WBA heavyweight champion David Haye has lent his support to Floyd Mayweather Jnr's calls for mandatory Olympic-style random drug-testing in boxing.
Negotiations for a much-anticipated clash between Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao broke down earlier this year when the camps could not reach an agreement over when to take blood samples 
pre-fight. Now Haye's trainer Adam Booth insists that his man wants to use his lofty stature in boxing to help to clean up the sport, having previously been the subject of some suspicion when he moved up a division.
"He feels he wants to use his position to campaign against drug use in the sport," Booth said.
"People created rumours about David using substances when he moved up from cruiserweight to heavyweight, but he would never do that."
Meanwhile, according to reports in the Telegraph, the opponent for Haye's next fight - scheduled to take place in October - will be announced at some point this month.
The 29-year-old is thought to be locked in talks with the Klitschkos and Audley Harrison, who vacated the European heavyweight title on Tuesday.
"I'm told by my promoters [Matchroom] that both Haye and the Klitschko brothers have expressed an interest in facing me when I return after rehab," Harrison said. "If it's either Klitschko brother, the task will be hard, but that's how I want it."
Source: espn.co.uk
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