• Boxing

Haye wants London showdown

ESPN staff
November 17, 2010
David Haye retained his WBA heavyweight belt against Audley Harrison © PA Photos
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David Haye insists any fight against either Vitali or Wladimir Klitschko next year will have to be in London.

Haye set his sights on unifying the heavyweight division following the successful defence of his WBA title against Audley Harrison.

His trainer Adam Booth claimed he was 99.99% certain both fights would go ahead in 2011, and Vitali Klitschko stepped up the negotiations, offering him a 50-50 deal.

WBC champion Klitschko claimed he would be ready to fight in Germany, the United States or Great Britain, but Haye has now hit back, saying he would want the fight to be on his home soil.

"I want the fight in London. I don't want to go to Germany," Haye said in the Daily Mirror.

"I went out to Germany to win my title and I want my defining fight to be on British soil now. This is my last year in the sport and I want to go and clear out the heavyweight division."

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