A former world boxing champion known as "Beast from the East" was spotted among the crowd gathered to watch Vladimir Putin drone on during his Victory Day speech today.
Nikolai Valuev became a politician in Russia's state Duma after a career in boxing from 1993 to 2009 which saw him hold the WBA heavyweight title twice between 2005 and 2009.
Valuev, measuring a massive seven-feet tall, was well known for being the tallest and heaviest heavyweight in boxing history, weighing 300lb.
