As BoxingScene.com first reported on Saturday, David Haye will face Australian Mark De Mori on January 16.</p> <p> The former world heavyweight champion makes his comeback after three-and-a-half years out of the ring.</p>
As BoxingScene.com first reported on Saturday, David Haye will face Australian Mark De Mori on January 16. The former world heavyweight champion makes his comeback after three-and-a-half years out of the ring. Haye, 35, has not fought since knocking out Dereck Chisora in 2012. The Londoner said: “I'm so happy to be able to step back through the ropes and back into the ring, where I do my best work.
David Haye admits a sense of unfinished business has lured him back to the ring, with his sights firmly set on becoming world heavyweight champion once again. Haye has announced he will be facing Australian Mark de Mori at London's O2 Arena on January 16 in a bout which will be the 35-year-old Briton's first since he beat compatriot Dereck Chisora in July 2012. In 2011, Haye lost his WBA title in a unification clash with Wladimir Klitschko. And when asked about his reasons for making a comeback, Haye told Sky Sports News: "It is unfinished business.
As BoxingScene.com first reported on Saturday, David Haye will face Australian Mark De Mori on January 16. The former world heavyweight champion makes his comeback after three-and-a-half years out of the ring. Haye, 35, has not fought since knocking out Dereck Chisora in 2012. The Londoner said: “I'm so happy to be able to step back through the ropes and back into the ring, where I do my best work.
Multiple sources are indicated to BoxingScene.com that former two-division world champion David Haye (26-2, 24KOs) will name heavyweight contender Mark De Mori (30-1-2, 26KOs) as his comeback opponent. Haye, now with new trainer Shane McGuigan, is expected to officially announce his next opponent, and the return date, at a press conference on November 24th.