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Haye pulls out of next month鈥檚 Bellew re-match after 鈥榝reak accident鈥

Britain鈥檚 former heavyweight world champion David Haye has pulled out of next month鈥檚 scheduled showdown with WBC cruiserweight world champion Tony Bellew after suffering a 鈥渇reak accident鈥.

Bellew stopped compatriot Haye in the 11th round when they met in March and the sold-out re-match was scheduled for December 17. It will now be postponed until March or May.

Haye said he had suffered a bicep injury after falling while working out on the stairs.

鈥淚 am devastated to announce my much-anticipated rematch against Tony Bellew has been postponed until March 24th or May 5th 2018, subject to scheduling,鈥 said Haye.

鈥淎fter a freak accident during a stair conditioning session, which I鈥檝e done with no incident hundreds of times, I lost my footing and slipped,鈥 Haye said in a statement. 鈥淚 instinctively grabbed the banister to stop myself toppling down the stairwell. In doing so I somehow managed to damage my biceps.

鈥淚 underwent a procedure to repair it; and my doctor and physiotherapist have no doubt that I will make a full recovery,鈥 said the 37-year-old.


 

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