By Mark Vester

According to WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko, there is a preliminary agreement in place to face WBA champion David Haye in a unification bout in 2010. Klitschko and Haye was set to meet in September but the British fighter withdrew and instead took a fight with 7'2 Nikolai Valuev. Klitschko instead fought and stopped Chris Arreola. Last weekend Klitschko won an easy twelve round decision over Kevin Johnson.

"In the near future I plan to fight Haye and take the title," Ukrainian daily Fakty quoted Klitschko as saying. "The preliminary agreement has already been reached."

Haye must first defeat WBA mandatory John Ruiz in the first quarter of 2010. Klitschko has been rumored to be interested in a fight with Valuev to pass the time. It would mark the first time where Klitschko would step in the ring as the smaller man.

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