Haye and Bellew fought last March, with the latter winning by 11th-round TKO. The fight was close until the sixth round when Haye ruptured his achilles tendon. He somehow was able to continue on one leg.
Bellew (29-2-1, 19 KOs) knocked Haye down in the 11th round, and the grudge match appeared to be over. Somehow, Haye made it back to his feet, but moments later, his corner threw in the towel.
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Haye (28-3, 26 KOs) immediately underwent surgery to repair the injury. Negotiations for the rematch were difficult and looked bleak that it would take place. As talks stalled, Haye and Bellew had a phone conversation, and the rematch got made shortly thereafter for Dec. 17.
In November, Haye confirmed he had injured his arm and had to pull out. Bellew thought about taking an interim fight, but opted to wait for Haye to recover.
If Haye is fully recovered from his injuries, this should be a fantastic fight. All the pressure is on Haye, who boasted before the first outing that he would beat Bellew easily and needs to back up his talk this time around.
Bellew proved how good he really was even though Haye has told everyone who would listen that he underestimated his English counterpart and the injury completely changed the fight.
Maybe the injury did change the outcome. Maybe it didn’t. We will find out on Saturday whether the injury really played much of factor or Bellew is really that good.
(All times are Eastern.)
David Haye vs. Tony Bellew 2 date, start time
David Haye and Tony Bellew will meet on Saturday, May 5. Haye and Bellew will make their walks to the ring at approximately 5 p.m.
How to watch Bellew vs. Haye 2
In Canada, Bellew vs. Haye 2 can be live streamed on DAZN.
In the United States, the fight will air on AWE. In the United Kingdom, it can be viewed on Sky Sports Box Office on pay-per-view.
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David Haye, Tony Bellew records
David Haye: 28-3 with 26 knockouts. In his last five fights, Haye is 3-2 with three knockouts. The losses came to former unified heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko and Bellew.
Tony Bellew: 29-2-1 with 19 knockouts. Bellew is undefeated in his last five fights with four knockouts against Artūrs Kuļikauskis, Ilunga Makabu, BJ Flores and Haye.
Haye vs. Bellew 2 fight card
David Haye vs. Tony Bellew; Heavyweights Lenroy Thomas vs Joe Joyce for Commonwealth Heavyweight title Paul Butler v Emmanuel Rodriguez for vacant IBF Bantamweight title
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