David Haye Children: Meet His Son, Cassius Haye

David Haye children-Former British professional boxer, David Haye was born on October 13th, 1980 in the Bermondsey area of London in the United Kingdom.

He was born to an English mother, Jane Haye and a black Jamaican father, Deron Haye. Haye shares the same parents with his brother, James Haye.

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He spent the majority of his childhood years as a resident of Bermondsey and went to Bacon’s College in Rotherhithe. At the 1999 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Houston, Texas, Haye fought in the light-heavyweight division at the age of eighteen.

He defeated former ABA light-heavyweight champion Courtney Fry via knockout but was denied a spot in the 2000 Sydney Olympics due to a contentious loss in qualifying where he was defeated by seasoned American Michael Simms early on.

Haye competed in the heavyweight division of the 2001 World Championships in Belfast, where he defeated Sebastian Köber to get to the championship match. He defeated Odlanier Sols in this match by earning a standing eight count, but the Cuban later stopped him to win the silver medal in round three.

David Haye career

Haye was the first British boxer to make it to the World Amateur Boxing Championships final, where he won a silver medal in 2001. He gained several world championships in two weight divisions.

In his professional career, Haye won three of the four major world titles, as well as the Ring magazine and lineal titles, to become the undisputed cruiserweight world champion in 2008. From 2005 to 2007, BoxRec recognized him as the finest cruiserweight in the world. In 2003 and 2004, he was also included among the top 10.

He switched to heavyweight in 2008, defeating Nikolai Valuev, who was 9 inches (23 cm) taller and 99 pounds (45 kg) heavier than Haye, to capture the WBA title in 2009.

Haye is one of just three boxers in history, along with Oleksandr Usyk and Evander Holyfield, to have unified the cruiserweight and heavyweight world championships.

Haye is currently ranked as the 12th greatest British fighter of all time by BoxRec as of September 2021. In 2008, Haye established his own boxing promotion company, Hayemaker Promotions. After converting to veganism in 2014, he later introduced his own line of vegan protein powder.

Haye announced his retirement in a social media post on June 12, 2018. In the statement, Haye discussed his whole career, including all of his injuries, his rehabilitation, and the fact that he underwent spinal surgery in March 2015.

Does David Haye have any children?

Haye has a son with his ex-wife, Natasha. The name of their son is Cassius Haye who was named after the late legendary boxing champion, Cassius Clay, professionally known as Muhammad Ali.

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