Nicolay Valuev was born on 21 August 1973, in Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Saint Petersburg, Russia). He is of ethnic Russian descent, but he also had a Tatar grandfather. Although his own parents are short—both 1.67 m (5.5 ft) tall—his Tatar great-grandfather has been described as "of mountainous proportions" and "a warrior giant of Russian folklore." His own size and appearance are due to gigantism complicated by acromegaly. Valuev is a Russian Orthodox Christian. Valuev has written a book in Russian called My 12 Rounds, with the help of Russian sports journalist Konstantin Osipov.The book discusses his life in general and his boxing career in particular. For that book, Valuev received an award from the government of Saint Petersburg. In January 2006, Valuev was accused of assaulting a security guard at the Spartak Ice Palace in Saint Petersburg. No criminal investigation was launched by local police.
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