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Haye vs Bellew: David Haye and Tony Bellew trade heated words at highly-charged press conference

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David Haye and Tony Bellew renewed their rivalry at a fiery press-conference

After a highly-charged David Haye-Tony Bellew press conference, we look back on an eventful opening day of fight week.

The bitter rivals were brought together again in Bellew's hometown of Liverpool and traded more heated words in front of the watching media, ahead of Saturday's heavyweight fight at The O2, live on Sky Sports Box Office.

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Red-hot atmosphere

Greeted by a chorus of jeers on his arrival, Haye completely lost his cool, calm composure, in a red-hot atmosphere.

The Londoner was visibly riled by the boo-boys and directed a foul-mouthed tirade at his hecklers, before venting his anger at Bellew.

I have never seen David this angry at a press conference and this one went beyond the first one when it came to words.
Johnny Nelson

With Haye promising a crushing defeat, Bellew quickly interrupted his opponent to the delight of his local support, and sparked a few more venomous threats from the former WBA heavyweight champion.

Mind games

Bellew, in contrast, kept his usual combustible temper in check for much of the evening and preferred to indulge in a few mind games by questioning the condition of Haye's troublesome shoulder.

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Haye and Bellew were held apart as they posed for pictures

It was then time for the customary head-to-head photographs and thankfully there was no repeat of their last physical clash, with burly security guards keeping the two fighters apart.

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Haye and Bellew were not the only feuding fighters on the stage as Ohara Davies and Derry Mathews locked eyes on each other for the first time after a long-running dispute on social media.

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Derry Mathews

Hostile reception

Even before the press conference, Davies had introduced himself to the crowd in typically outspoken fashion, and unsurprisingly received a hostile reception.

'Two Tanks' insisted he was enjoying the attention, announcing "you secretly love me," but Mathews had no affectionate words for the Hackney man.

Ohara Davies, Derry Mathews
Image: Ohara Davies and Derry Mathews were also separated by security

The Merseysider claimed he had unsettled Davies when they crossed paths in the building and vowed to inflict a humbling defeat on the unbeaten 25-year-old.

All four fighters will be reunited this week at the final press conference and weigh-in as we continue the countdown to Haye-Bellew.

Watch David Haye vs Tony Bellew at The O2 on March 4, live on Sky Sports Box Office. Book the event online here or via your Sky remote.

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