David Haye V Nikoli Valuev

It was billed as David verses Goliath. And once again, David won.

Thanks to you charming readers voting in the recent poll, I took your advice and backed Daivd Haye to win on points in his WBA World Heavyweight Championship fight with Nikoli Valuev, the Russian giant. The £5 investment went some way to recover the damage made in earlier bets which was making a loss of just under £20.

After earlier checking the odds at www.oddschecker.com and keeping a stern eye on the site all day, I was able to get the most out of my money after learning the odds had drifted from 3/1 to 10/3. My £5 stake rewarded me with a £21.33 payout, which comes to £16.33 profit. This meant that a lot of the previous damage had been rectified, as well as providing me with enough money to get back to university on the Sunday evening.

I was unable to watch the fight itself due to it being broadcast on Sky Box Office, a pay-per-view subscription service of £15 which would have been covered by winning the bet. Personally, I would much rather spend the money on something I consider worthwhile. Jason Manford's new DVD would be nice.

The fight as it happened at www.guardian.co.uk