David Haye knocks out Mark de Mori in first round to win comeback

ByCarrie Dunn

Updated 17/01/2016 at 11:52 GMT

David Haye knocked out Australia's Mark de Mori in the first round to win his comeback fight at London's O2.

Haye was dominant from the off and finished the contest in just two minutes and eleven seconds.

De Mori received immediate medical treatment and oxygen, but was on his feet after some minutes to hear the referee announce the official result.

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Haye expressed a wish to fight Anthony Joshua at some point in the future, but dismissed the idea that he might ever fight Tyson Fury.

"I think he's very good," said Haye. "It's a shame he doesn't want to fight me - but I think we all know why he doesn't want to do that."

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