David Haye: record, next fight and profile →
According to former world champion Tony Bellew (29-2-1, 19 KOs), he is leaning to the possibility of retirement. Last month, Bellew pulled off the biggest win of his career after moving up to the heavyweight division and stopping David Haye in eleven rounds at the O2 Arena in London.
Former world heavyweight champion David Haye has welcomed the possibility of facing UFC star Jimi Manuwa on the undercard of Floyd Mayweather's prospective bout with Conor McGregor. Haye (28-3-KO26) is currently recovering from the Achilles surgery he underwent in the wake of the 11th-round stoppage defeat to Tony Bellew on March 3 -- but is already discussing potential future opponents.
WBC cruiserweight champion Tony Bellew admits that he actually wrote a will before his scheduled fight with David Haye. The fight with Haye took place on March 4 at the O2 Arena in London, and Bellew was a massive underdog in the contest. Most observers were predicting a knockout victory for Haye in the early rounds. The complete opposite played out in the contest.
Promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Sport is not even considering the possibility of a fight between David Haye (28-3, 26 KOs) and IBF heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (18-0, 18 KOs).
David Haye has been told to appear before boxing authorities next month. The 36-year-old former unified cruiserweight world champion is set to explain his behaviour in the build-up to his heavyweight fight with Tony Bellew.
Former two division world champion David Haye (28-3, 26 KOs) is fully focused on return to the ring by the end of the year, with the heavyweight world title being his target. Haye suffered a huge setback earlier this month at the O2 Arena in London, when he was stopped in eleven rounds by huge underdog Tony Bellew, who was moving up from the cruiserweight division.
Former two division champion David Haye is targeting a ring return before the end of the year. Haye (28-3, 26 KOs) suffered a major setback earlier this month at the O2 Arena in London, when he was stopped in eleven rounds by heated rival Tony Bellew, who had moved up from the cruiserweight division to take the fight.
According to Eddie Hearn, who promotes WBC cruiserweight champion Tony Bellew (29-2-1, 19 KOs), the Liverpool fighter is not going to retire and is fully expected to fight again this year. On March 4 at the O2 Arena in London, Bellew pulled off an early candidate for 'upset of the year' when he moved up to heavyweight to stop former two division world champion David Haye in the eleventh round.
Tony Bellew claims that he knew in the first round of last week's heavyweight grudge match with David Haye that he would win the fight. WBC cruiserweight champion Bellew upset the odds with a thrilling 11th-round victory over the former heavyweight champion at The O2. Bellew was convinced he would defeat Haye after trading punches in the first round and exchanged words with his domestic rival at the end of the fifth.
David Haye will next month be called before the British Boxing Board of Control to explain his conduct in the build up to last week's fight with Tony Bellew. The heavyweight continues to insist he "does not regret" any of the extreme threats he made towards his rival, which included warnings he would leave him in hospital and to "enjoy his last days".