Results tagged “David Haye”
Sam Webb will challenge for the British and Commonwealth light-middleweight title on March 26.
The Isle of Dogs-based boxer will fight current champion Anthony Small at York Hall in Bethnal Green in a Friday night show, promoted by Ricky Hatton, to be screened live by Sky TV.
It's been another exciting sporting year and plenty of big names have appeared in the pages of The Wharf, including West Ham manager Gianfranco Zola, a quartet of England cricket captains and two heroes of the 1966 World Cup win.
We look back at what's been making the headlines locally and nationally over the last 12 months.
Millwall booked their place in the second round of the FA Cup with a 4-1 win over AFC Wimbledon at The Den last night.
Watched by newly-crowned world heavyweight champion - a big Millwall fan - goals from Neil Harris, Danny Schofield and a Jason Price brace saw the League One side home.
David Haye is already planning the first defence of his world heavyweight title and it could be at The O2.
Bermondsey-born Haye won the WBA version of the crown when he defeated giant Russian Nikolai Valuev on points in Nuremburg on Saturday.
Former undisputed world heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis is backing David Haye to win his title fight against Nikolai Valuev tomorrow.
Bermondsey-born Haye face the 7ft 2ins Russian in Germany hoping to become Britain's first world champion in the top division since Lewis hung up his gloves in 2003 writes Steven Davies.
David Haye enjoyed an impressive win as he proved to have too much firepower for Monte "Two Gunz" Barrett at The O2 last night.
The Bermondsey-born boxer knocked Barrett out in fifth round after comprehensively outboxing the American veteran throughout the fight.
Bermondsey boxer David Haye has threatened to knock Monte Barrett out in three rounds when they meet on Saturday night.
The duo came face to face in a heated press conference in which Barrett was scathing of his treatment by Haye's publicity team.
DAVID Haye is heading back to The O2 for his next bout, although his biggest fight at the moment is to find an opponent.
The Bermondsey-born boxer will make his heavyweight debut at the North Greenwich venue on November 15 after conquering the cruiserweight division, where he was undisputed world champion.
But the 28-year-old is having problems finding a top-class boxer willing to face him.
Two un-named Americans have pulled out and a third, JD Chapman, was due to be unveiled at a press conference on Tuesday.
THE Isle of Dogs could be celebrating its very own British boxing champion this summer.
Rising cruiserweight Micky Steeds has been lined up for a shot at the vacant British crown on July 11, when he faces former WBU world champion Robert Norton in a 12-round bout in Wolverhampton.
It represents remarkable progress for 24-year-old Steeds, who only moved down to the cruiserweight division at the start of last year, after starting his career at heavyweight. His trainer, Mark Roe, believes his boxer has a genuine chance of glory.
“Micky’s really settled in at cruiserweight,� he said. “He’s over the moon about getting a title fight and is training hard for it, but it’s no less than he deserves.
