Klitschko calls off fighting against Chisora o take on Haye
March 6th, 2011 - 7:17 pm ICT by ANILondon, Mar 6(ANI): Ukrainian heavyweight boxer Wladimir Klitschko has pulled out of fighting London-based Dereck Chisora next month - clearing the way for a clash with WBA world heavyweight champion David Haye on July 2.
Klitschko announced that the match-up scheduled for Mannheim, Germany, on April 30 was off, as he had not recovered from a torn abdominal muscle sustained in December.
“I am sorry about canceling, but hope to have an event in Mannheim soon,” the Daily Star quoted Klitschko, as saying.
Earlier, Haye had used his social networking Twitter profile to suggest, twice, that talks for the long-awaited world heavyweight championship unification bout are close to completion.
“Does some well overdue Klit licking potentially being on the horizon be something you may be interested in…. ???” That followed an earlier message: “Things them are brewing…….”
Haye was due to defend his crown against mandatory challenger Ruslan Chagaev on May 21, but rows over Chagaev’s fitness have derailed those plans.
All the interested parties - Team Haye, the German promoters of the Klitschkos and Sky television - are now believed to be in talks to put on one of the biggest fights in British history. (ANI)
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