David Haye celebrates after beating Nikolai Valuev on November 7, 2009
On This Day in 2009: David Haye wins world heavyweight title
The Briton was dwarfed by his Russian opponent but clinched victory via a majority decision.
Nov 7, 08:48
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On this day: David Haye beats Nikolai Valuev to win WBA heavyweight title
On this day in 2009, David Haye beat Nikolai Valuev in Nuremberg to become the WBA heavyweight champion.
Nov 7, 08:54
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