The undercard for David Haye’s fight with Mark de Mori will feature two talented British welterweights.
Shayne Singleton and John O’Donnell will meet in a British title eliminator at the O2 on January 16 before the Hayemaker’s comeback fight.
Singleton has a career record of 21-1, while London-based Irishman O’Donnell holds a 30-2 record including 11 knockouts.
Delighted to announce that @Shaynesing1 (21-1) vs @Jodonnell_boxer (30-2), in a British welterweight title eliminator, is the new…(1/2)
— David Haye (@davidhaye) January 3, 2016
chief support for #HayeDay on Jan 16 @TheO2. It promises to be a belter, get your tickets here: https://t.co/vcOgZzrQKA (2/2) 🇬🇧👊
— David Haye (@davidhaye) January 3, 2016
It is a late change to the undercard, after an injury to Australian fighter Billy Dib saw his bout with Jamie Speight called off, but Singleton has already expressed his enthusiasm.
https://twitter.com/Shaynesing1/status/683320836263141376
Haye’s fight against De Mori will be his first since defeating Dereck Chisora for the WBO heavyweight belt in 2012.
You can read JOE’s interview with Mark de Mori here.