Reuters UK
KIEV (Reuters) - British WBA champion David Haye is the prize at stake for world heavyweight title holders Vitali and Vladimir Klitschko after the Ukrainian brothers said they might toss a coin for the right to fight him.
WBC heavyweight champion Vitali and his brother Vladimir, who holds the WBO, IBO and IBF heavyweight titles, have both set their sights on Haye's WBA crown if he successfully defends it against challenger John Ruiz on Apr. 3.
"The main obstacle for this match for me is (my brother) Vladimir... we can't make up our minds as to who will be boxing with Haye," Vitali told reporters Tuesday ahead of his fight with European champion Albert Sosnowski on May 29.
"We'll probably have to toss a coin."
Haye, who shocked Russian giant Nikolai Valuev with a points victory in November to clinch the WBA belt, will face a tough test in American Ruiz before he can think of the Klitschkos.
Twice a former champion, Ruiz's speed and similar size to Haye is likely to test the 29-year-old Briton's capabilities.
"For this match to take place, Haye has first to prove his world champion title against Ruiz," 38-year-old Vitali added.
"Haye is world champion for the WBA version, but he is not an absolute world champion."
(Writing by Neil Maidment in London; Editing by Justin Palmer)
Source: uk.reuters.com
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