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Nikolai Valuev vs Richard Igbineghu — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Nikolai Valuev

🇳🇬NIGERIA

Richard Igbineghu

Nikolai Valuev (50-2) and Richard Igbineghu (17-2) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Valuev

50

Wins34 KO · 68%

2

Losses

0

Draws53 tracked bouts

Igbineghu

17

Wins13 KO · 76%

2

Losses

0

Draws19 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Valuev leads 1–0

Nikolai Valuev and Richard Igbineghu have met 1 time; Valuev leads 1–0.

Nikolai Valuev and Richard Igbineghu have met 1 time; Valuev leads 1–0.
Met2004Jul 24Series
Nikolai ValuevFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Richard IgbineghuFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR61Meeting

The Numbers

Valuev 6 · Igbineghu 2 of 8 measurable rows
ValuevIgbineghu
Record
50-2 (edge)17-2
Win %0–100%
96.2% (edge)
89.5%
Wins by knockoutmax 34
34 (edge)
13
KO rate0–100%
68%
76.47% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
68%
76% (edge)
Times stopped†max 2
0 (edge)
2
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year‡max 3.3
3.3 (edge)
1.6
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 53
53
19

† Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · ‡ Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Heightnot held
Nikolai Valuev: No height on file
Richard Igbineghu: 6′4″
Age5 yrs apart
Nikolai Valuev: 53
Richard Igbineghu: 58
Stance
Nikolai Valuev: Orthodox
Richard Igbineghu: Not recorded

Nikolai Valuev left, Richard Igbineghu right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Nikolai Valuev50 wins · from 53 tracked bouts

Nikolai Valuev: 50 tracked wins — 34 by KO/TKO (68%), 15 on the cards (30%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (2%). Counted from 53 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

34 by KO/TKO 68%15 on the cards 30%1 by another method or unrecorded 2%

Richard Igbineghu17 wins · from 19 tracked bouts

Richard Igbineghu: 17 tracked wins — 13 by KO/TKO (76%) and 4 on the cards (24%). Counted from 19 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

13 by KO/TKO 76%4 on the cards 24%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Nikolai Valuev 53, Richard Igbineghu 19 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Nikolai Valuev last boxed on Nov 7, 2009 — 6,193 days ago. Valuev had won four in a row before losing a decision to David Haye.WWWWL

Bergeron Sep 2007Liakhovich Feb 2008Ruiz Aug 2008Holyfield Dec 2008Haye Nov 20093.3 tracked bouts per year

Richard Igbineghu last boxed on Mar 4, 2006 — 7,537 days ago. Igbineghu had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Alexander Povetkin.WWLWL

Grueso Jun 2003Domingos Apr 2004Valuev Jul 2004Tudor May 2005Povetkin Mar 20061.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Nikolai Valuev and Richard Igbineghu ever fought each other?
Yes. Nikolai Valuev and Richard Igbineghu met once on July 24, 2004, and Nikolai Valuev won by TKO in round 6.
The meeting

WJul 24, 2004 · Valuev · TKO R6

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Valuev or Igbineghu?
Nikolai Valuev is 50-2 and Richard Igbineghu is 17-2. Nikolai Valuev has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Valuev50–296.2%

Igbineghu17–289.5%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Valuev or Igbineghu?
Nikolai Valuev has 34 knockout wins and Richard Igbineghu has 13. Nikolai Valuev has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Valuev3468%

Igbineghu1376.5%

The Numbers ↓
Do Valuev and Igbineghu have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Nikolai Valuev and Richard Igbineghu have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Valuev and Igbineghu?
This comparison is drawn from 53 bouts tracked for Nikolai Valuev and 19 bouts tracked for Richard Igbineghu. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Valuev53bouts

Igbineghu19bouts

How They Win ↓

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