WBA WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE: David Haye v Nikolay Valuev
Venue: Nuremberg Arena Date: Saturday, 7 November (Fight expected to begin about 2200 GMT) Coverage: Sky Box Office from 2000 GMT (pay-per-view), live commentary on BBC 5 live and BBC Sport website (UK only) from 2130 GMT
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2148: Valuev quits in the ninth.
Nabil, London on 81111And no, I’m not texting myself!2145: Valuev has a head the size of a horse, but I just cant see Haye knocking him down. Valuev to win in six rounds.
**Derek, Glasgow on 81111****2142: **Just to bring you up to scratch on the undercard. John Ruiz, who Valuev beat in August 2008, stopped Adnan Serin in the seventh round. There is talk that the American will fight the winner of Haye-Valuev.2141: If you missed the weigh-in 6ft 3in Haye weighed in at a career highest 15st 8lb while 7ft Valuev, came in lighter than expected, at 22st 8lb. That gives Valuev a seven stone advantage.2140: The fight is due to start at 2200 GMT, how long it lasts is anybody’s guess, that leaves us a bit of of time to get some predictions in. So, what are you saying2137: Nikolay Valuev from Saint Petersburg, Russia also has just one defeat but has significantly more experience than Haye. He has fought 52 times with 34 knockouts from his 51 victories.His only defeat, a split-decision points loss, came against Ruslan Chagaev in 2007, and the 36-year last fought in December 2008. That saw him claim a disputed points victory over Evander Holyfield.**2135: **If you don’t already know, 29-year-old David Haye from Bermondsey, London has been beaten just once in 23 fights. That one defeat came in 2005, when Haye was stopped in the fifth round of his IBO cruiserweight title fight with Carl Thompson.Haye has 21 knockouts from those 22 victories but has only fought three times as a heavyweight. His last fight saw him knock Monte Barrett out in five rounds.
2130: Good evening fight fans. This has the makings of a cracker. I will be taking you through the proceedings pre, during and post fight in Germany. Don’t forget if you want to get involved then text 81111 or get involved on** 606.**If you’re not lucky enough to be able to watch what has been dubbed ‘David vs Goliath’ then you can listen to Mike Costello and the BBC Radio 5 live team, who will also bring you all the action from Nuremberg. To do that, just follow the link at the top left of this page.BBC Sport’s Ben Dirs is also ringside, he’ll be bringing you all the post-fight analysis, but if you’re desperate to know what he is doing now then you can follow him onTwitter.