By Mark Vester

Former undisputed cruiserweight champion David Haye is hoping to land a shot at WBC/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko by 2009. Haye recently signed a four-fight deal with Setanta Sports and his promotional company, Haymaker Promotions, agreed to a five-year partnership deal with Golden Boy Promotions. All four of Haye's fights under the Setanta deal will be contested at the O2 Arena.

Haye plans to take two fights at heavyweight against top contenders and then hunting for Klitschko. The first opponent is being rumored as former champion Hasim Rahman.

"I've met Wladimir Klitschko, who is universally recognised as the best heavyweight, and said to his face that there is no other fight out there that people are interested in," Haye told PA Sport. "He half agreed but he has two mandatories in the way. I told him to get those guys out of the way."

"After that there is no reason why we can't get it on. He said I don't have a good ranking, but I told him not to worry about that. He said that if I'm ranked high enough there's no reason why it can't happen. There's no other option for him other than me because there are no other big challenges out there for him."

"I'll fight two top 10 heavyweights and obliterate them. I'll show the world what heavyweight boxing really can be. Right now it's a disgrace."

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