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An Olympic champion gives me a red rose

Victoria Derbyshire | 13:32 UK time, Thursday, 4 December 2008

A delicious surprise today when gold medal-winning boxer James DeGale sent me a single red rose and ten quid in one pound coins: he was paying up after I bet him a tenner he'd turn pro long before London 2012.

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One of things I dislike most in the world is people who don't pay their bets (along with people who never buy a round). James DeGale is clearly a gent.

Here's what he wrote in his card: "Hi Victoria. Enclosed is our bet money, now we are quits. Make sure you tell the listeners I've paid in full. P.s. Sorry about the change but bit broke at mo so I have raided my Mum's piggybank."

You can listen to my interview with James when he turned pro here:











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