Valuev is not told about his fight with Holyfield

The Russian-heavyweight boxer Nikolai Valuev said that he was not aware that on 20 December, he must hold a battle with American Evander Holyfield. According to Valuev, he continues to prepare to fight with Australian Kali Mian, scheduled for Dec. 6, reported online edition fightnews.com.

In the night from 8 to 9 October Holyfield in an interview with American television channel ESPN said that the proposal to fight with Valuev him made by the representatives of the Russian boxer. Later, the executive director of the company purse Sauerland Event Chris Mayer confirmed this information, noting that talks with Holyfield is already under way. Valuev is one of the clients Sauerland Event.

Russian boxer, which owns the title of world champion version WBA (World Boxing Association), stressed that he had not heard about preparations for a fight with Holyfield. Manager Valuev Boris Dimitrov also said that he knows nothing about this fight.

According to Dimitrov, he contacted American promoter Don King, who owns part of the organization fighting Valuev, and King also knows nothing about this fight with the Americans. "Most likely, this is fiction" - said Dimitrov.