Bellew vs Haye

Who won Bellew vs Haye?

Tony Bellew beat David Haye by technical knockout in the 11th round on Saturday 4th March 2017 at The O2 Arena in 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 loses and 1  draw, 18 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

David Haye made his way to the ring with a record of 28 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, with 26 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Haye had a large advantage in power over Bellew, boosting at 93% knock out percentage over Bellew's 64%.

Tony Bellew was the younger man by 2 years, at 34 years old.

Haye had 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Tony Bellew & 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 year and 9 months later than Haye, whose first professional fight was in 2002. He had fought 51 more professional rounds, 51 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 beat BJ Flores on 15th October 2016 by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their WBC World Cruiserweight championship fight at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beat Ilunga Makabu on 29th May 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 12th December 2015 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at The O2 Arena, London.

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

He had defeated Ivica Bacurin on 26th June 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 21st May 2016 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

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

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

Before that, he had been beaten by Wladimir Klitschko on 2nd July 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 2nd July 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 to 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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.