Chageav - Valuev II is postponed
; Champ ill
By Marc Abrams
According to various reports,
the May 31st rematch between WBA Heavyweight
champion, Ruslan Chagaev and former champ Nikolai
Valuev has been postponed due to an illness
to the champion.
"Ruslan Chagaev suffers
from a protracted virus infection," said
his physician, Dr. Michael Ehnert, in a statement
released by promoter Universum Box-Promotion.
"In medical terms it's a viral laryngitis
and pharyngitis. For non-doctors, it's a highly
feverish viral infection of the upper respiratory
tract with heavy symptoms. The medical treatment
makes it absolutely necessary that he stop training."
Chagaev (24-0-1, 17 KOs),
won the title from Valuev (48-1, 34 KOs), claimed
his title with a majority decision a year ago
