Nicolay Valuev

According to this article, http://www.thesweetscience.com/boxing-article/4288/city-heavyweights-valuev-stands-tall/

It says this boxer starred in the movie? BTW he is seven feet tall...

Can anyone confirm this? I wonder why he is not in the cast... unless he did not have a speaking role?

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