Haye vs Klitschko

Haye and Klitschko to battle it out once and for all on Sky Box Office

David Haye will fight Wladimir Klitschko on 2nd July live on Sky Box Office.

The clash between WBA World champion David Haye and IBF, WBO, and IBO World champion Wladimir Klitschko at the Imtech Arena Which holds 60,000 seats in Hamburg is one of the most eagerly anticipated events in boxing for many years.

David 'The Hayemaker' Haye became a two-weight world champion when he sensationally beat seven-foot tall beast Nikolai Valuev in 2009, making him the first British Heavyweight World Champion since Lennox Lewis retired in 2003. He successfully defended his title against former world champion John Ruiz in April 2010 and British Olympic gold medallist Audley Harrison in November 2010, but the opportunity to beat Wladimir Klitschko has always been his ultimate goal.

With his brother Vitali alongside him, Wladimir Klitschko has been the dominant force in the heavyweight division since 2005, successfully holding his position at the top for over two generations of fighters with Wins against the likes of Hasim Rahman, Eddie Chambers, and Lamon Brewster, and more recently Chris Byrd, Samuel Peter and Eddie Chambers. 'Dr Steelhammer' as Klitschko is known, will be hoping his defence and power can cope with Haye's speed and movement, defeat to Haye would mark the beginning of the end of his illustrious reign at the top.

WBA World Heavyweight champion, David Haye, says "This fight with Wladimir is the realisation of a dream I've had since I was 10 years old. The Klitschko brothers have spoiled the reputation of heavyweight boxing, for too long and it's time for somebody to show people what it used to be about: excitement, knockouts, personality, and risk-taking. I believe I'm the guy to bring all that back on 2 July.

"There is no bigger boxing event this year. This is a fight I and all boxing fans have been hoping would happen for the best part of three years and as a result, the sense of anticipation is ridiculous. Once again viewers back in the UK will be treated to a slick production on Sky Box Office and I'm expecting tens of thousands of British fans to come out and support me in Hamburg. In years to come people will be asking each other, 'Where were you when Haye knocked out Klitschko?"

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