Vitali Klitschko open to Haye fight

Boxing: Vitali Klitschko says he wants to fight Briton David Haye

Boxing:Vitali Klitschko says he wants to fight Briton David Haye. The WBC heavyweight champion claims that Haye's taunts at his brother Wladimir prior to their recent fight have inspired him and made him determined to meet the Londoner himself.

Haye was convincingly beaten on points by Wladimir in Hamburg earlier this month, surrendering his WBA title in the process.

A broken toe hindered him, but the 30-year-old's display meant he failed to follow through on his pre-fight talk.

The former cruiserweight world champion first taunted the Klitschkos by wearing a t-shirt depicting him holding up the severed heads of both fighters and then went on to advertise his own app which shows him decapitating what he called "an eastern European fighter".

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Wladimir is refusing to rule out a rematch with Haye, but Vitali (39) says he is definitely open to fighting Haye after his clash with Poland's Tomasz Adamek in September.

He said: "Now David Haye is without a title but there is one reason why I want to fight him - because he touched me personally with his bad words.

"I want to give him the right answer by sending him to the floor. This would be great for me personally. If the fight happens this will be the biggest motivation."

He added: "He has no respect for his opponent, he tries to duck out before fights. He always has excuses, always says bad words to my brother and to me and to my family.

"It's not nice and the only way I can answer that without words is to send him to the floor in the ring. Then he will have no excuses. It will be great.

"He is actually famous for his trash talking and not for his boxing skills. I want to send him to the place where he belongs.''

One stumbling block to such a showdown could be Haye's self-imposed retirement date of October 13th - his 31st birthday.

He has long stated he would retire on that date, although following his recent loss he did admit he would consider fighting on.