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HELSINKI (Reuters) The WBA heavyweight title fight between Nikolai Valuev of Russia and Ruslan Chagaev of Uzbekistan scheduled for today has been cancelled, a spokesman for the promoters said yesterday.

“The title match between Valuev and Chagaev had been cancelled because the contract was not fulfilled,” the spokesman said.

A source close to the organisers told Reuters Chagaev had tested positive for hepatitis B. The test results had been released after the weigh-in.

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