Valery Brudov: normal shoes and a roof over my head are enough for me. Valery Brudov: normal shoes and a roof over my head are enough for me Do you consider yourself successful?
Brudov Valery Alexandrovich - born on November 27, 1976 in the city of Novosokolniki, Pskov region. He studied at vocational school No. 15 in the city of Pskov. Served in the Airborne Forces. Since 1999 he studied at Velikoluksky State Institute physical culture. He began boxing in 1992 under the leadership of A.I. Bekh. He competes in the weight category up to 86 kilograms. Champion of the Russian Armed Forces (1999), multiple boxing champion of St. Petersburg, prize-winner of the Russian Boxing Championship (1998). Champion of Russia among professional boxers in 2001. Champion of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and Slavic countries among professional boxers (2002, Pskov).
In September 2010, he signed a contract with the famous promoter Don King.
On October 2, 2010, in Panama, at the Roberto Duran Arena, Valery Brudov fought for the WBA world heavyweight title with Guillermo Jones. The parties managed to reach an agreement thanks to King. After all, Jones has not entered the ring for two years, preventing an official defense from taking place.
Unfortunately, in this fight Valery Brudov suffered a death blow." TKO"due to a severe cut on the eyebrow.
Valery Brudov had 35 fights in the professional ring, scoring 33 victories (25 by knockout) and losing only two matches.
A little less than a year ago, he boxed in the cruiserweight division, fighting with the Klitschko brothers’ regular sparring partner for the WBO interim world title. The 43rd fight in his career did not bring the expected victory, and the boxer decided to change weight category, start life from scratch. Now Valery Brudov, who was once the interim WBA heavyweight world champion, is ready to fight in the light heavyweight division. The debut took place 3 months ago, in November 2012. In a rating battle, the Pskov boxer defeated an athlete from Latvia. Immediately after the fight, Valery promised the audience that they would see him in the ring more than once - now in a new category. We asked the boxer Valery Brudov himself, who was nominated for the 5th annual regional achievement award “Status Media-2012” in the “Sportsman of the Year” category, about what caused the weight change, how the athlete trains in anticipation of new fights and when the next fight is.
Valery, your recent performance in the Pskov ring was particularly memorable because it was a fight in a new weight category for you. And immediately - a convincing victory. Tell me, why did you decide to change your weight, and how labor-intensive was this process?
Everything somehow happened by itself. I spent a long time at the training camp in the USA, and there my weight began to gradually decrease. One fine day I stepped on the scales, and it showed 79 kg 400 grams, this is exactly the light heavyweight limit. Then the decision was made to move to light heavyweight. In fact, I have long been advised to change the category, move or super heavyweight, or light heavyweight. The fact is that the category in which I competed is not very interesting in America. And at first I decided to gain weight and try to become a heavyweight. After all, the “royal” weight category is super heavyweight.
- Was the experiment a success?
Yes, I didn’t even have time to try myself. (smiles) I studied at gym and gained a total of 96 kilograms. But as soon as he came to America and began to seriously train and box, the weight began to gradually disappear. I think I lost a kilogram every week. Thus, in six months I “lost weight” to 79 kg. So if anyone wants to lose weight, ask me how. (laughs)
As comfortable as you feel now, your weight has changed significantly. Do you have to limit yourself in anything?
Of course, I have to lead a certain lifestyle. But for me it is no problem. I stick to the main idea, and it does not go against my inner desires. I don’t feel like eating all the time, I don’t limit myself, and I don’t have dreams about food, and I don’t go to the refrigerator at night. Everything worked out naturally and did not cause any problems. The only thing I regret is that I didn’t move up to the light heavyweight category back in 2005. Then there was a great chance to box for the world title in this weight. At that time, I had no particular desire to change anything in my career, oh, I wish I could turn back time... In general, looking back, I understand that I boxed my entire professional career in a “foreign” weight.
- But now it’s your weight.
Yes, let's hope that now I'm at my weight and can show something worthy.
