British boxer David Haye became a giant killer to beat the "Beast from the East" and claim the WBA heavyweight title. Skip related content
The London-born fighter won a points decision against the man-mountain Russian Nikolai Valuev to claim the crown in Nuremberg, Germany.
It was a fight billed as a "David versus Goliath" match-up by promoters, owing to the dramatic height and weight differences of the fighters.
The 29-year-old Londoner is 11 inches smaller and seven stone lighter than the Russian.
Haye has become Britain's first heavyweight champion since Lennox Lewis retired six years ago.
He scored 116-112 points on the scorecards of two judges, the third giving a 114-114 tie.
After the fight, a jubilant Haye said: "This means everything to me. Since I was a little baby I wanted to be heavyweight champion of the world.
"It's amazing, I dreamt of this, now it's reality, it's real... he wasn't hitting me, so as long as you are not getting hit you are okay.
"I hit his head early in the fight but it was the hardest thing I've ever hit, it was like hitting a brick wall.
"I'm pretty sure I've broken my hand. I made him look like an amateur. People doubted my skills... but I did enough to win."
His win means bookmakers will have to pay out around £2m, spokesman for Coral Simon Clare said.
Bookmaker Paddy Power said it had seen four times as much money put on Valuev than on Haye.
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