Tony Bellew ensured a repeat over David Haye to win their heavyweight grudge rematch with a devastating fifth-round stoppage.

After a tense start, Bellew stunned Haye with two knockdowns in the third round, with Haye seemingly injured again.

A one-sided fourth round saw Bellew pile on the pressure, buy Haye miraculously survived.

A heavy knockdown in the fifth sent Haye crashing to the canvas and despite rising again, referee Howard Foster stepped in before more damage could be done with Bellew pinning his rival to the ropes.

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The Bomber shocked The Hayemaker 14 months ago, capitalising on the Bermondsey fighter's Achilles injury before forcing the towel to be chucked in during the 11th round.

The Liverpudlian insisted he intended to retire Haye by repeating at The O2 Arena, with his rival concurring his career was on the line.

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Time will tell whether Haye is true to his word and retires, or whether he attempts another unlikely comeback.

Bellew must now decide whether to move back down to cruiserweight, where a world title fight against the winner of the World Boxing Super Series (Oleksandr Usyk vs Murat Gassiev) or stay at heavyweight and continue to call out Tyson Fury.

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Undercard results

Gill UD McDonald

Campbell TKO5 James

Davies TKO1 Gorgon

Tennyson TKO5 Ward

Buatsi TKO5 Cuevas

Joyce KO2 Thomas

Rodriguez UD Butler

Ryder KO2 Cox