Ruslan Chagaev (34-3-1, 21) was born in Andijan, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union on October 19, 1978. At the age of 18 years on August 21, 1997, he made his professional boxing debut against Donnie Penelton, winning the fight via 1st-round KO.
On his 24th career fight at 28 years old, Chagaev became a heavyweight world champion on April 14, 2007 after defeating Nikolai Valuev via 12-round majority decision to win the WBA title.
Chagaev's last fight was a heavyweight (WBA (Regular)) world-title defense against Lucas Browne on March 5, 2016. He lost the fight via 10th-round TKO. He retired from the sport of boxing following this loss.
Some of Ruslan Chagaev's best fights have been against Nikolai Valuev, Volodymyr Virchis, Francesco Pianeta and John Ruiz.
Chagaev has 3 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
38  | Mar 5, 2016 37 years, 4 months 34-3-1 (21) | 36 years, 10 months 23-0 (20) | HW | 10 | TKO | LOSS Lost WBA (Regular) |
37  | Jul 11, 2015 36 years, 8 months 34-2-1 (21) | 30 years, 9 months 31-1-1 (17) | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Defended WBA (Regular) |
36 | Jul 6, 2014 35 years, 8 months 33-2-1 (20) | Fres Oquendo | HW | 12 | MD | WIN Won WBA (Regular) Vacant |
35 | Oct 5, 2013 34 years, 11 months 32-2-1 (20) | Jovo Pudar | HW | 12 | UD | WIN |
34 | Mar 22, 2013 34 years, 5 months 31-2-1 (20) | Mike Sheppard | 1 | KO | WIN | |
33 | Sep 1, 2012 33 years, 10 months 30-2-1 (19) | Werner Kreiskott | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
32 | Apr 21, 2012 33 years, 6 months 29-2-1 (18) | Billy Zumbrun | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
31 | Jan 28, 2012 33 years, 3 months 28-2-1 (17) | Kertson Manswell | 8 | UD | WIN | |
30  | Aug 27, 2011 32 years, 10 months 27-2-1 (17) | 31 years, 11 months 21-0 (15) | HW | 12 | UD | LOSS For WBA (Regular) Vacant |
29 | Nov 19, 2010 32 years, 1 months 27-1-1 (17) | Travis Walker | 8 | UD | WIN | |
28 | May 22, 2010 31 years, 7 months 26-1-1 (17) | Kali Meehan | 12 | UD | WIN | |
27  | Jun 20, 2009 30 years, 8 months 25-1-1 (17) | 33 years, 2 months 52-3 (45) | HW | 9 | RTD | LOSS For IBF, WBO, The Ring |
26 | Feb 7, 2009 30 years, 3 months 25-0-1 (17) | Carl Davis Drumond | HW | 6 | TD | WIN Defended WBA |
25 | Jan 19, 2008 29 years, 3 months 24-0-1 (17) | Matt Skelton | HW | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBA |
24  | Apr 14, 2007 28 years, 5 months 23-0-1 (17) | 33 years, 7 months 46-0 (34) | HW | 12 | MD | WIN Won WBA |
23  | Nov 18, 2006 28 years 22-0-1 (17) | 34 years, 10 months 41-6-1 (28) | 12 | SD | WIN | |
22 | Jul 15, 2006 27 years, 8 months 21-0-1 (17) | Michael Sprott | HW | 8 | TKO | WIN |
21  | Mar 11, 2006 27 years, 4 months 20-0-1 (16) | 32 years, 6 months 20-0 (17) | HW | 12 | MD | WIN Won WBA |
20 | Jan 7, 2006 27 years, 2 months 19-0-1 (16) | Rob Calloway | 2 | KO | WIN | |
19 | Oct 22, 2005 27 years 18-0-1 (15) | Mark Krence | 5 | KO | WIN | |
18 | Sep 28, 2005 26 years, 11 months 17-0-1 (14) | Jucimar Francisco Hipolito | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
17 | Mar 26, 2005 26 years, 5 months 16-0-1 (13) | Sherman Williams | 8 | UD | WIN | |
16 | Dec 14, 2004 26 years, 1 months 15-0-1 (13) | Tommy Connelly | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
15 | Nov 16, 2004 26 years 14-0-1 (12) | Asmir Vojnovic | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
14 | Oct 26, 2004 26 years 13-0-1 (11) | Willie Williams | 3 | KO | WIN | |
13 | Jul 31, 2004 25 years, 9 months 12-0-1 (10) | Garing Lane | 5 | KO | WIN | |
12 | Jun 22, 2004 25 years, 8 months 11-0-1 (9) | Sedreck Fields | 2 | KO | WIN | |
11 | May 18, 2004 25 years, 6 months 10-0-1 (8) | Wade Lewis | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
10 | Mar 30, 2004 25 years, 5 months 9-0-1 (7) | Alexey Varakin | 2 | KO | WIN | |
9 | Feb 17, 2004 25 years, 3 months 8-0-1 (6) | Sedreck Fields | 6 | UD | WIN | |
8 | Nov 8, 2003 25 years 7-0-1 (6) | Daniel Frank | 2 | KO | WIN | |
7 | May 22, 2003 24 years, 7 months 6-0-1 (5) | Zakeem Graham | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
6 | Oct 5, 2002 23 years, 11 months 5-0-1 (4) | Rob Calloway | 3 | TD | DRAW | |
5 | May 11, 2002 23 years, 6 months 5-0 (4) | Chris Isaac | 8 | UD | WIN | |
4 | Jan 14, 2002 23 years, 2 months 4-0 (4) | Val Smith | 1 | KO | WIN | |
3 | Sep 21, 2001 22 years, 11 months 3-0 (3) | Everett Martin | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
2 | Sep 3, 1997 18 years, 10 months 2-0 (2) | Brian Jones | 2 | KO | WIN | |
1 | Aug 21, 1997 18 years, 10 months 1-0 (1) | Donnie Penelton | 1 | KO | WIN |
