Nikolai Valuev has two losses against two opponents on his boxing record. For a list of Valuev's best fights, refer to "Best fights of Nikolai Valuev".
On November 7, 2009 Nikolai Valuev met David Haye in a heavyweight (WBA) world-title defense fight. Valuev was 36 years old and with a record of 50-2 (34), and Haye was 29 years old and with a record of 22-1 (21). Valuev lost the fight via 12-round majority decision and lost the title.
On April 14, 2007 Nikolai Valuev met Ruslan Chagaev in a heavyweight (WBA) world-title defense fight. Valuev was 33 years old and with a record of 46-1 (34), and Chagaev was 28 years old and with a record of 22-0-1 (17). Valuev lost the fight via 12-round majority decision and lost the title.