By Nick Parkinson, Mirror.co.uk
BOXING CHALLENGE
Wladimir Klitschko has accused David Haye of running scared and told him to get it on in the ring.
Haye, 29, had to pull out of fighting Wladimir last June at short notice due to a back injury and then opted to fight Russian Nikolai Valuev in November instead of Wladimir's brother and WBC champion, Vitali.
Both Klitschkos are furious at Haye for his trash talk and wearing a T-shirt to a press conference showing him holding their decapitated heads.
Now Wladimir has invited Haye's camp to open talks about the clash to take place either in Germany or England and which would be the biggest world heavyweight title fight since Londonborn Lennox Lewis stopped Vitali on cuts in 2003.
He said: "I want to send this message to boxing fans and directly to David Haye.
"David, you've bitched out on fighting both Klitschko brothers twice already and now's the time to make it happen. On behalf of boxing fans around the world, I'm officially calling you out to fight me. You can't run away from me forever if you want to be respected. I'm ready. What're you waiting for?"
Wbo-IBF heavyweight champion Klitschko, 34, is due to make the next defence of his world titles against Russian Alexander Povetkin in September, but a deal has not yet been finalised. So Klitschko has switched his sights to WBA king Haye who is considering his next move after impressively stopping American John Ruiz earlier this month.
Haye is the most marketable fighter in the heavyweight division alongside the charismatic brothers, who have been treading water against poor opposition.
While Vitali faces London-based Pole Albert Sosnowski next month, Wladimir knocked out Eddie Chambers in March in the 12th round of a sterile contest.
Former European light-middleweight champion Jamie Moore has announced his retirement. The 31-year-old Salford favourite, who was on the verge of a WBC title shot last year, has called it quits on medical advice following two damaging defeats.
He lost his European crown to Sheffield's Ryan Rhodes last year before moving up to middleweight, only to lose his comeback bout against Sergey Khomitski on the David Haye undercard earlier this month.
He said: "It's time to move on in life and pack away my gloves and gumshield for good."
Source: mirror.co.uk
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