FROM ESPN.COM
• With David Haye backing out of a deal to fight heavyweight titleholder Vitali Klitschko on Sept. 12 in Germany, Klitschko manager Bernd Boente conceded that Klitschko probably won’t fight on that date and that he will instead move into October or November while they try to lock in a new opponent. Boente said it’s possible Klitschko will fight Chris Arreola in the United States. The Klitschko camp is also working on the next fight for unified titleholder Wladimir Klitschko, who has two mandatories to address, Alexander Povetkin and Eddie Chambers. Boente said Wladimir prefers Chambers first “because it’s the better fight for HBO and the better fight for America.” Klitschko adviser Shelly Finkel is talking to Chambers promoter Dan Goossen, who also promotes Arreola, about the fight for December. Chambers scored an impressive victory July 4 in Germany against Alexander Dimitrenko to become the mandatory challenger.
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