By Edward Chaykovsky

Former two division world champion David Haye (26-2, 24KOs) is really pumped to get back in the ring, after being away since July of 2012. Haye faces Mark De Mori (30-1-2) on January 16th at the O2 Arena in London.

In Haye's last fight, he knocked out Dereck Chisora in five rounds at Upton Park in West Ham.

"For me it's about getting back in the ring and showing what I can do and then giving the fans as many big fights as possible," Haye told Sportsmail. "I'm not targeting any belt, I'm targeting Mark de Mori. Once I beat him I will look at the landscape and it may have changed once again."

The landscape has indeed changed with Tyson Fury knocking off heavyweight king Wladimir Klitschko in November to capture the IBF/WBA/WBO/IBO world titles. Olympic gold medal winner Anthony Joshua has become a major player in the division, and Deontay Wilder is making a lot of noise after capturing the WBC world title a year ago.

"Deontay Wilder is fighting on the same night, and the vacant IBF title is also being contested. I can't be aiming for anyone in particular because I'm not even mandatory yet. The one thing I do know is that Tyson Fury doesn't want to fight me so that puts a dampener on the WBO and WBA titles," Haye said.

"The heavyweight division is a complicated one so I'm going to take it one fight at a time. A fight with Anthony Joshua is one the British public would love to see later on in 2016."

Haye was very impressed by Joshua's recent knockout victory over Dillian Whyte last month. Joshua (15-0, 15KOs) recovered after being stunned earlier in the fight and won in style in the seventh round. It's a fight that Haye would love to take by the end of the year.

"[Joshua's promoter] Eddie Hearn made a lot of noise about a big summer showdown. We both have to have a couple of fights before that can realistically happen. I have to get De Mori out of the way and maybe have another fight in March, April or May but then we can sit down and talk about a big showdown. But that's totally dependent on the route he wants to go down. He might be looking at trying to gatecrash one of the titles which you could understand," Haye said.

"He showed he doesn't have to have it his own way, he can come back from being shaken up a little. It's heavyweight boxing; he wouldn't have won an Olympic gold medal if he crumbled at the first big punch that detonated on his head. I thought he looked very good. He looked professional and he lived up to the hype. The fight was always about levels and he showed the gulf in levels with a spectacular knockout finish."