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Published 17:54 5 Mar 2017 GMT
Updated 18:14 5 Mar 2017 GMT

"I gave him my best, he took it and gave it back to me. I couldn't take it."Bellew, who won the bout with a stoppage in the 11th round, claimed after the fight that he broke his hand with a punch early in the fight.
"I broke my right hand in the second or third round. It's sore now but I don't feel the pain, all I think about is winning," Bellew said.https://twitter.com/SportsJOE_UK/status/838440222274768896 The 34-year-old showed his broken right hand to the Sky Sports News cameras on Sunday morning when reflecting on his upset win. Bellew's hand was still noticeably swollen.
The 34-year-old also admitted that he was 'scared' entering the ring against Haye, who had threatened to leave him in hospital before the fight.
"I'm scared, when I came into the ring I was scared for the first time in my life, for my health more than anything," Bellew said.
https://twitter.com/SportsJOE_UK/status/838363462422011906"But I have a switch and when it flips I scare myself because I can't give in.
"I've been hit harder than I've ever been hit for my life, but I'm a scouser and we can't give in. I can't back down and that's the scary thing.
"I don't want to keep doing it because it's a hard sport - all I want to do is be healthy enough to raise my kids and see them get old."
Catch up with this week's episode of 888sport Football Friday LiveWATCH: "I defied the odds again."@TonyBellew reflects on his win v @MrDavidHaye REPEATS: https://t.co/3SylwadiRO https://t.co/YT8g037B3W
— Sky Sports News HQ (@SkySportsNewsHQ) March 5, 2017
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