Wladimir Klitschko beats David Haye on points in Germany

LONDON. July 4. KAZINFORM David Haye fell short in his attempt to unify the heavyweight division as he was beaten on points by Wladimir Klitschko in Hamburg. In front of 45,000 fans, including an estimated 10,000 fellow Brits, Haye was outboxed and outmuscled by his rival for 12 rounds.

Haye had promised a new game-plan for the fight but was unable to bypass his Ukrainian rival's ramrod jab to get off shots of his own, Kazinform refers to BBC News.

The three judges scored the fight 117-109, 118-108 and 116-110, all in Klitschko's favour.

The nature of the fight and the outcome was particularly disappointing given Haye's confident demeanour and various pronouncements beforehand, although he claimed afterwards he had broken a toe in his right foot.

Details at http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/boxing/14004150.stm