Jean-Francois Bergeron has plans to travel straight on to the famous Oktoberfest if he can beat Nikolai Valuev in Oldenburg on September 29. The unbeaten Canadian (27-0, 19 KOs) is determined to spoil the Russian Giant´s comeback after Ruslan Chagaev deprived him of his WBA belt back in April. Bergeron is convinced he will defeat the tallest and biggest ex-champion of all time, and he is speaking from experience. "I once fought a guy that was seven foot tall, Marcellus Brown (TKO 3), but he wasn't as big as Valuev," Bergeron stated. "We did pads on a stool several times to get used to punching higher."

Bergeron said he will rely on both movement and hard punches to defeat Valuev (46-1, 34 KOs). "I think a little bit of both is required in order to beat him." A victory would see the 34-year-old make a giant leap in the WBA rankings. He is determined to make the most of it. "That is one of the reasons why I take this fight so seriously, and also the fact that Valuev is a former world champion," he revealed.

Furthermore, the southpaw is optimistic he can become to first fighter to knock Valuev out. "I think anything is possible in boxing, especially in the heavyweight division." Bergeron has high goals ahead: "I will try and get a world title fight in the near future."