Wlad v Haye fight is on

[Matt]

IBF and WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko has revealed that a unification fight against British WBA champion David Haye has been agreed.

Klitschko told the Welt am Sonntag newspaper: "I am really pleased that we have closed a deal on this fight."

Klitschko's manager, Bernd Boente, told the Sunday newspaper that the fight could take place on June 25 or July 2 in Germany.

Boente said the fight against Haye could take place at one of three football stadiums in Germany - Dortmund, Gelsenkirchen or Kaiserslautern.

Negotiations to stage the unification contest have collapsed several times in the past.

A back injury forced Haye, the WBA champion, to withdraw from a fight with Wladimir Klitschko in 2009. Haye has said he would also like to fight the older Klitschko brother, WBC champion Vitali, before retiring.

On Saturday Wladimir pulled out of a planned title defence against British champion Derek Chisora on April 30, after failing to recover from a torn abdominal muscle.

Vitali defends his WBC heavyweight title against Odlanier Solis on March 19 in Cologne, Germany.

About time too!