Until recently, I was in the process of terminating my contract with Don King. The agreement to end the cooperation was mutual, but the necessary formalities had to be resolved. On this moment I am completely free from my obligations and hope to continue my career in a new direction. In general, if everything works out, I plan to still box at home, in Pskov. A new fight is scheduled for April. But...wait and see.
Valery, it’s no secret that for a boxer, his sparring partner is of no small importance. Do you have a worthy opponent in the training ring in Pskov?
Thank God, we now have the opportunity to train in a decent gym, with good coach. This is Vladimir Ignatievich Ivasenko (Honored Trainer of Russia - ed.). Thank him very much. We have complete mutual understanding, I trust him completely. During the training we had a very good, friendly working atmosphere. The process has been streamlined and, I think, is going on productively for everyone.
- Do you train a lot?
I wake up with thoughts about boxing and go to sleep with them. That is, you can say I train all day. Entering the ring and winning is not so easy; nothing will happen overnight. You need to prepare yourself for battle. Unfortunately or fortunately, I have to train all day long to show something worthy. Thank God, I can train a lot, withstand colossal loads that maybe someone else can’t do. In principle, everything works out for me, I have enough strength, and, most importantly, desire. I don't have any illusions. I understand that I am already over 30 years old. The human age is not long, let alone a sporting age. Someday this song will end, but I would like “that it would not be excruciatingly painful for the aimlessly lived years.” In the future, perhaps I will become a coach myself.
- You train children in the grappling section, teach them striking techniques, is that true?
Yes, but these are one-time activities. I'm still looking at coaching activities. I don’t want all my experience to go to waste. Everything that I have suffered, experienced and gone through, in principle, may be useful to someone. But for now, as an active athlete, I am mainly focused on continuing my own career. I don’t think it will be possible to combine my performances, preparing for them in the gym, and training someone else. I believe that it is better to do one thing well than ten things poorly.
- So now active boxing, performances and career, and in the future, perhaps, coaching?
Yes, in principle, I’m tuning in to this. It’s been said: don’t bury your talent in the ground. I think it would be simply stupid to take an experience like mine and “bury it.”
- How does your family feel about your decision to pursue a career as a professional boxer?
Accepts my choice. They worry, of course, but they fully support us. My dad once said: “Valerik, you have chosen a very difficult path for yourself.” But my family, first of all, see me as a person, not a boxer. For them I’m just Valery Brudov, who was born in 1976. For some, a son, for others, a husband or father.
- Would you like your son to become a professional boxer?
Only if it is his personal choice. The same as it happened to me. I became a boxer because I wanted it myself. But, of course, he must be able to stand up for himself and his loved ones. I remember studying at gym in St. Petersburg, there was a poster: “Boxing for a modern citizen is the same as a sword for a nobleman. Not owning it is indecent.” Very true words.
Interviewed by Elena Kovaleva
Valery Brudov was born on November 27, 1976 in the city of Novosokolniki, Pskov region.
He began boxing in 1992 under the guidance of coach Alexander Bekh.
Champion of Russia 2001, winner of the Russian Cup 1999, champion of the Russian Armed Forces 1999, five-time champion St. Petersburg, champion of the CIS and Slavic countries in 2002, winner of other awards.
He fought more than 40 fights in the professional ring, winning the vast majority of them. The highest achievement Brudov's career in professional boxing began with winning the title of interim world champion in 2006. In November 2012, he competed for the first time in the light heavyweight division, changing the weight category to a lighter one.
Served in the airborne troops.
Lives in Pskov.
Married, has a son.
Let us remind you that Valery Brudov is a participant in the annual regional award “Status Media-2012” and claims to win the “Sportsman of the Year” nomination. Also presented in this category are Main coach FC "Pskov-747" Igor Vasiliev, Chairman of the Pskov Region Hockey Federation Igor Bortnikov.
The Status Media award was established in 2008 by the Pskov News Tape news agency. It is awarded for outstanding achievements in economic, political, social, cultural and sports life region.
This year the “Status Media-2012” award celebrates its first anniversary - it will be awarded for the fifth time. The presentation of the Status Media Award over the past four years has become new tradition in the social and economic life of the region.
