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9821_291	negotiations had begun for a rematch between Haye and Bellew to take place in December 2017,
9821_292	although they were far from an agreement. Bellew made Haye an offer of his preferred purse, which
9821_293	would reportedly make the rematch worth around £20 million. On 3 August, Hearn stated a rematch
9821_294	between Bellew and Haye was 'virtually dead', due to both fighters believing they are the A-side
9821_295	and have the right to demand ring walks, poster position, changing rooms and split of purse. On 6
9821_296	September, Hearn stated a deal could be made within seven days. According to Bellew's trainer,
9821_297	David Coldwell, both Haye and Bellew had held positive talks and looking more likely to agree to a
9821_298	fight, as long they stay on the same page and agree to the same terms. On 19 September, Haye agreed
9821_299	all the terms and tweeted Bellew to sign the contract. He said, "It's taken months of negotiating
9821_300	but teams have finally agreed all terms for Haye-Bellew 2. Will Bellew put pen to paper?" The fight
9821_301	was reported to take place on Sunday 17 December 2017. Hearn stated the fight was not a done deal,
9821_302	but he had hoped to confirm the fight within a week. Bellew replied the following day, tweeting, "I
9821_303	OBLIGE YOU @mrdavidhaye , happy? Now leave me alone with my family please. I'll see you soon
9821_304	enough!" The fight was officially confirmed on 29 September for the fight to take place at The O2
9821_305	Arena in London. Bellew claimed the rematch wasn't personal anymore, just business and hoping to
9821_306	dedicate a win to his late brother-in-law, who had died in August. Haye stated that Bellew wouldn't
9821_307	win the lottery twice. Like the first fight, it was scheduled to be shown live on Sky Sports Box
9821_308	Office.
9821_309	On 20 November, it was reported that Haye had injured his arm and forced to pull out of the fight.
9821_310	In a statement, Haye said, "I am devastated to announce my much-anticipated rematch against Tony
9821_311	Bellew has been postponed until March 24 or May 5, subject to scheduling." It was believed that the
9821_312	injury occurred during a stair conditioning session. Bellew was said to be disappointed with Haye's
9821_313	announcement, but stated he may take an interim bout. The fight was rescheduled for 5 May 2018.
9821_314	Haye weighed 220.2 pounds, 4 pounds lighter than the first fight. Bellew also came in lighter at
9821_315	210.4 pounds.
9821_316	Bellew knocked Haye down three times, eventually winning the fight via TKO in round five. Haye
9821_317	started the opening two rounds using his jab, leaving a mark around Bellew's right eye. As round
9821_318	three started, both boxers started getting closer and unloading power shots. As Haye started to
9821_319	step backwards around the ring, Bellew landed clean, dropping Haye. At this point it appeared Haye
9821_320	may have injured his ankle, with the Sky commentary team mentioning this, as well as the post-fight
9821_321	interviewer. Haye later denied he was injured. Bellew then dropped Haye again with a hard
9821_322	combination. Bellew came out cautiously in round four, still wary of Haye's power. In round five,
9821_323	both fighters traded punches, but it was a left hook from Bellew that dropped Haye for a third
9821_324	time. Haye managed to beat the count again, not long before Bellew started unloading a barrage of
9821_325	punches. With Haye against the ropes, referee Howard Foster stepped in at 2 minutes, 14 seconds,
9821_326	giving Bellew his second stoppage win over Haye. Immediately after the fight Haye congratulated
9821_327	Bellew on the win. Haye stated he would review the tapes and see what went wrong. According to
9821_328	CompuBox Stats, Haye landed 42 of 189 punches thrown (22%), only 6 being power punches and Bellew
9821_329	landed 70 of his 219 thrown (32%), with 34 being power punches. Both boxers earned a minimum purse
9821_330	of £2.5 million for the fight, which would likely increase based on TV revenue and PPV shares.
9821_331	Final retirement
9821_332	On 12 June 2018, Haye released a statement via social media announcing his retirement. In the
9821_333	statement, Haye spoke about his career from start to finish, all the injuries he suffered, rehab
9821_334	and also revealed he had spinal surgery in March 2015.
9821_335	Exhibition bout
9821_336	Haye vs. Fournier
9821_337	In August 2021, Haye announced that he would be making a one-fight comeback on 11 September 2021 in
9821_338	a bout against his friend, businessman Joe Fournier, on the undercard of the Triller pay-per-view
