Bellew vs Haye II

Who won Bellew vs Haye II?

Tony Bellew beat David Haye by technical knockout in the 5th round on Saturday, May 5th, 2018, at The O2 Arena, London.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

Also on the undercard Paul Butler was defeated by Emmanuel Rodriguez for the IBF World Bantamweight championship, Lenroy Thomas lost to Joe Joyce for the CBC Commonwealth Heavyweight belt, Martin Joseph Ward was overcome by James Tennyson, and John Ryder was victorious over Jamie Cox.

Bellew vs Haye II stats

Back in May 2018, Tony Bellew stepped into the ring with a record of 29 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw, 19 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

David Haye made his way to the ring with a record of 28 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 26 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Haye had a large advantage in power over Bellew, boasting a 93% knockout percentage compared to Bellew's 66%.

Tony Bellew was the younger man by 2 years, at 36 years old.

Haye had a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Tony Bellew and David Haye fought out of an orthodox stance.

Bellew was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 4 years and 9 months later than Haye, whose first professional fight was in 2002. He had fought 51 more professional rounds, totaling 51 compared to Haye's 0.

Tony Bellew went into the fight ranked number 7 by the WBC at heavyweight.

Bellew vs Haye II form

Bellew had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated David Haye on March 4, 2017, by technical knockout in the 11th round at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated BJ Flores on October 15, 2016, by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their WBC World Cruiserweight championship fight at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Ilunga Makabu on May 29, 2016, by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their WBC World Cruiserweight championship fight at Goodison Park Stadium, Liverpool.

Before that, he had won against Mateusz Masternak on December 12, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at The O2 Arena, London.

He had beaten Arturs Kulikauskis on September 5, 2015, by technical knockout in the 5th round at First Direct Arena, Leeds.

David Haye had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Tony Bellew on March 4, 2017, by technical knockout in the 11th round at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Arnold Gjergjaj on May 21, 2016, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at The O2 Arena, London.

Going into that contest, he had won against Mark de Mori on January 16, 2016, by technical knockout in the 1st round at The O2 Arena, London.

Before that, he had defeated Derek Chisora on July 14, 2012, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Upton Park, West Ham.

He had been beaten by Wladimir Klitschko on July 2, 2011, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Heavyweight, WBA Super World Heavyweight and WBO World Heavyweight championship fight at Imtech-Arena, Altona, Germany.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Tony Bellew had been fighting more than David Haye.

Going into this contest, Tony Bellew had last fought 1 year, 2 months and 1 day ago, while David Haye's last outing had been 1 year, 2 months and 1 day ago.

Bellew's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 8 months, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.8 rounds on average.

Haye's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 10 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.2 rounds on average.

What time did Bellew vs Haye II start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM BST at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Bellew vs Haye II?

Bellew vs Haye II was broadcast on Sky Box Office HD in the UK.

What were the odds on Bellew vs Haye II?

Tony Bellew was a 47/25 (+190) underdog going into the contest, while David Haye made his way into the ring at 2/5 (-250) with oddsmakers.