For additional information, follow Nedu Obi on Twitter. Enjoy our content? Join our newsletter to get the latest in sports news delivered straight to your inbox! Your sports. BST in the UK. The main eventers are expected to make their walks to the ring at around p.
BST, pending on the outcome of the earlier main card fights. That means Haye is set to be competing sometime between those two times. Soaking wet fans, some partially sheltered by ponchos that a gleeful Frank Warren had thrown into the crowd when the rain began, roared with excitement as the opening bell clanged. The enemies sprung from their corners, eager to conclude things quickly. The fight that the fans wanted was unfolding in front of their eyes. And fair dos to David, he did the job.
With Haye stumbling backwards after a heated exchange, the referee reacted to the sound of the second warning and jumped between the fighters.
The confusion was caused by a broken bell, but Haye insists the intervention was inconsequential. He was known to be very durable, and that proved to be the case on the night. The following right hand that decked him was also out of sight. He rose, but any semblance of recovery was soon hacked out of him by five hurtful blasts.
Chisora plummeted to the deck, the power of. It was all over. What started with a right hand five months before, was finished with a left. Listen, losing a fight on points is the hardest thing in life. You can go back in the gym and work on the mistakes that led to you getting knocked out. It all capped a hectic learning curve for Chisora. As with the vast majority of boxing rivalries, this one had an ending loaded with mutual respect; something lacking in Munich, something that only a boxing match could provide.
In fact, he went down there personally and hand-delivered the cheque, which I thought was a really nice touch. Everybody else stayed at home and turned a blind eye to it. Chisora was supposed to be an evil man, a thug, a heartless bully and boxing was supposed to be the sport of convicts.
Yet here was a reformed character going out of his way to donate a significant amount of money to charity and everybody pretended it was no big thing. But apparently a fight between two fighters in a press conference room was. You must be logged in to post a comment.
Matt Christie mattcboxingnews. Haye, conceding two and a half stones and being outmuscled by his heavier opponent, was in trouble before he delivered the decisive blow that sent his year-old opponent to the canvas. Chisora beat the count but referee Luis Pabon waved the fight off once he was dropped for a second time, a left hook doing the damage once again. The fight had taken place despite opposition from the British Boxing Board of Control, whose refusal to sanction the showdown was easily circumvented by having the anonymous Luxembourg Boxing Federation license both fighters.
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