9821_339	bout between Oscar De La Hoya and Vitor Belfort at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.
9821_340	Haye explained in a statement on his website: "This whole fight between us came into existence when
9821_341	at dinner with a group in Mykonos we were asked who would win in a fight between us." He detailed
9821_342	that he was unhappy with Fournier being "deadly serious stating he would win in a fight today", and
9821_343	confirmed that he "remain[s] happily retired from boxing, with no intentions to make a traditional
9821_344	comeback to challenge the monsters of the division but am fit and ready to prove my point against
9821_345	my overconfident billionaire buddy." Haye asserted that he will receive a larger payday from his
9821_346	bout with Fournier than his first Sky Sports Box Office bout against Tony Bellew in 2017, calling
9821_347	it "crazy dough".
9821_348	On 31 August, it emerged that the fight would be classified as an exhibition bout due to a ruling
9821_349	by the California State Athletic Commission, thus the result of the fight would have no bearing on
9821_350	Haye or Fournier's professional records. On the night, Haye easily outboxed Fournier over 8 rounds,
9821_351	and knocked him down once, to earn a unanimous decision victory with scores of 79–72, 80–71 and
9821_352	79–72. In his post-fight interview, he called out undefeated WBC and The Ring heavyweight champion
9821_353	Tyson Fury.
9821_354	Promotional career
9821_355	On 20 January 2017, Haye announced he would combine his Hayemaker promotions with Richard
9821_356	Schaefer's Ringstar Sport to create Hayemaker Ringstar, which would be based in the UK and rival
9821_357	Eddie Hearn's Matchroom Sport and Frank Warren's Queensberry Promotions. They would also promote
9821_358	shows in the US. Shaefer stated in a press release that he had intended to promote in the UK for
9821_359	some years and spoke of his excitement to be in partnership with Haye.
9821_360	At an official press conference on 12 July 2017, Hayemaker Ringstar announced they had agreed a TV
9821_361	rights deal with the biggest multichannel broadcaster in the UK, UKTV, for entertainment channel
9821_362	Dave. The deal would be for 3 years which would show five fight nights per year. Hayemaker Ringstar
9821_363	also introduced its latest signings, Olympics silver medalist, heavyweight Joe Joyce, Olympian Qais
9821_364	Ashfaq, European champion Willy Hutchinson and former 10-time world kickboxing champion Michael
9821_365	'Venom' Page.
9821_366	On 6 September 2017, an official announcement was made for the first boxing event which would take
9821_367	place at Indigo, The O2 Arena in London on 20 October 2017. Haye confirmed that Joe Joyce would
9821_368	headline the card, making his debut against experienced former WBO Inter-Continental champion Ian
9821_369	Lewison (12–3, 8 KOs).
9821_370	Media career
9821_371	Haye created his own documentary reality show, David Haye versus, under his production company
9821_372	Hayemaker Productions, which was broadcast on Sky 1 from 28 to 29 June 2011. It featured him
9821_373	training and in conversation with Ricky Gervais, Justin Bieber, Michael McIntyre, Dizzee Rascal and
9821_374	Mickey Rourke.
9821_375	In November 2012, he took part in the twelfth series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!, in
9821_376	which he finished third.
9821_377	Personal life
9821_378	Haye lives in the Beckenham area of London. He married make-up artist Natasha in 2008, with whom he
9821_379	has a son named Cassius (named after Cassius Clay). After eight years of marriage, they divorced in
9821_380	2016.
9821_381	Haye is a fan of Millwall FC. In addition to being a native British citizen, he gained Northern
9821_382	Cypriot citizenship in 2010, but later relinquished it. His training camp was based in Ozanköy from
9821_383	2005 until his split with trainer Adam Booth, and his former training site now serves as an amateur
9821_384	boxing gym. He sometimes wore the Northern Cypriot flag on his shorts alongside the English, United
9821_385	Kingdom, and Jamaican flags.
9821_386	Haye became a vegan in 2014, stating, "I watched a TV documentary about how animals are farmed,
9821_387	killed and prepared for us to eat. I saw all those cows and pigs and realised I couldn't be a part
9821_388	of it any more. It was horrible. I did some research to make sure I could still obtain enough
9821_389	protein to fight and, once satisfied that I could, I stopped. I'll never go back." He launched his
9821_390	own range of vegan protein powder later that year. In 2016, he appeared in a promotional video by

