Haye seals Klitschko fight deal This content is protected Haye 'wants to fight the best' in the heavyweight division Britain's David Haye will challenge Wladimir Klitschko for his IBF and WBO heavyweight titles on 20 June. Following around four months of protracted negotiations, contracts were finally signed on Wednesday evening. The venue is "90%" certain to be in Germany, Haye said. "It is not nailed yet, but everything else is agreed." The 28-year-old Londoner, a former undisputed cruiserweight world champion, has only fought as a heavyweight twice before. Haye, who knocked out American Monte Barrett in November, had been due to meet Wladimir's older brother Vitali. but the Ukrainian, who holds the WBC belt, opted to take on mandatory challenger Juan Carlos Gomez instead. However, Wladimir, who is marginally smaller than his brother and who has been knocked out three times, had always been the preferred target for Haye.
