Haye hits back at Klitschko jibe
BRITISH former world heavyweight champion David Haye has denied ducking a bout with WBC title-holder Vitali Klitschko, insisting he wants to fight the Ukrainian later this year.
Klitschko’s camp this week accused Haye of rejecting a deal in favour of lining up the controversial clash with compatriot Dereck Chisora in July, saying the Londoner was “afraid”.
But Haye said: “It makes absolutely no sense for me to turn down a fight I desperately want. The whole idea behind this Chisora fight was that a victory may then lead to a fight with Vitali Klitschko. That was my plan, my reason for returning to the ring.”
Haye added he hoped to fight Klitschko, whose brother Wladimir beat the Englishman last year, in September. Chisora and Haye, who brawled in Munich after the former’s defeat to Vitali in February, meet at Upton Park on 14 July.