Tony Bellew and David Haye to meet in heavyweight fight

Tony Bellew and David Haye to meet in heavyweight fight on 4 March

Tony Bellew and David Haye have both won 28 fights
Tony Bellew and David Haye will meet in an all-British non-title heavyweight fight on 4 March at London's O2 Arena.

WBC cruiserweight champion Bellew, 33, taunted 36-year-old former world heavyweight champion Haye after retaining his title by knocking out BJ Flores in October.

As their fight was announced, Bellew said: "I cop him with my best punch, he's going to sleep."


Haye said: "He is completely delusional if he thinks he can beat me."

The Londoner returned to the ring in January after a three-and-a-half-year absence with a knockout win over Mark de Mori, and beat Arnold Gjergjaj in May.

"He hasn't been in a hard fight for over five years," said Bellew. "I know that he does not want it as much as me and he is not going to be as brave as me."

Liverpudlian Bellew also had time away from the ring - to play a supporting role in the Rocky spin-off Creed - before winning the world title with a third-round knockout of Ilunga Makabu at Goodison Park in May.

David Haye anabebwa na British publicity,in the real sense he is not that good.

Tony Bellew defends WBC world cruiserweight title by stopping BJ Flores
By Nate Williams


David Haye (bottom third from right) looked on smiling as Tony Bellew addressed him from the ring after the fight
Tony Bellew defended his WBC world cruiserweight title by knocking out BJ Flores in three rounds - and then called out David Haye.

The Liverpudlian dropped his American opponent three times with his signature left hook in round two in Liverpool.

After falling a fourth time, Flores refused to answer the referee's count.


A triumphant Bellew, 33, then taunted Haye, saying: "I've smashed your mate, your playboy buddy, and I will smash you exactly the same way."

The champion added: "I'm the biggest payday you'll get."


Bellew stopped Flores for the first time in the American's career
Bellew was fighting for the first time since securing the belt against Ilunga Makabu at Goodison Park in May.

And after ending the fight in the third to improve his record to 28 wins with 18 knockouts in 31 fights, Bellew said: "I'm not called the Bomber for nothing."

He also verbally abused fellow Briton Haye, the former WBA world heavyweight champion, who had been shouting instructions and supporting his friend and sparring partner Flores.

Bellew then climbed through the ropes shouting "you're next".

He addressed Haye in front of the Echo Arena crowd and continued taunting the 36-year-old, who was the former unified cruiserweight world champion.

"Those two guys you just fought were a joke and you're robbing everybody who pays to come to the arena," Bellew said.

"Listen, you predicted BJ was going to beat me, didn't you? You predicted he was going to beat me. He got smashed. And you're going to get smashed too.

"You know what, with 10oz gloves on boy, I'll put you and that pathetic haircut to sleep.

"Listen SpongeBob Squarepants, I'll deal with you in a boxing ring, you've got this big aura around yourself, I don't care."

Earlier on the undercard, Luke Campbell stopped Liverpool's Derry Mathews in the fourth round with two stinging body shots to retain his WBC silver lightweight title.


Bellew's first reaction after the fight was stopped was to seek out former cruiserweight world champion Haye

Then, after leaving the ring to confront his rival, Bellew was restrained by his entourage, before abusing Haye once more from the ring

jackline1 said:

David Haye anabebwa na British publicity,in the real sense he is not that good.

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