Judge 1: 114-114
Judge 2: 116-112 Haye
Judge 3: 116-112 Haye

David Haye wins by majority decision

Round 12: Adam Booth sounds very confident. Yes Haye might be stockpiling rounds with his boxing, but there's every chance he might be losing them for negative tactics. We'll find out very soon. Very little landed in the opening minute. Big overhand right misses from Haye. Valuev desperately trying to pin Haye on the ropes. Not working so far. Haye has landed the cleaner shots, what few there have been, in this session. Good combination from Haye, left and then a right that's way too quick for Valuev. And then Haye staggers Valuev with a left hook. The giant almost fell there. Sensational finish - 45 seconds remaining. Another big left and right from Haye. Finishing very much the stronger Haye. Had Valuev in real trouble there. Thought Valuev was going there - very wobbly legs for a few seconds. Bell goes and Haye raises his hands. To the scorecards we go. How have the judges read that. Definitely Haye's round the 12th, but what about the previous 11?

Round 11: Booth now telling Haye that Valuev "will get desperate", and there's no sense of panic whatsoever in the corner. Out for the penultimate round. That predictable pattern. Valuev stalking, or plodding, and Haye boxing off the back foot. Valuev lands with a right, and Haye replies in kind. Valuev dancing on the spot, trying to keep moving. Not much for the crowd to get excited about - there hasn't been all night. Valuev clinches for the first time. Not much for referee Pabon to do so far. First time he's had to break them up. Left hook from Valuev. And then a jab. Just one more round to go. Nightmare of a fight to score. All set up for controversy one way or another.

Round 10: Just nine minutes now left in this WBA heavyweight title fight. Valuev's trainer is dancing and boxing in the corner - unfortunately he can't go out there and do it for his man. Valuev still throwing single shots, but that really won't give Haye any trouble. Valuev throws a right as Haye tries to get out of the corner. Haye comes back with a decent body shot. Boxing confidently, making Valuev very one-dimensional, which he is. We thought Valuev might be a nightmare match-up for Haye. Maybe it was the other way round? But how are the judges seeing it? Right hand from Haye, blocked by Valuev. The Russian trying to impose himself as the bell goes.

Round Nine: Valuev looked a little tired between round - will he be the first to run out of gas? Haye definitely better in that last session. A repeat here would be very welcome just now. Ponderous and slow the Russian. Haye on the back foot and moving. Same pattern every round - will the judges like Haye's tactics? Haye misses with a right. Valuev too slow as the Englishman lands with another potshot. Haye is gone before he can even load up. Good combination from Haye, ending with a lovely right that did connect. Valuev totally befuddled by Haye's speed there. Definitely Haye's round so far IMHO. Valuev still coming forward but not really threatening Haye in any way. Bell goes and Haye still looking pretty good in terms of stamina as he heads back to the corner.

Round Eight: Booth now telling Haye not to get lazy with his defence. Fifteen minutes remaining here. Hit and run tactics from Haye. Hardly a great spectacle here and not the Haye we normally see. Then again, this is no normal opponent. Valuev tries to jab, Haye moves out of range. Valuev misses with a wild left hook as Haye sways out of range again. Left by Haye on the way out tags Valuev. Now a jab from Haye. And then he's back out again, on his toes. Double jab from Valuev but he then misses badly with a right to follow up. Two thirds of this one left. Just the sense that maybe things will start to warm up in these last 12 minutes.

Round Seven: Into the second half of this WBA heavyweight title fight, and can David Haye take the crown from Nikolai Valuev? We'll find out in the next half hour, one way or another. Valuev continues to move forward all the time, but he doesn't appear to have a great deal of power in those fists. They've been connecting with thin air for most of the evening so far. At the moment you'd have to say fatigue is the biggest fear for Haye, along with the fear that the judges might be seeing this one very differently to the way his corner is. Left hook from Haye, swift right counter from Valuev. First sign of speed from the Russian - hidden depths maybe. Valuev pins Haye in the corner, and Haye lands a counter. Valuev shakes his head. Bell goes.

Round Six: Almost at the halfway stage now and Haye again boxing off the back foot with a steely resolve and focus. As disciplined as I've ever seen him. And that's definitely needed here. The second half of this fight is the part to worry about - Haye having to work fairly hard to stay out of range. Comes in with a right to the head, and then a body shot. Valuev pins him in a corner, but only momentarily. Haye on his bike very quickly. Good left hook from Haye, but none of those shots from the Englishman have dented Valuev as yet. Or at least not outwardly. Valuev still plodding, still jabbing - now misses with a wild right. Arthur Abraham smiles wrly at ringside - wonder how he's scoring this one? Adam Booth tells Haye to "stop giving him silly little shots and don't get drunk on the success you're having".

