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I'm not interested in Haye - Chisora

ESPN staff
October 14, 2010
Dereck Chisora is the British and Commonwealth heavyweight champion © Getty Images
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Dereck Chisora says a win over Wladimir Klitschko would surpass the achievements of David Haye.

The British and Commonwealth heavyweight champion has agreed a deal to fight the Ukrainian for his IBF and WBO belts on December 11, with the option of taking on WBC champion Vitali should he beat Wladimir.

WBA heavyweight champion Haye, meanwhile, takes on rival Audley Harrison on November 13, having failed to thrash out a deal with either of the Klitschko brothers. But Chisora claims he is not interested in fighting either of his fellow Brits.

"I don't really care about those other two guys, David Haye and his friend Audley Harrison," Chisora told Sky Sports News.

"They have got nothing I want to be honest; the belt [Haye] has got is one of the lowest so I don't really care about it. The WBC one is the one I want."

Chisora, with just 14 professional fights behind him, will be the underdog when he takes on Klitschko in Mannheim, but he says the status will suit him just fine.

"I want to be the massive underdog," he said. "I don't want everybody to be like 'oh, he's got a chance' - I want to shock the world.

"It is a big step up but it's only the name everybody's afraid of. Say Klitschko and everybody's like 'wow, oh my god, oh my god' - the name hits you straight away. But if you think about it the guy is beatable and I am going to beat him."

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