Bellew vs Haye

Who won Bellew vs Haye?

Tony Bellew beat David Haye by technical knockout in the 11th round on Saturday, March 4th, 2017, 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.

Bellew vs Haye stats

Back in March 2017, Tony Bellew stepped into the ring with a record of 28 wins, 2 losses, and 1  draw, 18 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

David Haye made his way to the ring with a record of 28 wins, 2 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 64%.

Tony Bellew was the younger man by 2 years, at 34 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 6 by the WBA, 1 by the WBO, and 5 by the IBF at heavyweight.

Bellew vs Haye 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 beaten BJ Flores on October 15, 2016, by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their WBC World Cruiserweight championship fight at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, 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.

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

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

He had defeated Ivica Bacurin on June 26, 2015, by technical knockout in the 10th round at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

David Haye had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Arnold Gjergjaj on May 21, 2016, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

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

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

Before that, 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.

He had lost to Wladimir Klitschko on July 2, 2011, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Heavyweight and The Ring Heavyweight championship fight at Imtech-Arena, Hamburg.

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 4 months and 17 days ago, while David Haye's last outing had been 9 months and 11 days ago.

Bellew's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 6 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 33 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.6 rounds on average.

Haye's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 8 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.4 rounds on average.

What time did Bellew vs Haye start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM GMT 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?

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

What were the odds on Bellew vs Haye?

Tony Bellew was a 2/1 (+200) underdog going into the contest, while David Haye made his way into the ring at 9/25 (-280) with oddsmakers.