Valery Brudov (russian: Валерий Александрович Брудов; born November 27, 1976) in
Pskov,
Russia
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is a former professional boxer. He held the WBA interim world cruiserweight title from 2006 until 2007, and challenged twice for the undisputed version of that title in 2006 and 2010. He also challenged once for the interim WBO cruiserweight title in 2012.
Professional career
He turned pro in 1999 winning his first 30 contests. This garnered him a WBC regional title and winning a WBA eliminator. His first shot at a world title came against
Virgil Hill
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for the vacant ''Regular'' title in 2006, after
Jean-Marc Mormeck
Jean-Marc Gilbert Mormeck (born 3 June 1972) is a French former professional boxer who competed from 1995 to 2014. He is a two-time unified world cruiserweight champion, having held the WBA, WBC and ''The Ring'' world titles twice between 20 ...
was promoted to Super Champion. Valery lost a lopsided decision to the veteran.
Hill was inactive for the rest of the year and Brudov scored a TKO over Luis Andres Pineda in December to become the inaugural ''Interim'' Champion. That reign only last six months when he lost a split decision to
Firat Arslan
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. He challenged
Guillermo Jones
Guillermo Jones (born May 5, 1972) is a former Panamanian professional boxer. He held the WBA cruiserweight title from 2008 to 2012, and challenged twice for the WBA super welterweight title in 1998.
Professional career
Jones made his professi ...
for the full championship in 2010, but was stopped in eleven rounds.
Professional boxing record
See also
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List of cruiserweight boxing champions
References
External links
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1976 births
Living people
Cruiserweight boxers
World cruiserweight boxing champions
World Boxing Association champions
Russian male boxers
Sportspeople from Pskov Oblast