By Per Ake Persson

Former WBA heavyweight champ Nikolai Valuev returns to action September 29 in Oldenburg, Germany, against Canadian Jean-Francois Bergeron. Valuev have thus relinquished his position as mandatory challenger for EBU ruler Vladimir Virchis. Bergeron´s NABA title could be at stake.
 
Valuev is rated # 1 by the WBA, while Bergeron is # 13.