Klitschko – Haye All But Done for June 20
Filed on January 27, 2009
With Vitali Klitschko set to defend his belt against Juan Carlos Gomez on March 21, David Haye appears to have come to terms for a fight with Wladimir Klitschko for June 20 at Stamford Bridge in the UK.
According to a Haye insider, as quoted in The Sun, “This is all in the process of being finalised. Of course there have been some problems along the way but this is boxing.”
If the fight gets signed as is being reported, it would be the first boxing match to take place at Stamford Bridge, which can hold 100,000 fans and is located in Chelsea. The fight would appear on HBO in the United States and Setanta in the UK.
The brothers Klitschko have long dreamed to be the combined undisputed heavyweight champions of the world, but are afraid that the business and promoters will keep them from achieving that goal.
They currently hold the IBF, WBO and WBC belts, but say that Nicolai Valuev’s WBA belt is unreachable because his promoters, Don King and German Wilfried Sauerland, are keeping a fight from happening.
“Around the world fans and experts want to see this fight,” Vitali Klitschko said. “But these promoters are doing everything to make sure that this fight doesn’t go ahead.”
Both Klitschkos have said they are willing to face the giant Russian, and they have said that they feel Valuev himself is willing to take the fight, but they don’t think that the promoters will allow the fight to happen.


