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Two- time world heavyweight champion John Ruiz is set to fight Ruslan Chagaev in an elimination bout. The WBA notified top-rated Ruiz and Chagaev of its championship committee's decision for a fight to determine the number-one title contender. They urged promoters Don King (Ruiz) and Klaus Peter Kohl (Chagaev) to begin negotiations to stage the 12-round fight. Ruiz (41-6-1, 28 ko's) who lost a controversial majority decision to current WBA champion Nicolay Valuev last december in Berlin, is now set to accept the fight, with a rematch with valuev looking unlikely this year. ' Valuev has my belt,' Ruiz said.' If I cant get him to fight me instead of Barrett in october, I really dont have much of a choice, so we've informed the WBA of out willingness to fight Chagaev in the elimiation fight. 'It's obvious that Valuev doesnt want to fight me. He knows that i really beat him in his backyard. The decision was so bad everybody in the entire stadium was booing.' Chagaev, a southpaw from Uzekeistan, now fights out of Germany. He is the reigning WBA Intercontinental Champion. Ruiz plans on returning to the gym this week in las vegas or Puerto Rico