David Deron Haye (born 13 October 1980 in Bermondsey, London), nicknamed ‘The Hayemaker’, is a British former professional boxer who competed between 2002 and 2018. Per Wikipedia, he held the unified and Ring magazine cruiserweight championship from 2007 to 2008 and the WBA heavyweight title from 2009 to 2011, and held the European cruiserweight title from 2005 to 2007.
Haye is one of only three boxers in history to have unified the cruiserweight world titles and become a world heavyweight champion, alongside Evander Holyfield and Oleksandr Usyk, per the fetched lead. He beat Jean-Marc Mormeck and Enzo Maccarinelli to unify at cruiserweight, beat Nikolay Valuev for the WBA heavyweight title in 2009, lost the 2011 unification to Wladimir Klitschko, and closed his career with two losses to Tony Bellew, the last on May 5, 2018.
BoxRec-style profile
- Birth name: David Deron Haye
- Born: October 13, 1980 — Bermondsey, London, England
- Nationality: British
- Height: 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
- Reach: 78 in (198 cm)
- Stance: Orthodox
- Pro debut: 8 Dec 2002 (Win by RTD vs Tony Booth)
- Last bout: 5 May 2018 (Loss by TKO vs Tony Bellew)
- Total rounds boxed: 138 (summed from the bout table below)
- Divisions: Cruiserweight, Heavyweight
- KO percentage: 92.9% (26 KO wins in 28 wins)
- Titles held (major, with reign dates): European cruiserweight title 2005–2007 (per the fetched lead); unified WBA, WBC, The Ring and lineal cruiserweight titles November 10, 2007 – 2008 (won the WBA, WBC, Ring and lineal titles from Jean-Marc Mormeck on November 10, 2007; added the WBO title against Enzo Maccarinelli on March 9, 2008 per the fetched article, closing the cruiserweight run); WBA heavyweight title November 7, 2009 – July 2, 2011 (won from Nikolay Valuev; defended against John Ruiz and Audley Harrison; lost the unification to Wladimir Klitschko on July 2, 2011 per the fetched article and bout table) — reign summary per Wikipedia lead, article and bout table
- Trainers: Adam Booth (trainer/manager until their 2015 split, per the fetched article), then Shane McGuigan (switched to McGuigan in 2015, per the fetched article)
- Promoter: Hayemaker Promotions (Haye founded his own promotional firm in 2008, per the fetched article); earlier signed with Frank Maloney in January 2006 per the fetched article
- Born: October 13, 1980 — Bermondsey, London, England
- Nationality: British
- Height: 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
- Reach: 78 in (198 cm)
- Stance: Orthodox
- Divisions: Cruiserweight, Heavyweight
Record at a glance
- Total bouts: 32
- Wins: 28
- Wins by KO: 26
- Losses: 4
- Losses by KO: 3
- Draws: 0
- No contests: 0
- Born: October 13, 1980 — Bermondsey, London, England
- Nationality: British
- Height: 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
- Reach: 78 in (198 cm)
- Stance: Orthodox
- Divisions: Cruiserweight, Heavyweight
Fight-by-fight record
| No. | Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round/Time | Venue / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 Dec 2002 | Tony Booth | Win | RTD | 2 (4), 3:00 | York Hall, London, England |
| 2 | 24 Jan 2003 | Saber Zairi | Win | TKO | 4 (4), 0:54 | Ponds Forge, Sheffield, England |
| 3 | 4 Mar 2003 | Roger Bowden | Win | TKO | 1 (6), 2:42 | Seville Hotel, Miami, Florida, US |
| 4 | 18 Mar 2003 | Phil Day | Win | TKO | 2 (4), 2:09 | Rivermead Leisure Centre, Reading, England |
| 5 | 15 Jul 2003 | Vance Winn | Win | TKO | 1 (6), 0:54 | Playboy Mansion, Beverly Hills, California, US |
| 6 | 1 Aug 2003 | Greg Scott-Briggs | Win | KO | 1 (6), 2:04 | York Hall, London, England |
| 7 | 26 Sep 2003 | Lolenga Mock | Win | TKO | 4 (6), 2:30 | Rivermead Leisure Centre, Reading, England |
| 8 | 14 Nov 2003 | Tony Dowling | Win | TKO | 1 (10), 1:35 | York Hall, London, England — ★ Title fight — Won English cruiserweight title |
| 9 | 20 Mar 2004 | Hastings Rasani | Win | TKO | 1 (6), 2:17 | Wembley Arena, London, England |
| 10 | 12 May 2004 | Arthur Williams | Win | TKO | 3 (8), 2:46 | Rivermead Leisure Centre, Reading, England |
| 11 | 10 Sep 2004 | Carl Thompson | Loss | TKO | 5 (12), 2:53 | Wembley Arena, London, England — ★ Title fight — For IBO cruiserweight title |
| 12 | 10 Dec 2004 | Valeri Semiskur | Win | KO | 1 (6), 1:36 | Hillsborough Leisure Centre, Sheffield, England |
| 13 | 21 Jan 2005 | Garry Delaney | Win | RTD | 3 (6), 3:00 | Brentford Fountain Leisure Centre, London, England |
| 14 | 4 Mar 2005 | Glen Kelly | Win | TKO | 2 (10), 1:09 | Magna Science Adventure Centre, Rotherham, England |
