Published: 30 May, 2009, 10:10
Edited: 30 May, 2009, 10:10
The WBA heavyweight fight between Russian Giant Nikolay Valuev against Uzbek White Tyson Ruslan Chagaev has been called off by Finnish organizers.
Officials said that “Chagaev has been unable to fulfill the Finnish Boxing Federation's medical requirements.'' However, the organizers refused to give more details of Chagaev’s condition as it is against Finnish law.
Finnish media have unofficially stated that Chagaev is suffering from a hepatitis infection. All 11 boxing bouts scheduled for the evening have been canceled.
This is the third time a bout between Chagaev and Valuev has been suspended. Initially, the fighters were supposed to show off in the ring on May 31, 2008, but their fight was postponed due to the Uzbek suffering from illness – only for Chagaev to then suffer a freak, severe injury while sparring, when he stumbled and completely tore his Achilles tendon.
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