Britain's David Haye will make the first defence of his World Boxing Association (WBA) heavyweight title against John Ruiz in Manchester on April 3, it was announced Tuesday. The 29-year-old Haye, a former world cruiserweight champion, won the title from giant Russian Nikolai Valuev in Germany in November. Haye will face former WBA champion Ruiz, the number one contender ...

David Haye will make the first defense of the WBA world heavyweight against John Ruiz in Manchester on April 3. The 29-year-old British fighter, also a former world cruiserweight champion, captured the heavyweight crown from Russia's Nikolai Valuev in November in Germany. Haye will ...

New heavyweight champion David Haye is confident a broken hand won't threaten his title defense against John Ruiz. Haye broke a bone in his right hand early in his decision over Nikolai Valuev on Saturday when he captured the WBA title in Nuremberg, Germany. The British ...