By Scott Gilfoid: Heavyweight prospect Joe Joyce (3-0, 3 KOs) will be facing Lenroy Thomas (22-4-1, 10 KOs) in a 12 round fight on May 5 on the undercard of Tony Bellew vs. David Haye 2 at the O2 Arena in London, England.
Bellew vs. Haye 2
Joe Joyce taunts Dereck Chisora, attempting to lure him into fight
By Scott Gilfoid: 2016 Olympic super heavyweight silver medalist Joe Joyce posted a video on his social media site on Friday, attempting to lure former heavyweight world title challenger Dereck Chisora into agreeing to a fight against him on May 5th on the undercard of the Tony Bellew vs. David Haye 2 rematch at the O2 Arena in London, England.
David Haye – Tony Bellew 2 Undercard Update
John Ryder and Jamie Cox will clash in a crunch Super-Middleweight battle at The O2 in London on May 5, live on Sky Sports Box Office.
Ryder is back in action following his brilliant win over Patrick Nielsen in October inside five rounds, a win that saw ‘The Gorilla’ take the Dane’s number four ranking in the WBA and leap into contention for major title shots.
David Haye using more relaxed approach to Bellew rematch
By Marcus Richardson: Tony Bellew is up in arms about David Haye adopting a new passive approach to marketing their May 5th rematch on Sky Box Office at the O2 Arena in London, England. Bellew, 34, doesn’t think Haye’s humble stance will work for him to avenge his loss from last March.
Dereck Chisora vs. Carlos Takam possible for Bellew-Haye 2 card on May.5
By Marcus Richardson: Former heavyweight title challenger Dereck Chisora (27-8, 19 KOs) is said to be close to a deal with Carlos Takam (35-4-1, 27 KOs) for the undercard of the Tony Bellew vs. David Haye 2 rematch on May 5th on Sky Sports Box Office at the O2 Arena in London, UK.
Hearn expects David Haye at 100 percent for Bellew rematch
By Marcus Richardson: Promoter Eddie Hearn believes that David Haye (28-3, 26 KOs) will be back healthy 100 percent for his May 5th rematch on Sky Box Office with Matchroom Sport fighter Tony Bellew (29-2-1, 19 KOs) at the O2 Arena in London, England.
Hearn reveals Bellew vs. Fury handshake deal for 2018
By Scott Gilfoid: Eddie Hearn says Tyson Fury and Tony Bellew have verbal deal for the 2 of them to face each other in 2018. According to Hearn, Fury and Bellew “shook on it” after they agreed to fight next year.
Bellew: My 2018 plans are to end Haye and Fury’s careers
By Scott Gilfoid: Former WBC cruiserweight champion Tony ‘Bomber’ Bellew (29-2-1, 19 KOs) has laid out his ambitious 2-fight plan for 2018, and he says he’s going to end the boxing career of first David Haye (28-2, 26 KOs) on May 5th, 2018 and then do the same thing to former heavyweight champion Tyson Fury (25-0, 18 KOs) before the end of the year.
Bellew-Haye 2 on same date as Canelo-GGG 2 possible rematch on May 5
By Scott Gilfoid: The May 5th rematch for the Tony Bellew vs. David Haye 2 fight places it on the same date for the possible rematch between IBF/IBO/WBA/WBC middleweight champion Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin and Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez.
Tony Bellew vs. David Haye 2 on May 5 in London, UK
By Scott Gilfoid: David ‘Hayemaker’ Haye (28-2, 26 KOs) and Tony ‘Bomber’ Bellew (29-2-1, 19 KOs) have a new date of May 5 for their rematch at the O2 Arena in London, UK. Bellew says he’s going to make Haye pay for messing up his Christmas.