Russian former professional boxer Nikolai Valuev first won in 2005 the heavyweight champion title from this American former professional boxer of which ethnicity?
John Ruiz John Ruiz (born January 4, 1972) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1992 to 2010. He held the WBA heavyweight twice between 2001 and 2005, and is the first Latino boxer to win a world heavyweight title.
Joe Smith Jr. Joe Smith Jr. (born September 20, 1989) is an American professional boxer who held the regional WBC International light heavyweight title from 2016 to 2017. He rose to prominence in 2016 by scoring an upset knockout victory over Andrzej Fonfara, and later becoming the first boxer to score a stoppage victory over former world champion Bernard Hopkins, who retired after their fight.