By Mark Vester
IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko is mulling his options. David Haye, due to a back injury, withdrew from their June 20th bout on Wednesday. Two options are now on the table and the champions has yet to make a decision. He will either meet undefeated Ruslan Chagaev on the same June date, or wait for the Haye bout on July 11.
According to Klitschko's overseas manager Bernd Bonte, the fighter would rather meet Chagaev on the June date, than take a chance by waiting for Haye. They are trying to negotiate a deal right now with Chagaev's side.
"It is still a possibility but our first priority is Chagaev, but that fight is not a done deal," Bonte told Setanta Sports News. "The important question is are RTL happy to go on July 11? Are HBO ready to go three weeks later? The stadium will be okay for July 11. Chagaev would be a big fight. It would be for The Ring belt. I have got confirmation from The Ring [magazine]."
"We have 10 different fighters looking to fight," Bonte added. "Kevin Johnson, Brian Minto, Michael Grant. But at the moment we are only interested in Chagaev or Haye on June 20 or three weeks later. I hope we will know what we are doing in the next three days."
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