This year the award will be awarded in 11 categories: “Success of the Year”, “Perspective”, “Mark of Quality”, “Reputation”, “Region 60”, “City Service”, “Brand of the Year”, “Media of the Year”, “ Cultural figure", "Sportsman", "Public figure". The winners are determined by online voting.
The picture of life in the region is changing - the composition of participants, the list of nominations, the methods of their self-presentation are changing, but one thing remains unchanged: “Status Media” is a recognized reference point in business and socio-political circles of the region.
The official sponsors of the Status Media-2012 award are the NPN holding and the Resonance-Kotovo building materials store.
The official partner of the award is the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Pskov Region.
The media partner of the award is the REN Pskov TV channel.
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Valery BRUDOV(November 27, 1976, Pskov) - professional Russian boxer, WBA professional world champion in the first heavyweight division.
Former world champion in the first heavyweight, champion of Russia, CIS and Slavic countries in boxing among professionals.
Professional career
Number of fights - 34
Number of victories - 33
Wins by knockout - 25
Defeats - 1
Draws - 0
Failed - 0
In appearance, boxer Valery Brudov seems to be an inaccessible and tough person. When you start communicating with him, your opinion about him changes completely. You understand that, apparently, only in the ring can he be like that. In life, the person is sociable and quite gentle.
Dinara KAFISKINA
- Do you consider yourself successful?
There is some success in my career. I achieved something. And in order to be a successful man in life you need to have good family, work, home. And it’s not about material wealth. After all, for some the whole world is not enough, but for others it is enough normal shoes, roofs under your head. I choose the second one.
- Does boxing make you give up something?
Some people have the opportunity, in general, not to give up anything, while others follow the regime. Like me, for example. I won't party until the morning, but rather go to bed if I have training the next day. I don’t even remember the last time I hung out at night, as they say. In general, thanks to boxing, I became very disciplined. I prefer to spend my free time with family and friends. I like to just sit and drink some tea, talk about life, or go fishing with them and watch them throw spinning rods. It's very funny. Or I can go to children's park ride on the rides. Just kidding, of course (laughs). But seriously, I love reading. Mostly classics. Among foreign writers I like Jack London, among ours - Nikolai Leskov. I read “Crime and Punishment” by Fyodor Dostoevsky. Periodicals are no stranger to me either. And sports, of course, including. Moreover, I am interested in all kinds of sports.
- Have there ever been personalities in boxing that you would like to emulate?
There were personalities worthy of emulation. Kostya Dzyu. For example. Of course, Mike Tyson. I've been following them since childhood. Do I have my own special style? It's hard to say. I just try to use all my strengths. I keep the pace high.
- What prompted you to take up boxing?
- As a child, I tried a lot of things - I played football, volleyball, handball, and athletics. The soul is of no use by and large didn't lie down. And, let’s say, I was deeply drawn to boxing. The fact is that my father also boxed and he became my first coach, my first sparring partner. In general, I learned a lot. And I came to Alexander Ivanovich Bekh’s section when I was already 16 years old.
- Isn't it a little late?
I agree that it's a bit late. Boxing usually starts much earlier. Some already have over a hundred fights under their belt at the age of ten. My first fights were based on physical condition. There was no technology or tactics. As they say, I tried to kill the enemy. And still everything turned out more or less successfully. He had 118 fights as an amateur and won about a hundred. In 1999, an offer was made to move to professional boxing. I didn’t think long, because at that moment I realized that it would be difficult in amateur boxing. I didn’t want to be number two, number three, or a sparring partner for leading boxers, but I wanted to enter the international arena. I set myself the task of becoming the best of the best.
- In general, did you expect from yourself that someday you would be able to achieve high results?
I remember at the age of 16 I watched the performances of one of my rivals, Hill, on cable television in Pskov. I was left with very strong impressions. I had no idea that I would ever meet him in the same ring. When I found out that I would be fighting precisely this opponent, I took it, in principle, normally. Sometimes you look at your enemy and think about how to stay alive. And then, I remember, I felt that I could win. There was some kind of inner peace.
- Who usually supports you on the podium?
