David Haye vs Tony Bellew press conference turns ugly as rivals come to blows ahead of March grudge fight

David Haye and Tony Bellew's press conference turned ugly as punches were thrown ahead of their grudge fight in March.

The pair will face off at the O2 Arena in March in what will be WBC cruiserweight world champ Bellew's first fight as a heavyweight.

And in a heated first press conference, the duo exchanged barbs before a face to face ended with Haye swinging a punch before walking out of the room.

Earlier, Haye promised to render Bellew unconscious and told his Scouse opponent: "You're not going to be able to chew your food."

He added: "I’ll end the fight when I want to. If I want to punish you for three rounds, I will, if I want to take you out in 30 seconds, I will. You have no say, you're a chump.


"The fact is you’re getting KO’d. I’m going to stand there with my hands down, even if you hit me, nothing will happen.

"You’re getting knocked out. Destroyed. You don’t have the pedigree, you don’t have anything.

"I’ll be standing over your limp body in the ring. I’ll come to hospital and let you play with my hair."

Haye also took a swipe at Bellew's promoter Eddie Hearn, and claimed: "Trust me, I’m working with you today to put the look on your face, on all of your teams’ faces, when I destroy your boy.

"When I’ve done that, I’m going to come back and destroy your boy Joshua and shut down the business."



- Mirror