David Haye: record, next fight and profile →
Tony Bellew said David Haye is fighting for his career ahead of their rematch. The pair meet at the O2 Arena in London on Saturday, exclusively live on Sky Sports Box Office, in a heavyweight grudge fight. Bellew won their first encounter 14 months ago at the same venue, before which Haye said that ‘Bomber’ would not have enough to come out on top.
David Haye has promised to do a real number on Tony Bellew, when they collide on Saturday night at the O2 Arena in London. They first collided in March 2017, at the same venue, with Bellew moving up from the cruiserweight division to pull off a major upset with an eleventh round stoppage of Haye, who was a huge favorite coming.
A shock defeat to Bellew at London’s O2 Arena in March 2017 in Haye’s first significant contest following a three-and-a-half-year absence from the ring led many observers to conclude the Londoner, now 37, was past his prime.
Joseph Parker’s promoter would welcome a return trip to the United Kingdom for a fight against the Tony Bellew-David Haye winner. The rematch between Bellew (29-2-1, 19 KOs) and Haye (28-3, 26 KOs) is scheduled for May 5 at O2 Arena in London. Parker participated in an even bigger bout in the UK – a unanimous-decision defeat to Anthony Joshua that drew a capacity crowd of roughly 78,000 to Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, on March 31.
Joe Joyce will fight for his first title on Tony Bellew’s undercard next month. Bellew takes on David Haye in a heavyweight grudge rematch on May 5, exclusively live on Sky Sports. And the Olympic silver medallist, 33, who is promoted by Haye, has been confirmed as one of the fighters on the undercard of the O2 Arena showpiece. Joyce has raced to 3-0 since turning professional last October and will challenge Jamaica’s Lenroy Thomas for the Commonwealth heavyweight title on the card.
By Tris Dixon - IT does not always have to be about the next fight or the one afterwards. Sometimes it is just about the fight. Recently, Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder made their way by the respective challenges of Joseph Parker and Luis Ortiz. They were significant contests in their own right, but those in the sport...
DAVID HAYE has promised to retire if he loses his rematch against Tony Bellew. The former WBA heavyweight champ even said he could hang up his gloves if he does not look good in victory. Haye meets Bellew in a grudge return showdown on May 5 at the O2 Arena, 14 months after the Liverpudlian former WBC cruiserweight world champion stopped him in the 11th round.
May 5th will represent the beginning of what is arguably the most significant month of Dave Coldwell's boxing career. On that date, the Sheffield trainer will aim to upset the odds once more as Tony Bellew tackles David Haye in a rematch from their 2017 grudge clash. Immediately after, Coldwell will head to Japan as he puts in the final stages of Jamie McDonnell's gruelling camp as the Doncaster bantamweight prepares for the imminent threat of Naoya Inoue on May 25th.
British heavyweight contender Dereck Chisora has demanded old rival David Haye put his purse with Tony Bellew on the line in order to arrange a fight with dangerous Olympian Joe Joyce. Chisora impressed on the undercard of the Dillian Whyte-Lucas Browne heavyweight fight at London’s O2 Arena by stopping Zakaria Azzouzi with a savage right hand in the second round.
Chisora, Haye, Joyce Photos Gallery - O2 Arena, London - Dereck Chisora, who had been in negotiations for a possible crossroads match on the Haye vs Bellew bill with Joe Joyce warmed up here with a second round knockout over Frenchman Zakaria Azzouzi.