-95-809095]