• David Haye v Vitali Klitschko

Haye weighing up Vitali's March 3 offer

ESPN staff
November 30, 2011
Vitali Klitschko wants to face David Haye on March 3 in Dusseldorf © PA Photos
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A fight between David Haye and Vitali Klitschko has moved a step closer after the Brit was handed a contract offer by the Ukrainian's team.

Haye confirmed this week that talks were ongoing about a March 3 battle with the WBC heavyweight champion - but said he had yet to receive a concrete offer. That has now materialised, and Haye must weigh up whether or not he wants to return to the ring.

He retired from boxing when he turned 31 on October 13, adding that he would contemplate a comeback if Vitali or his brother Wladimir, who beat Haye in July, were willing to do battle. Vitali has now put his hand up, having been angered by Haye's torrent of insults in the build-up to the Wladimir bout.

Adam Booth, Haye's manager and trainer, said to the Sun: "We have received a contract to fight Vitali Klitschko and our lawyers are looking at the details of what has been offered." The bout is expected to take place in Dusseldorf, Germany.

Vitali is being tipped to have one or two more fights before retiring to concentrate on full-time politics in Ukraine. He has won 43 of 45 contests, with 40 of those triumphs coming inside the distance - and in his most recent bout, against Tomasz Adamek who, like Haye, was at one point considered the planet's best cruiserweight, he won with ease.

The Sun suggests that Haye has begun light gym work and told friends that he is finding the sessions hard going.

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