David Haye: record, next fight and profile →
Back on May 5th, former two division world champion David Haye was stopped once again by Tony Bellew , this time in five rounds in their rematch which took place at the O2 Arena in London.
Former two division world champion David Haye is being urged by one of his own fighters, Michael ‘Venom’ Page, to finally retire from the sport. Page found it very tough to watch Haye's last in-ring appearance, which took place on May 5, and saw the veteran get demolished by Tony Bellew over five rounds at the O2 Arena in London.
Tyson Fury’s comeback opponent has been chosen to avoid the same pitfalls that undermined David Haye, his promoter Frank Warren has revealed. Albania’s little-known Sefer Seferi will be the former IBF, WBA IBO and WBO heavyweight champion’s first opponent when he returns to the ring after an absence of over two and a half years at the Manchester Arena on June 9.
It’s been all quiet on the David Haye front since his second defeat to Tony Bellew earlier this month. Haye, 37, was beaten convincingly by his British rival on May 5 at London’s O2 Arena with the fight waved off in the fifth round.
On May 5th in London, England, boxing history was made when 2016 Olympic Silver Medalist Joe Joyce became the first fighter to win the Commonwealth Heavyweight Championship in just his fourth professional fight.
IT WILL NOT have gone unnoticed among the boxing fans who keep their eyes permanently peeled on the lookout for fight announcements that we were able to reveal a fistful of potential humdingers over the course of the last week. The WBO world middleweight title defence by Billy Joe Saunders against Martin Murray at the 02 Arena on June 23 will now be handsomely supported by two contests that will certainly capture the imagination of the fight fraternity and beyond.
WBA super middleweight champion George Groves found it very tough to watch his good friend David Haye get battered last Saturday night at the O2 Arena in London. The former cruiserweight and and heavyweight champion went down three times and was finally stopped in the fifth round by Tony Bellew, who was competing in only his second contest at heavyweight.
Adam Booth took one look at David Haye at the beginning of his rematch against Tony Bellew and realized the former champion he once trained shouldn’t even have been in the ring. And after watching Bellew batter Haye again, Booth believes it’s time for Haye to call it a career.
Maybe it’s time to stop underestimating Tony Bellew. Unbeaten since a 2013 stoppage loss to Adonis Stevenson at light heavyweight, a bigger Bellew has been a better one. The quality wins are adding up first at cruiserweight and now heavyweight. He’s avenged his first career loss to Nathan Cleverly, won a belt at 200 lbs., and has now stopped David Haye twice.
Bellew’s trainer Dave Coldwell and his promoter Eddie Hearn revealed they would also like their fighter to retire, given two significant purses against Haye followed him having achieved his ambitions of winning a world title and fighting at Everton’s Goodison Park.