David Haye: record, next fight and profile →
David Haye has been forced out of the rematch with Tony Bellew after injuring his bicep in freak accident. Haye and Bellew were set to renew hostilities again at The O2 in London on December 17 following their rollercoaster first meeting in March won by Bellew, but the two teams will now work towards a new date for the rematch early in 2018, with news on that to come this week.
David Coldwell, head trainer for Tony Bellew, believes former two division world champion David Haye will "come in lighter" for their rematch scheduled to take place on December 17 at the O2 Arena in London. When Haye moved up to the heavyweight division, he was a real explosive force and usually weighed in around 210-pounds.
Former two-division champion David Haye, 37 years old, believes he will turn back the clock on December 17th, when he collides with heated rival Tony Bellew in a highly anticipated rematch. Back in March, Haye was huge favorite to blow past Bellew, who was moving up from the cruiserweight ranks.
Promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Sport has responded to the circulating rumors that David Haye suffered some form of injury that was severe enough to force his withdrawal from the Tony Bellew rematch, which is set for December 17th at the O2 Arena in London. The scenario is almost a replica of that happened prior to the first meeting - where there was talk of Haye suffering a bad injury where the initial bout was said to be in doubt.
Tony Bellew is determined to end David Haye's career because of the trauma his intense threats inflicted on his young family. Haye has made little secret of the fact he will pursue a lucrative match-up with Anthony Joshua should he succeed in avenging his third career defeat at London's O2 Arena on December 17.
Joe Joyce marked his professional debut with a hard-fought victory by stopping Ian Lewison in eight rounds. The Olympic silver medallist, unusually first matched against a proven opponent over a scheduled 10 rounds, was largely dominant but struggled to find the authoritative knockout he would have hoped for at London's Indigo at the 02 Arena.
David Haye has acknowledged he will have to learn to stop being a "control freak" if he is to progress in his future career as a boxing promoter. The 37-year-old on Friday oversees the professional debut of Rio 2016 Olympian Joe Joyce at London's Indigo at the 02 Arena, where the heavyweight will risk fighting the respected Ian Lewison.
Winning is not enough for David Haye (28-3, 26 KOs), for his upcoming fight at the end of the year. Haye will face his domestic rival Tony Bellew in their anticipated rematch on December 17 at The O2 in London, live on Sky Sports Box Office. The two fighters collided back in March, with Bellew pulling off a major upset with an eleventh round stoppage win. Haye severely injured his Achilles during the fight and became a one-legged boxer in the second half of the contest.
WBA, IBO, IBF heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua is backing Matchroom stablemate Tony Bellew to come out on top on December 17th, when he faces two division beltholder David Haye in a rematch from the O2 Arena in London. The past March, the two boxers collided in a widely anticipated grudge match, at the same London venue.
On December 17th at the O2 Arena in London, it's going to be repeat or redemption when heavyweights Tony Bellew (29-2-1, 19 KOs) and David Haye (28-3, 26 KOs) square off for the second time. Back in March, at the same venue, Haye was a massive favorite when he fought Bellew, who was moving up from the cruiserweight division.