| 15 | 14 Oct 2005 | Vincenzo Rossitto | Win | TKO | 2 (10), 2:55 | Leisure Centre, Huddersfield, England |
| 16 | 16 Dec 2005 | Alexander Gurov | Win | KO | 1 (12), 0:45 | Leisure Centre, Bracknell, England — ★ Title fight — Won European cruiserweight title |
| 17 | 24 Mar 2006 | Lasse Johansen | Win | TKO | 8 (12), 2:08 | York Hall, London, England — ★ Title fight — Retained European cruiserweight title |
| 18 | 21 Jul 2006 | Ismail Abdoul | Win | UD | 12 | Leisure Centre, Altrincham, England — ★ Title fight — Retained European cruiserweight title |
| 19 | 17 Nov 2006 | Giacobbe Fragomeni | Win | TKO | 9 (12), 1:29 | York Hall, London, England — ★ Title fight — Retained European cruiserweight title |
| 20 | 27 Apr 2007 | Tomasz Bonin | Win | TKO | 1 (12), 1:45 | Wembley Arena, London, England |
| 21 | 10 Nov 2007 | Jean-Marc Mormeck | Win | TKO | 7 (12), 1:54 | Palais des sports Marcel-Cerdan, Paris, France — ★ Title fight — Won WBA (Unified), WBC, and The Ring cruiserweight titles |
| 22 | 8 Mar 2008 | Enzo Maccarinelli | Win | TKO | 2 (12), 2:04 | The O2 Arena, London, England — ★ Title fight — Retained WBA (Undisputed), WBC, and The Ring cruiserweight titles; Won WBO cruiserweight title |
| 23 | 15 Nov 2008 | Monte Barrett | Win | TKO | 5 (10), 1:28 | The O2 Arena, London, England |
| 24 | 7 Nov 2009 | Nikolai Valuev | Win | MD | 12 | Nuremberg Arena, Nuremberg, Germany — ★ Title fight — Won WBA heavyweight title |
| 25 | 3 Apr 2010 | John Ruiz | Win | TKO | 9 (12), 2:01 | MEN Arena, Manchester, England — ★ Title fight — Retained WBA heavyweight title |
| 26 | 13 Nov 2010 | Audley Harrison | Win | TKO | 3 (12), 1:53 | MEN Arena, Manchester, England — ★ Title fight — Retained WBA heavyweight title |
| 27 | 2 Jul 2011 | Wladimir Klitschko | Loss | UD | 12 | Imtech Arena, Hamburg, Germany — ★ Title fight — Lost WBA heavyweight title; For IBF, WBO, IBO, and The Ring heavyweight titles |
| 28 | 14 Jul 2012 | Derek Chisora | Win | TKO | 5 (10), 2:51 | Boleyn Ground, London, England — ★ Title fight — Won vacant WBA Inter-Continental and WBO International heavyweight titles |
| 29 | 16 Jan 2016 | Mark de Mori | Win | TKO | 1 (10), 2:11 | The O2 Arena, London, England |
| 30 | 21 May 2016 | Arnold Gjergjaj | Win | TKO | 2 (10), 1:35 | The O2 Arena, London, England |
| 31 | 4 Mar 2017 | Tony Bellew | Loss | TKO | 11 (12), 2:16 | The O2 Arena, London, England |
| 32 | 5 May 2018 | Tony Bellew | Loss | TKO | 5 (12), 2:14 | The O2 Arena, London, England |
Titles & notes
Major title reigns (start–end): European cruiserweight title 2005–2007 (per the fetched lead); unified WBA, WBC, The Ring and lineal cruiserweight titles November 10, 2007 – 2008 (won the WBA, WBC, Ring and lineal titles from Jean-Marc Mormeck on November 10, 2007; added the WBO title against Enzo Maccarinelli on March 9, 2008 per the fetched article, closing the cruiserweight run); WBA heavyweight title November 7, 2009 – July 2, 2011 (won from Nikolay Valuev; defended against John Ruiz and Audley Harrison; lost the unification to Wladimir Klitschko on July 2, 2011 per the fetched article and bout table) — reign summary per Wikipedia lead, article and bout table
- 14 Nov 2003 vs Tony Dowling: Won English cruiserweight title
- 10 Sep 2004 vs Carl Thompson: For IBO cruiserweight title
- 16 Dec 2005 vs Alexander Gurov: Won European cruiserweight title
- 24 Mar 2006 vs Lasse Johansen: Retained European cruiserweight title
- 21 Jul 2006 vs Ismail Abdoul: Retained European cruiserweight title
- 17 Nov 2006 vs Giacobbe Fragomeni: Retained European cruiserweight title
- 10 Nov 2007 vs Jean-Marc Mormeck: Won WBA (Unified), WBC, and The Ring cruiserweight titles
- 8 Mar 2008 vs Enzo Maccarinelli: Retained WBA (Undisputed), WBC, and The Ring cruiserweight titles; Won WBO cruiserweight title
- 7 Nov 2009 vs Nikolai Valuev: Won WBA heavyweight title
- 3 Apr 2010 vs John Ruiz: Retained WBA heavyweight title
- 13 Nov 2010 vs Audley Harrison: Retained WBA heavyweight title
- 2 Jul 2011 vs Wladimir Klitschko: Lost WBA heavyweight title; For IBF, WBO, IBO, and The Ring heavyweight titles
- 14 Jul 2012 vs Derek Chisora: Won vacant WBA Inter-Continental and WBO International heavyweight titles
Photo: Loura Conerney via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0). Featured image: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1f/David_Haye.png?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=original
Record source: Wikipedia professional boxing record table (cross-checked against the bout list), retrieved 2026-10-30.
