Former world heavyweight champion Nikolai Valuev known as up the Vladimir Putin’s Russian military

Former world heavyweight champion Nikolai Valuev has revealed that he has been summoned to struggle for Vladimir Putin‘s Russian military in Ukraine.

Valuev was a two-time WBA title-holder, and is the tallest and heaviest world champion ever, standing at over seven foot and weighing in extra of 23 stone in his combating days. He famously fought David Haye in 2009, shedding to the Brit by majority resolution.

That turned out to be his last struggle, and he moved into politics to develop into a member of parliament in Putin’s United Russia Social gathering two years later. He has now defined that he has been known as as much as the military, and is planning to enlist subsequent week.

Valuev has revealed that he has been summoned to struggle in Vladimir Putin’s Russian military

‘For my part, everybody has acquired a summons, I additionally acquired a summons,’ Valuev advised Russian outlet Izvestia.

‘Will I’m going? After all, I’ll go to the enlistment workplace now.  

‘My colleagues [fellow MPs] are good, they have been registered for army service within the State Duma and acquired summons right here, however I’ve to go house.

‘I acquired the summons proper earlier than my journey to Donbas, and I used to be not at house. Subsequent week I’ll undoubtedly go and report back to the enlistment workplace.’

Valuev was handled for ‘severe bone and joint issues’ in 2010, and went on to bear surgical procedure which led to him being medically suggested to name time on his boxing profession.

Regardless of these points, he has nonetheless been known as as much as the military, and has indicated that he’ll serve his nation.

Valuev was overwhelmed by David Haye in his last struggle as knowledgeable boxer in 2009

The 49-year-old might have retired from boxing over a decade, however he has nonetheless been within the highlight since then.

Again in 2013, it was revealed that he was on the hunt for the true Bigfoot in Siberia, with Channel 4 finishing up a documentary on his expedition named Bigfoot Information. Valuev was unable to search out the legendary creature.

He’s not the one ex-sportsman to have been enlisted for the Russian military throughout their ongoing invasion of Ukraine.

It was revealed earlier this week that former Everton footballer Diniyar Bilyaletdinov has additionally been known as up to struggle within the Russian armed forces, only one week after Putin introduced a partial army mobilisation.