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David Haye beats Nikolai Valuev despite suffering a broken hand

Source: guardian.co.uk Sport

Nov 08, 2009

Summary

• Haye triumphed on a majority points decision
• WBA champions has targeted London's O2 Arena for next bout

After winning the WBA world heavyweight championship from Nikolai Valuev on a majority decision last night, British boxer David Haye revealed that he had done so with a suspected broken hand.

"I damaged my hand in I think it was the second round or third round," Haye said, "so I couldn't throw too many right hands. So I tried to win it extensively with my left hand. My hand's very tender, very sore, so that's why I only used it irregular."

Haye's trainer, Adam Booth, also revealed after the bout that the fighter "tweaked his left elbow" in the first round. And with his hand hurt, the Bermondsey-born champion had quickly to re-evaluate his situation and devise a new plan to beat the Russian.

"I realised [I could win] from the moment I signed the contract. I knew that I'm the best heavyweight in the world and today I found a strategy. I didn't plan to do that, I trained to be more aggressive [in this fight], but I damaged my hand so I had to take my foot off

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