David Haye, Wladimir Klitschko finally set to clash for championship bout in Hamburg – Boxing news
The British national heavyweight champion, David Haye and Ukraine’s national heavyweight contender Wladimir Klitschko are finally set to clash in a bout for the World Boxing Organisation (WBO), International Boxing Federation (IBF) and World Boxing Association
(WBA) heavyweight titles.
The fight will take place on July 2, 2011 at Imtech Arena, home of Hamburg football club, in Hamburg, Germany. Haye’s WBA Heavyweight belt will be at stake.
A total of 57,000 thousand people can easily sit there at the venue to see the live action. It is expected to be the biggest fight night of the British history because £50m worth of money has been invested to make this fight happen.
Every European country was interested to stage this fight but now it has been finally decided to take place in Germany. The fight is very important for the both of the fighters because they are fighting in their primes.
Haye said, “He won't know how to react, will panic, attempt to run for cover and then realise big brother Vitali is in the corner mopping up tears with a white towel.”
Adam Booth, the adviser and trainer of Haye and Bernd Boente, Klitschko's manager have confirmed the fight.
Boente spoke to the press and said, “Britain was not an option, apparently for financial reasons. Booth did not object to that, It was always the case that Adam Booth and myself discussed all these things such as the different business options on the table,
as partners, and then made the decision together yesterday that we'd go to Hamburg.”
It was expected that Klitschko’s next fight would be against the unbeaten British and Commonwealth champion Dereck Chisora but the negotiations fell down a couple of times because he was injured.
Although, Klitschko is perceiving to be the favourite contender of the fight but no one can hide or underestimate the strengths of Haye. Therefore, there is possibility that the night could be turned into a surprise night for the boxing fans.
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