BERLIN, Dec 19: Former WBA heavyweight champion Nikolay Valuev of Russia will meet Sergei Lyakhovich of Belarus in Nuremberg on Feb 16, the promoter said on Tuesday.

Valuev has changed trainer since his surprise defeat to Uzbekistan’s Ruslan Chagaev in April, the only defeat of his professional career, and has fought only once since, a points victory over Canadian Jean-Francois Bergeron at the end of September.—AFP