9821_291

negotiations had begun for a rematch between Haye and Bellew to take place in December 2017,

9821_292

although they were far from an agreement. Bellew made Haye an offer of his preferred purse, which

9821_293

would reportedly make the rematch worth around £20 million. On 3 August, Hearn stated a rematch

9821_294

between Bellew and Haye was 'virtually dead', due to both fighters believing they are the A-side

9821_295

and have the right to demand ring walks, poster position, changing rooms and split of purse. On 6

9821_296

September, Hearn stated a deal could be made within seven days. According to Bellew's trainer,

9821_297

David Coldwell, both Haye and Bellew had held positive talks and looking more likely to agree to a

9821_298

fight, as long they stay on the same page and agree to the same terms. On 19 September, Haye agreed

9821_299

all the terms and tweeted Bellew to sign the contract. He said, "It's taken months of negotiating

9821_300

but teams have finally agreed all terms for Haye-Bellew 2. Will Bellew put pen to paper?" The fight

9821_301

was reported to take place on Sunday 17 December 2017. Hearn stated the fight was not a done deal,

9821_302

but he had hoped to confirm the fight within a week. Bellew replied the following day, tweeting, "I

9821_303

OBLIGE YOU @mrdavidhaye , happy? Now leave me alone with my family please. I'll see you soon

9821_304

enough!" The fight was officially confirmed on 29 September for the fight to take place at The O2

9821_305

Arena in London. Bellew claimed the rematch wasn't personal anymore, just business and hoping to

9821_306

dedicate a win to his late brother-in-law, who had died in August. Haye stated that Bellew wouldn't

9821_307

win the lottery twice. Like the first fight, it was scheduled to be shown live on Sky Sports Box

9821_308

Office.

9821_309

On 20 November, it was reported that Haye had injured his arm and forced to pull out of the fight.

9821_310

In a statement, Haye said, "I am devastated to announce my much-anticipated rematch against Tony

9821_311

Bellew has been postponed until March 24 or May 5, subject to scheduling." It was believed that the

9821_312

injury occurred during a stair conditioning session. Bellew was said to be disappointed with Haye's

9821_313

announcement, but stated he may take an interim bout. The fight was rescheduled for 5 May 2018.

9821_314

Haye weighed 220.2 pounds, 4 pounds lighter than the first fight. Bellew also came in lighter at

9821_315

210.4 pounds.

9821_316

Bellew knocked Haye down three times, eventually winning the fight via TKO in round five. Haye

9821_317

started the opening two rounds using his jab, leaving a mark around Bellew's right eye. As round

9821_318

three started, both boxers started getting closer and unloading power shots. As Haye started to

9821_319

step backwards around the ring, Bellew landed clean, dropping Haye. At this point it appeared Haye

9821_320

may have injured his ankle, with the Sky commentary team mentioning this, as well as the post-fight

9821_321

interviewer. Haye later denied he was injured. Bellew then dropped Haye again with a hard

9821_322

combination. Bellew came out cautiously in round four, still wary of Haye's power. In round five,

9821_323

both fighters traded punches, but it was a left hook from Bellew that dropped Haye for a third

9821_324

time. Haye managed to beat the count again, not long before Bellew started unloading a barrage of

9821_325

punches. With Haye against the ropes, referee Howard Foster stepped in at 2 minutes, 14 seconds,

9821_326

giving Bellew his second stoppage win over Haye. Immediately after the fight Haye congratulated

9821_327

Bellew on the win. Haye stated he would review the tapes and see what went wrong. According to

9821_328

CompuBox Stats, Haye landed 42 of 189 punches thrown (22%), only 6 being power punches and Bellew

9821_329

landed 70 of his 219 thrown (32%), with 34 being power punches. Both boxers earned a minimum purse

9821_330

of £2.5 million for the fight, which would likely increase based on TV revenue and PPV shares.

9821_331

Final retirement

9821_332

On 12 June 2018, Haye released a statement via social media announcing his retirement. In the

9821_333

statement, Haye spoke about his career from start to finish, all the injuries he suffered, rehab

9821_334

and also revealed he had spinal surgery in March 2015.

9821_335

Exhibition bout

9821_336

Haye vs. Fournier

9821_337

In August 2021, Haye announced that he would be making a one-fight comeback on 11 September 2021 in

9821_338

a bout against his friend, businessman Joe Fournier, on the undercard of the Triller pay-per-view

9821_339

bout between Oscar De La Hoya and Vitor Belfort at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.