No one ever travels abroad with me. I do not take. And at home in Pskov, my parents, friends and beloved are worried about me. But she is not present at the fights. What joy is there in the fact that she sits and her nerves tremble? And what’s the point if we both worry and can’t help each other? My beloved is calm about the fact that I do boxing. I’m not thrilled, but I also don’t make a scene when I’m away for a long time. She understands that I am doing what I love. And if it were not boxing, but football, or if I were a journalist, I would also perceive it normally. In general, it doesn’t make a cult out of my profession.
- Don’t you dream about boxing at night?
Happens. I remember when I was still playing as an amateur, I dreamed that I won Olympic Games. Can you imagine? And in real life It turned out that the championship of St. Petersburg. But for me then it was also a major victory.
- How do you maintain your physical shape? Are you watching your weight?
My optimal weight is 90 kg. 700 gr. I try to stick to it. Although, when it comes to food, I never eat too much, but I don’t deny myself anything. The most necessary product is black bread and water. I also love fried potatoes made by my mother or loved one. They are both good cooks, unlike me. Concerning physical fitness then, of course, I train every day. Got up in the morning and ran. Moreover, I do this at different hours. I think that you shouldn’t get attached to the same time. After all, the body gets used to it, and then it will constantly insist on repetition. I need ten hours to sleep. But, I must admit, when possible, I allow myself to sleep longer.
- For example, does it matter to you where you train and perform?
Certainly. If a person is used to training in the same gym, and then he is taken to another, I am sure that he will feel uncomfortable and insecure. The new place is scary. And I had to perform, for example, in America at six in the morning. I usually sleep at this time.
- Can the atmosphere in the hall influence you in any way?
My feeling is that most people are neutral about what is happening. If I show something worthy, they will be happy for me. If my opponent shines, he will get a standing ovation from the audience. In principle, this is also normal, because there is no increased excitement. They say that native walls help. But, let’s say, when about 1000 people are rooting for me in Pskov, this worries me even more. What if you disgrace yourself when they beat you in front of your family and friends? Moreover, in front of your beloved.
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Valery Alexandrovich Brudov- Russian professional boxer. Interim WBA world champion in the first heavyweight division (2006-2007). Russian champion in first heavyweight (2001).
Professional career
He had his first fight in the professional ring on December 28, 1999, knocking out Dmitry Kalistratov in the first round.
Championship fight with Virgil Hill
On January 27, 2006, Brudov entered the fight for the vacant WBA world heavyweight title against the famous American boxer Virgil Hill. Hill won a landslide victory by unanimous decision: all three judges gave the same score - 118/110.
Winning the title against Pineda
On December 2, 2006, he entered the fight for the title of interim WBA world champion in the first heavyweight division. His opponent was Panamanian Luis Andres Pineda. The Russian won by technical knockout in the 11th round.
Losing the title in a fight with Arslan
On June 16, 2007, Brudov defended his title in a fight against German boxer of Turkish origin Firat Arslan. The fight lasted all 12 rounds. The challenger won by split decision: 116/112, 117/111, 112/116.
Championship fight with Guillermo Jones
On October 2, 2010, he entered the fight against the WBA world champion in the first heavyweight, Panamanian Guillermo Jones. Current champion won by technical knockout in the 11th round.
Championship fight with Olay Afolabi
On March 3, 2012, he met with Briton Olay Afolabi. At stake was the WBO interim world heavyweight title. British boxer won an early victory in the 5th round and won the title.
On March 15, 2014, Valery lost by knockout in the last, 12th round to the former challenger for the world light heavyweight title, Briton Tony Bellew.
Battle results
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An excerpt characterizing Brudov, Valery Alexandrovich
In the booth, everyone was ready, dressed, belted, shod, and just waiting for the order to go out. The sick soldier Sokolov, pale, thin, with blue circles around his eyes, alone, without shoes or clothes, sat in his place and, with eyes rolling out of his thinness, looked questioningly at his comrades who were not paying attention to him and moaned quietly and evenly. Apparently, it was not so much suffering - he was sick with bloody diarrhea - but fear and grief of being alone that made him groan.Pierre, shod in shoes sewn for him by Karataev from tsibik, which the Frenchman had brought for hemming of his soles, belted with a rope, approached the patient and squatted down in front of him.
