David Haye vows to put his feet up after being given week off from gruelling rehabilitation regime

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David Haye was looking forward to some well deserved downtime as he continued his recovery from an achiles op.

The British heavyweight posted a picture on Instagram on Wednesday of him sat on the steps on a private jet.

He said: 'The rehabilitation of my achilles has been going very well, but (Thank Fcuk!) physio has finally prescribed a week off. 

Haye has vowed to return to boxing in the future after undergoing successful surgery

'I'll make sure I make the most of it, as haven't had a day off training in months!! #FeetUp'

Haye ruptured his right achilles during his defeat by Tony Bellew last month.

The former world heavyweight champion suffered the excruciating injury in the sixth round at the O2 Arena, but bravely fought on until he was knocked out of the ring and his corner threw in the towel in the 11th.

David Haye says it felt like he'd stepped in a bear trap when he ruptured his achilles at the O2

Haye, who underwent successful surgery, described the moment as like stepping in a 'bear trap' - but insists he never once considered giving up. 

Haye is confident that he will return to action within the next year after undergoing surgery - and he believes he can become world heavyweight champion again.

'They've done similar a similar operation on other athletes in the past - long-jumpers, high-jumpers, basketball players,' he added.