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Liverpool’s Tony Bellew (27-2-2, 17 KOs) has reiterated his desire to meet former cruiserweight and WBA heavyweight titlist David Haye (28-2, 26 early) in a catchweight encounter.
Eddie Hearn says David Haye could take on Tony Bellew at a catchweight of 210lbs early next year. Bellew became WBC world cruiserweight champion in May when he climbed off the canvas to halt Ilunga Makabu and the Liverpudlian immediately turned his attention to former cruiserweight and heavyweight champion Haye.
On Tuesday, former two division world champion David Haye was present at the 5th St. Gym in Miami, Fla. to witness a sparring session between his good friend, light heavyweight Joe Fournier who is training for his next fight in Belgium.
Sheffield’s David Coldwell had a busy night at the end of May when he took Tony Bellew into his WBC vacant cruiserweight title fight against the hard-hitting Ilunga Makabu of South Africa at Liverpool’s Goodison Park venue. Bellew blasted the visitor out in the third to bring the belt back to Coldwell’s Sheffield-based gym.
Dangerous cruiserweight contender Mairis Briedis (20-0, 17KOs) could care less about Tony Bellew's desire to get in the ring with former two-division world champion David Haye.
Former WBO heavyweight world champion Shannon Briggs has promised to honor the memory of Muhammad Ali by scoring a first round knockout of David Haye in the fall. Briggs has 36 knockouts under his belt.
After the devastating news of Muhammad Ali’s passing last weekend, David Haye continues to campaign for ‘The Greatest’ to be granted an Honorary Knighthood Former Two-Weight World Champion David Haye launched a campaign in February for his icon, Ali, to be granted an Honorary Knighthood.
Dave Coldwell, trainer of WBC cruiserweight world champion Tony Bellew (27-2-1, 17KOs), is confident his fighter will do very well against former two-division champion David Haye (28-2, 26KOs).
Tony Bellew says talks are underway with David Haye over a potential British showdown between the two fighters. Bellew enjoyed the greatest moment of his career, becoming WBC cruiserweight champion with a third-round knockout of Ilunga Makabu at Goodison Park last weekend.
David Haye has revealed it was the late Muhammad Ali who inspired the finest victory of his career. A spokesman for Ali's family announced his death aged 74 in Phoenix, Arizona, on Friday evening local time. He had been admitted to hospital earlier this week having suffered with Parkinson's disease for 32 years.