- Well, Sokolov, they’re not completely leaving! They have a hospital here. Maybe you’ll be even better than ours,” said Pierre.
- Oh my God! O my death! Oh my God! – the soldier groaned louder.
“Yes, I’ll ask them again now,” said Pierre and, getting up, went to the door of the booth. While Pierre was approaching the door, the corporal who had treated Pierre to a pipe yesterday approached with two soldiers from outside. Both the corporal and the soldiers were in marching uniform, in knapsacks and shakos with buttoned scales that changed their familiar faces.
The corporal walked to the door in order to, by order of his superiors, close it. Before release, it was necessary to count the prisoners.
“Caporal, que fera t on du malade?.. [Corporal, what should we do with the patient?..] - Pierre began; but at that moment, as he said this, he doubted whether it was the corporal he knew or another, unknown person: the corporal was so unlike himself at that moment. In addition, at the moment Pierre was saying this, the crash of drums was suddenly heard from both sides. The corporal frowned at Pierre's words and, uttering a meaningless curse, slammed the door. It became semi-dark in the booth; Drums crackled sharply on both sides, drowning out the patient’s groans.
“Here it is!.. It’s here again!” - Pierre said to himself, and an involuntary chill ran down his back. In the changed face of the corporal, in the sound of his voice, in the exciting and muffled crackling of the drums, Pierre recognized that mysterious, indifferent force that forced people against their will to kill their own kind, that force whose effect he saw during the execution. It was useless to be afraid, to try to avoid this force, to make requests or admonitions to people who served as its instruments. Pierre knew this now. We had to wait and be patient. Pierre did not approach the patient again and did not look back at him. He stood silently, frowning, at the door of the booth.
When the doors of the booth opened and the prisoners, like a herd of sheep, crushing each other, crowded into the exit, Pierre made his way ahead of them and approached the very captain who, according to the corporal, was ready to do everything for Pierre. The captain was also in field uniform, and from his cold face there was also “it,” which Pierre recognized in the words of the corporal and in the crash of the drums.
“Filez, filez, [Come in, come in.],” the captain said, frowning sternly and looking at the prisoners crowding past him. Pierre knew that his attempt would be in vain, but he approached him.
– Eh bien, qu"est ce qu"il y a? [Well, what else?] - the officer said, looking around coldly, as if not recognizing him. Pierre said about the patient.
– Il pourra marcher, que diable! - said the captain. – Filez, filez, [He’ll go, damn it! Come in, come in,” he continued to say, without looking at Pierre.
“Mais non, il est a l"agonie... [No, he’s dying...] - Pierre began.
– Voulez vous bien?! [Go to...] - the captain shouted, frowning angrily.
Drum yes yes dam, dam, dam, the drums crackled. And Pierre realized that the mysterious force had already completely taken possession of these people and that now it was useless to say anything else.
The captured officers were separated from the soldiers and ordered to go ahead. There were about thirty officers, including Pierre, and about three hundred soldiers.
The captured officers, released from other booths, were all strangers, were much better dressed than Pierre, and looked at him, in his shoes, with distrust and aloofness. Not far from Pierre walked, apparently enjoying the general respect of his fellow prisoners, a fat major in a Kazan robe, belted with a towel, with a plump, yellow, angry face. He held one hand with a pouch behind his bosom, the other leaned on his chibouk. The major, puffing and puffing, grumbled and was angry at everyone because it seemed to him that he was being pushed and that everyone was in a hurry when there was nowhere to hurry, everyone was surprised at something when there was nothing surprising in anything. Another, a small, thin officer, spoke to everyone, making assumptions about where they were being led now and how far they would have time to travel that day. An official, in felt boots and a commissariat uniform, ran in with different sides and looked out for the burned-out Moscow, loudly communicating his observations about what had burned and what this or that visible part of Moscow was like. The third officer, of Polish origin by accent, argued with the commissariat official, proving to him that he was mistaken in defining the districts of Moscow.