9821_340

Haye explained in a statement on his website: "This whole fight between us came into existence when

9821_341

at dinner with a group in Mykonos we were asked who would win in a fight between us." He detailed

9821_342

that he was unhappy with Fournier being "deadly serious stating he would win in a fight today", and

9821_343

confirmed that he "remain[s] happily retired from boxing, with no intentions to make a traditional

9821_344

comeback to challenge the monsters of the division but am fit and ready to prove my point against

9821_345

my overconfident billionaire buddy." Haye asserted that he will receive a larger payday from his

9821_346

bout with Fournier than his first Sky Sports Box Office bout against Tony Bellew in 2017, calling

9821_347

it "crazy dough".

9821_348

On 31 August, it emerged that the fight would be classified as an exhibition bout due to a ruling

9821_349

by the California State Athletic Commission, thus the result of the fight would have no bearing on

9821_350

Haye or Fournier's professional records. On the night, Haye easily outboxed Fournier over 8 rounds,

9821_351

and knocked him down once, to earn a unanimous decision victory with scores of 79–72, 80–71 and

9821_352

79–72. In his post-fight interview, he called out undefeated WBC and The Ring heavyweight champion

9821_353

Tyson Fury.

9821_354

Promotional career

9821_355

On 20 January 2017, Haye announced he would combine his Hayemaker promotions with Richard

9821_356

Schaefer's Ringstar Sport to create Hayemaker Ringstar, which would be based in the UK and rival

9821_357

Eddie Hearn's Matchroom Sport and Frank Warren's Queensberry Promotions. They would also promote

9821_358

shows in the US. Shaefer stated in a press release that he had intended to promote in the UK for

9821_359

some years and spoke of his excitement to be in partnership with Haye.

9821_360

At an official press conference on 12 July 2017, Hayemaker Ringstar announced they had agreed a TV

9821_361

rights deal with the biggest multichannel broadcaster in the UK, UKTV, for entertainment channel

9821_362

Dave. The deal would be for 3 years which would show five fight nights per year. Hayemaker Ringstar

9821_363

also introduced its latest signings, Olympics silver medalist, heavyweight Joe Joyce, Olympian Qais

9821_364

Ashfaq, European champion Willy Hutchinson and former 10-time world kickboxing champion Michael

9821_365

'Venom' Page.

9821_366

On 6 September 2017, an official announcement was made for the first boxing event which would take

9821_367

place at Indigo, The O2 Arena in London on 20 October 2017. Haye confirmed that Joe Joyce would

9821_368

headline the card, making his debut against experienced former WBO Inter-Continental champion Ian

9821_369

Lewison (12–3, 8 KOs).

9821_370

Media career

9821_371

Haye created his own documentary reality show, David Haye versus, under his production company

9821_372

Hayemaker Productions, which was broadcast on Sky 1 from 28 to 29 June 2011. It featured him

9821_373

training and in conversation with Ricky Gervais, Justin Bieber, Michael McIntyre, Dizzee Rascal and

9821_374

Mickey Rourke.

9821_375

In November 2012, he took part in the twelfth series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!, in

9821_376

which he finished third.

9821_377

Personal life

9821_378

Haye lives in the Beckenham area of London. He married make-up artist Natasha in 2008, with whom he

9821_379

has a son named Cassius (named after Cassius Clay). After eight years of marriage, they divorced in

9821_380

2016.

9821_381

Haye is a fan of Millwall FC. In addition to being a native British citizen, he gained Northern

9821_382

Cypriot citizenship in 2010, but later relinquished it. His training camp was based in Ozanköy from

9821_383

2005 until his split with trainer Adam Booth, and his former training site now serves as an amateur

9821_384

boxing gym. He sometimes wore the Northern Cypriot flag on his shorts alongside the English, United

9821_385

Kingdom, and Jamaican flags.

9821_386

Haye became a vegan in 2014, stating, "I watched a TV documentary about how animals are farmed,

9821_387

killed and prepared for us to eat. I saw all those cows and pigs and realised I couldn't be a part

9821_388

of it any more. It was horrible. I did some research to make sure I could still obtain enough

9821_389

protein to fight and, once satisfied that I could, I stopped. I'll never go back." He launched his

9821_390

own range of vegan protein powder later that year. In 2016, he appeared in a promotional video by