Unfortunate news regarding the December 17th rematch between former two weight world champion David Haye 28-3 (26 Ko’s) and former WBC Cruiserweight Champion Tony Bellew 29-2 (19 Ko’s) scheduled for the O2 in London. David Haye has officially pulled out of the bout which was less than a month away, following a freak accident on a stairclimber in training camp.. Haye who claims to have been 100% fit and the lightest he’s been since his comeback was completing some routine training drills on the stairclimber, something he’s done a thousand other times, unfortunately on this occasion losing his footing. David instinctively grabbed for the handrail, injuring his arm, more specifically tearing his left bicep.. Haye dismissed the rumours that were circulating a few weeks ago that he was suffering from a further Achilles problem, stemming from the initial injury, occurring in their first fight last March.. Tony Bellew and Manager Dave Coldwell are devastated by the news, so much effort and planning had gone into the last 12 weeks and it appears now, it’s all for very little return. Haye had the injury examined and underwent a procedure to repair the damage, but now knows it’s impossible to fulfil the December 17th date. Eternally the optimist Haye insists that the bout will still go ahead on either a March 24th or May 5th rescheduled date.. David lost the first bout, being pulled out in the 11th round after battling both Bellew and his unfortunate Achilles injury for most of the fight. Haye, now trained by Ismael Salas has a lengthy history of injuries, most notably a shoulder issue which postponed his muted bout with Tyson Fury back in 2013. Incidentally, in the last hour, Tyson Fury himself issued a challenge via YouTube to Tony Bellew, offering to fight the Liverpool fighter as soon as May, if the Haye rematch fails to materialise.
No comments:
Post a Comment