David Haye’s eagerly-anticipated bout with Tyson Fury will be shown exclusively live on Sky Sports Box Office in September after the broadcaster secured the live rights to this highly anticipated contest.
The fight between former world heavyweight champion Haye and title contender Fury will headline an exciting night of boxing at Manchester Arena on Saturday, September 28.
The showdown will decide a rivalry that has been building between two of the world’s top ranked heavyweight fighters since Haye’s return to boxing last year.
The Hayemaker came out of retirement to defeat Dereck Chisora convincingly last July, reaffirming his reputation as one of the world’s best boxers.
The two-weight world champion has been defeated just twice in 28 fights, and has 24 wins by knockout.
His most notable victory came in 2009, defeating seven-foot tall Russian Nikolai Valuev to claim the WBA World Heavyweight title.
Fury, meanwhile, became the first boxer to win the British, Irish and Commonwealth heavyweight titles when he dramatically defeated Martin Rogan last year.
After 21 fights he remains unbeaten, and returns to Britain following a sparkling win against America’s Steve Cunningham at Madison Square Garden in April.
Sky Sports boxing executive producer and presenter of Ringside Adam Smith said: “This clash between David Haye and Tyson Fury certainly gets the adrenaline flowing.
“We’ve got two strong characters and an air of unpredictability which means the anticipation for the event will be huge.
“I’m hoping for a thrilling finale. Can Haye’s frightening power crush Fury’s unbeaten record, or can the giant youngster take a massive leap to becoming Britain’s next world heavyweight champion?”
Sky Sports returned to pay-per-view boxing after a two-year absence in May when it screened Carl Froch’s super-fight against Mikkel Kessler at the O2 Arena.
David Haye’s Hayemaker Promotions recently signed a deal with Matchroom Sport which will see the two sides co-promote his next few fights, while all of Fury’s recent fights have been shown on free-to-air by Channel 5.
