David Haye: record, next fight and profile →
Conor McGregor has responded like only he could to the ‘McGregor Challenge’ craze sweeping the internet, telling his mockers they’re doing it wrong. The ‘challenge’ — poking fun at the Irishman’s unorthodox warm-up techniques at last weekend’s open workouts for the Floyd Mayweather fight — has gone viral, with boxers and social media users posting their best impressions.
How impressed are David Haye and Richard Schaefer with Olympic silver medallist Joe Joyce? They believe the boxer can be ready for the likes of world champions Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder in five to six fights. Joyce recently decided to turn pro and signed a promotional agreement with Hayemaker Ringstar - a joint promotional venture between Haye and Schaefer of Ringstar Sports.
WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker (23-0) is currently training in Las Vegas for his second defense of the title he won last December against Andy Ruiz. Parker won a majority decision over Ruiz and followed up with an unanimous decision victory over late replacement Razvan Cojanu in May.
Tony Bellew is targeting a return to the ring in December but admits a heavyweight rematch with David Haye is looking increasingly unlikely. Five months ago Liverpudlian Bellew made the step up to heavyweight to face Haye, who was stopped in the 11th round of a bout in which he suffered a ruptured Achilles.
According to promoter Eddie Hearn, fans can forget about a fall rematch between David Haye and Tony Bellew. The two British rivals collided back in March in a pay-per-view main event. Bellew, who was the WBC cruiserweight champion at the time, moved up to the heavyweight division to pull off a shocking eleven round stoppage of Haye.
UFC title contender Jimi Manuwa is confident that a proposed cross-codes all British showdown against David Haye is much more than a pipe-dream. Manuwa faces the dangerous Volkan Oezdemir at UFC 214, in Los Angeles, this weekend, with the winner in line to face Daniel Cormier or Jon Jones for the light heavyweight belt.
Former two division champion David Haye has a very high opinion of WBO heavyweight beltholder Joseph Parker. Parker captured the vacant title last December when he pulled out a close twelve round decision over Andy Ruiz. The belt became vacant when Tyson Fury was unable to defend the strap due to his mental health issue.
Boxing fans have got it made at the moment and the TV options just got bigger with the news of the channel Dave committing itself to the sport for the next three years. It is good for the game and, more so, the fans who will never have to go for too long without their fistic fix, with BoxNation, BT Sport, Sky, Channel 5 and ITV Box Office all in the boxing business.
Back in March, Tony Bellew (29-2-1, 19 KOs) took a tremendous risk when he walked away from the WBC cruiserweight title to make a leap to the heavyweight division for a fight with former division champion David Haye. Many expected Haye to blow him out in the early rounds.
David Haye intends to get back into ring in December as he targets a return from the Achilles injury suffered in his heavyweight defeat to Tony Bellew. Haye needed surgery in the wake of the bruising contest against Bellew in April, which saw the Achilles problem hamper the former two-weight world champion from the sixth round at the O2 Arena, being knocked down onto the ropes during the 11th before the towel eventually came in from his corner.