After Ruslan Chagaev defended his WBA heavyweight title against Matt Skelton on January 19, 2008 by unanimous decision, it's time for another mandatory defence, this time he is due for a rematch with Nicolay Valuev, who defeated former WBO champion Sergei Liakhovich by unanimous decision to earn the right to contend. The Nikolay Valuev v Ruslan Chagaev will start on May 31st, 2008 and this time the betting will be hot. In the previous bout between the two, Chagaev defeated Valuev on April 14, 2007 by a majority decision (117-111, 115-113 and 114-114) to win the WBA heavyweight title, but this time the odds are against Chagaev. Here are the betting odds on the Nikolay Valuev v Ruslan Chagaev fight, as posted by the UK online bookmaker Bet 365 - Chagaev is the underdog this time around with odds to win the boxing match at 11/10, while Nikolay Valuev is the favourite to win the fight with odds 8/11. According to the bookmaker, the Valuev-Chagaev fight is likely to last more than 10.5 rounds (odds 2/9) and the odds on under are at 3/1. You can also bet on the fight outcome: Nikolay Valuev by KO, TKO or Disqualification with odds 9/2 and Ruslan Chagaev by KO, TKO or Disqualification at 9/1. A long list of betting odds are offered on the Nikolay Valuev v Ruslan Chagaev fight, visit Bet 365 to see the full list.

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