Haye and Maccarinelli Fight for Unified Cruiserweight Title

David Haye slept in and missed the press conference for his March 8 fight agaisnt Enzo Maccarinelli. (AP Images)

Saturday, March 8 at the 02 Arena in London, England, two world champions will collide as WBO champion Enzo Maccarinelli (28-1, 21 KO's) and WBC and WBA champion David Haye (20-1, 19 KO's) meet to unify their cruiserweight titles.

Following the undercard, the Haye vs. Maccarinelli fight will start at 2:00 AM local time in London, and will be shown at 9:00 PM Eastern Time in North America.

Fireworks for the late-night battle have already begun, as Haye failed to show up for a pre-fight press conference on Thursday, much to the frustration of his opponent.

"Haye has shown how unprofessional he is for not showing up at this press conference today," Maccarinelli said. "Haye claims that he is sleeping to adjust for the 2 am start. I’ll be putting him to sleep come Saturday night."

While Haye missed the noon meeting with the media, he showed up later to speak with reporters.

"I was told the press conference was at 2 p.m. and they changed it on us at the last minute," he explained. "I don’t dislike Enzo Maccarinelli as a person. But I dislike the Maccarinelli bandwagon.They changed the press conference, they are trying to change the time of the weigh-in. They are trying to mess with me, but what they don’t realize is that they are only fueling me to bring more hurt."

Haye is currently the -175 favorite in the Bodog Sportsbook, while Maccarinelli is the +145 underdog.