By Mark Vester

WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko was a interested viewing party, watching David Haye capture the WBA crown from 7'2 Nikolai Valuev by way of a majority decision in Germany. Klitschko was due to fight back in September. The talkative British fighter withdrew from the bout and signed a deal for Valuev. Now both of them are talking the fight up. Klitschko says that he will fight Haye at any time and vows to knock him out.

"[I'll fight him] at any time and knock him out". Full congratulations [to Haye]. It was a good performance, a good points win. It was very close. It is a good fight for the future, maybe. I am ready to fight anyone in the world. I am ready to show to everyone I am the strongest in the world," Klitschko told Sportinglife.

Klitschko must first get past undefeated Kevin Johnson on December 12 in Germany. Haye must first beat his mandatory challenger, former two-time heavyweight champion John Ruiz.

"Let's bring it on and make it happen. I have got to get John Ruiz out of the way and then we can get a mega showdown next year," Haye told Sportsweek on BBC Radio Five Live. "Ruiz is the mandatory challenger for the WBA so if I don't fight him they'll take the title off me so I don't fancy giving up the title after winning it.

"So it will be John Ruiz [next] and hopefully that will be in the UK. I definitely want to have another homecoming fight ... it would be amazing if I could fight John Ruiz in London."

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