By Chris LaBate

As we recently reported on BoxingScene.com, former light heavyweight champion Antonio Tarver (28-6, 19KOs), who is now a heavyweight contender, has called out WBA champion David Haye (25-1, 23KOs). Tarver sent a personal message to Haye, making a direct challenge for an April fight.  

"David Haye, it's Antonio Tarver. I hear you got some free time on your hands since you and Wladimir Klitschko had to push back. How about you and I get a date around April you can call it your U.S. debut. It's the biggest fight you can make [with a name] that don't end in Klitschko," wrote Tarver.

Haye issued a response and told Tarver that a WBA mandatory obligation was the first order of business. Ruslan Chagaev is the mandatory challenger to Haye. The fight does have its own share of problems with Chagaev's Hepatitis B status. A recent report on BoxingScene revealed that the British Board of Control is likely going to reject Chagaev's application to box in the UK.

Haye replied - "thanks for offer. I have a mandatory to knock out [in] May-June before I'm free for any unification/voluntary. Keep doing your thing!"