Valuev v Chagaev WBA heavyweight title fight cancelled

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Sports 01/06/2009 Valuev v Chagaev WBA heavyweight title fight cancelled

Ruslan Chagaev

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- The WBA heavyweight title fight between Nikolai Valuev of Russia and Ruslan Chagaev of Uzbekistan scheduled for Saturday has been cancelled, a spokesman for the promoters said on Friday.

"The title match between Valuev and Chagaev had been cancelled because the contract was not fulfilled," the spokesman said.

A source close to the organizers said Chagaev had tested positive for hepatitis B. The test results had been released after the weigh-in.

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