Round Five: Out for the fifth and the same pattern. Valuev edging forward and Haye on the back foot boxing smartly. Decent jab from Valuev. How long can Haye continue to box like this of the back foot? Will the stamina hold out? Nice burst from Haye, but while it's eyecatching occasionally he'll need more at some stage. Valuev again plodding forward. Valuev corners Haye for the first time - body shot and then an uppercut. Neither land with any great venom, but at least a little more menace in those shots. Haye tries to land a right as the bell sounds. Tough fight to score and this one could be going either way.

Round Four: Out for the fourth, and one question that could come up tonight is that of Haye's stamina. We may find out if he can go 12 hard rounds. And moving constantly on the back foot will make that even harder. Chants ov "Valuev, Valuev" from the German crowd. Valuev tries a right but it hits the top of Haye's head as the Englishman ducks. Valuev does nothing fast, trying to back Haye in a corner but no real menace in his work as yet. Valuev tries a left with Haye on the ropes, but David has gone by the time it arrives. Valuev jabs at Haye's chest and Haye responds in kind. Haye just misses with a big overhand right and then a left as he darts back out. A round for Valuev there probably, but again with very little leather landed by each man.

Round Three: "Keep on breaking his heart" is now the Booth message in the corner. Valuev tries to throw a left and a right but Haye is gone before the first even lands. Speed is Haye's one advantage, but is he doing enough in the minds of these three judges? Valuev is trying to make it a fight, but he's not having much joy so far in getting to Haye. Just plodding after him rather than putting any great pressure on. Right hand and a left uppercut from Haye. The British man continues to box well on the back foot - he's showing real discipline here. Valuev struggling to find the target and getting a little bit frustrated. All single punches from the Russian, no flurries or combinations. Good right from Haye, didn't catch flush and another close round.

Round Two: "Sting and be gone" is the message from Adam Booth in the Haye corner between rounds. Same as the first then. Clearly they want to box Valuev, at least in the early stages, and stay out of a brawl, which would seriously sap Haye's strength. Valuev plodding forward and now trying to paw out that jab, but not causing too many problems for Haye early. Valuev misses with the jab as Haye ducks out of the way. Cheeky left hook from Haye tags Valuev. But he's not going for big shots so far - very disciplined early doors. Haye tries a body shot but no great power. Valuev again trying to the cut the ring off, but Haye on the move all the time. Not the greatest five minutes I've ever seen so far. Clearly the Haye team have a very disciplined gameplan, at least in the early going. Lovely right hand from Haye to the jaw of Valuev, but the giant Russian shakes his head. Didn't appear to move the immovable object. Another round you could easily give to Haye, just. I've got him two to the good, but he's on the back foot most of the time and you never know how the judges will see that.

Round One: Out for the first and the size advantage is just astonishing. It's like a heavyweight against a flyweight. Haye on the outside as Valuev advances ponderously. Haye tries the left jab and gets on his bike. Valuev meanwhile is trying to cut off the ring. Not much action but then Haye tries a big right, and misses. Haye trying to stay out of range, in and out for him at the moment. Valuev as we know has big disadvantage in speed terms, but everything else in his favour. Body shot from Haye to the ribs of Valuev. Into the final 30 seconds of the first and Haye again trying to dart in and out. Haye tries a right over the top again, and cheers from the English fans as the bell goes to end the first. Haye's round for me just, threw more leather despite being on the back foot.

Introductions: Michael Buffer is warbling inside the ropes and he introduces David Haye, who makes his way slowly to the ring in a red T-shirt - looking incredibly relaxed. Can he give away a foot in height and seven stone in weight to come away from Germany tonight a world heavyweight champion? We'll find out in the next hour. Now Valuev should be on his way - accompanied by some rock band playing their latest hit. Doesn't fit with the Beast From The East for me. No sign of Valuev yet - but the band are playing on. Now Valuev is on his way wearing that baseball cap he donned at the weigh-in. He's alone, no big entourage required at the moment. Looks steely and focused. He may not be the best world heavyweight champ ever but this is a fascinating fight for so many reasons. Time for the national anthems now. God Save The Queen first - and clearly plenty of Brits here to cheer Haye on. Now the Russian national anthem - takes me back to Rocky IV and Ivan Drago. Now Buffer introduces the fighters and delivers "Let's Get Ready To Rumble" in trademark fashion. Nothing better. Judges tonight by the way - one from the USA, one from Spain and one from Italy. Referee is Luis Pabon from Puerto Rico. So much talk before this fight, but now it's over. Here we go people. Twelve rounds (maybe) for the WBA heavyweight title.