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11 October 2011

David Haye set to quit boxing

Phil D. Jay 
WBN Editor
BBBC confirm former champion’s license not renewed

British Board of Boxing Control secretary Robert Smith has told BBC Radio Five Live that David Haye will not renew his boxing license and therefore will be unable to box until a new application is made.

Smith made the announcement this morning and with just two days to go until Haye’s 31st birthday and scheduled retirement date, it seems the ‘Hayemaker’ is ready to bow out of the sport after nine years.

Haye, 30, had made public the fact that he would be willing to extend his career to fight Vitali Klitschko after initially announcing his retirement date of October 13th and after his loss to Vitali’s younger brother Wladimir, was hoping for redemption before walking away.

It seems that the Briton has had a change of heart or an offer from the Ukrainian’s management team wasn’t forthcoming, either way, Haye is expected to make a formal announcement of his future soon.

"According to the email I received, he is no longer wishing to renew his licence,” Smith explained to the BBC show.

The Londoner claimed the undisputed cruiserweight world title against ironically, Wladimir’s next opponent Jean-Marc Mormeck in 2007 and realised his life-long dream in November 2009 when travelling to Germany to dethrone WBA heavyweight champion Nikolai Valuev.

Everything turned sour for the ‘Hayemaker’ in July this year though when he was out-classed by the younger Klitschko, which was closely followed by the toe injury incident and hopefully won’t be the lasting memory of a worthy world champion.

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