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Russian heavyweight boxer lands the last job anyone would ever have picked for him

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Nikolai Valuev

A former boxer known as the 'Beast from the East' and the 'Russian Giant' has started a new job as a CHILDREN'S TV HOST.

Nikolai Valuev is a two-time WBA heavyweight champion who retired after fighting David Haye in 2009 putting an end to a career spanning 16 years, 50 wins from 53 fights and 34 wins by knockout.

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