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David Deron Haye is a British former professional boxer, was born on October 13,
1980 in the Bermondsey area of London, England. Throughout his professional
career from 2002 and 2018, Haye held multiple world championships in two weight classes,
and was the first British boxer to reach the final of the World Amateur Boxing Championships.
As of September 2021, BoxRec ranks Haye as the 12th greatest British fighter of all time.
Haye was born to a white English mother and a black Jamaican father. He grew up in
Bermondsey for most of his childhood, and attended Bacon's College in Rotherhithe.
Haye married make-up artist Natasha in 2008, with whom he has a son named Cassius (named
after Cassius Clay). After eight years of marriage, they divorced in 2016.
At the age of eighteen, Haye competed in the light-heavyweight division at the 1999 World
Amateur Boxing Championships, and later became the first British boxer to reach the final of
the World Amateur Boxing Championships, where he won a silver medal in 2001. After finishing his
amateur career with a record of 83–13, Haye turned professional in December 2002, aged 22. He is
known as a hard-hitting boxer and one of the few genuine crossover stars in the sport of boxing.
As a professional, Haye became a unified cruiserweight world champion in 2008, winning
three of the four major world titles, as well as the Ring magazine and lineal titles. He was ranked
by BoxRec as the world's No.1 cruiserweight from 2005 to 2007, and was also ranked within ten best
in 2003 and 2004. In 2008 he moved up to heavyweight, winning the WBA title in 2009
after defeating Nikolai Valuev, who had a size advantage of 9 inches in height and 99 pounds in
weight over Haye. Along with Evander Holyfield and Oleksandr Usyk, Haye is one of only three boxers
in history to have unified the cruiserweight world titles and become a world heavyweight champion.
In June 2018, Haye released a statement via social media announcing his retirement. In the statement,
Haye spoke about his career from start to finish, all the injuries he suffered, rehab and also
revealed he had spinal surgery in March 2015. In September 11, 2021, Haye made an exhibition
bout against his friend, businessman Joe Fournier, and earned a unanimous decision victory. In his
post-fight interview, Haye called out undefeated WBC and The Ring heavyweight champion Tyson Fury.
As of September 2021, BoxRec ranks Haye as the 12th greatest British fighter of all time.
David Haye's net worth was estimated to be $20 million.
The boxer was was seen stepping out of his convertible Rolls Royce in London in June last
year. The Rolls Royce design had a blue exterior and a red soft top and interior. The sleek vehicle
offered power, prestige and opulence. All it takes to own one is about $350,000.
Haye founded his own boxing promotional firm,
Hayemaker Promotions, in 2008. In January 2017, Haye announced he would combine his
Hayemaker promotions with Richard Schaefer's Ringstar Sport to create Hayemaker Ringstar,
which would be based in the UK. They would also promote shows in the US.
Haye created his own documentary reality show, David Haye versus, under his production
company Hayemaker Productions, which was broadcast on Sky 1 from 28 to 29 June 2011.
In November 2012, he took part in the twelfth series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!,
in which he finished third. Haye is a fan of Millwall FC.
Haye became a vegan in 2014 and launched his own range of vegan protein powder later that year.
In 2016, he appeared in a promotional video by PETA called David Haye: Vegan for Animals.
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