David Haye and Adam Booth fires back at Bernd Boente

Bernd Boente, who manages both Vitali Klitschko and his brother Wladimir Klitschko, recently accused David Haye of turning down the prospect of a fight against his man Vitali Klitschko, who currently holds the WBC heavyweight championship belt. However, Haye and his manager, Adam Booth, have rubbished all accusations as they have said that having a fight with Vitali is still their ultimate goal.

The 31-year-brash Londoner, more commonly known the Hayemaker, told the media that he has set up a fight with Chisora only because he wants to get a shot against Vitali.

“It makes absolutely no sense for me to turn down a fight I desperately want,” said Haye. “Remember, the whole idea behind going ahead with this Chisora fight was that a victory may then lead to a fight with Vitali Klitschko.

Adam Booth on the other hand insisted that he and his fighter agreed for the fight but they got no response from the Klitschko camp.

“A few weeks ago I received a first draft contract from K2/KMG (the Klitschkos), as a formal offer for the fight between David and Vitali,” Booth told World Boxing News.

“Once we’d announced the Chisora fight I left a message for Shelly Finkel, in which I informed him we were ready to move to completion of the agreement for Vitali versus David. However, since that message was sent to Finkel, I have received no reply.

“Today I read that Herr Boente claims David ‘turned the fight down’ and ‘does not want to fight Vitali’. Both of these claims are completely false. If Vitali wants to fight David in September, we are here and happy to accept. If not, no worries or sadness from our side.”

David Haye and Dereck Chisora will fight for the WBO International and WBA inter-continental titles on July 14 at the West Ham’s Upton Park. The fight has been not been sanctioned by the British Board of Control (BBBofC) yet it has created a lot of hype among the boxing fans because everyone knows it will be an explosive one.

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