David Haye Will Return For A One-Off Match With Joe Fournier Three Years After Retiring.
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- Former heavyweight and heavyweight champion David Haye returns in front of Joe Fournier returned in September at the Staples Center in Los Angeles - three years after retiring.
Hay, 40, retired in 2018 after losing his rematch to Tony Bellew in May this year. Fournier, 38, is an entrepreneur turned professional boxer who made his debut in 2015 at 32.
The fight will last eight rounds in the heavyweight division.
Hey ended his career with four defeats from 32 fights.
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David Hay retires from boxing. On his website, Hay describes the circumstances of his one-off fight against his friend Fournier.
"The whole fight between us started when we were asked to have dinner with the group in Mykonos that would win the battle between us. "I laughed, but out of respect for Joe's ego, he expected it to be close, maybe a draw - until he winked at Joe. "Joe's honest answer was very different.
Hey, repeat that this is not a traditional return. "I'm happy to be back from boxing, and I don't have any traditional plans to come back to challenge the division monsters, but I'm ready and ready to prove my point against my confident billionaire friend."
"I have great respect for David's performance so far, but his time is up. I am younger, healthier, and faster. He may have been world heavyweight champion, but the moment is over; I am still learning the sport by coming," Fournier added in the same statement.
"His death will fulfill my ascent and will happen on September 11. The boxing world is in for a great shock." The race is an out card for the return of 48-year-old Oscar De La Hoya against Vitor Belfort, 44.
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