Haye Marches to Vitali fight

DAVID HAYE has a contract to fight Vitali Klitschko on March 3 and is studying the small print. The former WBA world heavyweight champ will end his early retirement to face the WBC king in Dusseldorf. Haye's manager Adam Booth said: "We have received a contract to fight Vitali Klitschko and our lawyers are looking at the details of what has been offered." Haye retired from boxing as planned on his 31st birthday in October after suffering a unanimous and humiliating points defeat to Klitschko's younger brother Wladimir. But the Londoner has been plagued by a desire to put right one of the worst performances of his career by fighting Vitali, 40, in Germany. The Hayemaker has started light training at his South London gym and told pals he found the first sessions particularly tough. He knows his only chance of redeeming himself in the eyes of fans who were shocked by his tame performance against Wladimir in July is to fight on. Haye declared: "I said I'd want to fight Vitali. The Klitschkos are the only guys I'd consider coming out of retirement for. "I will do whatever is necessary to make sure I am in good shape. There's a date in March that has already been talked about." Haye will not be pushing for a 50-50 split of the purse like he did against Wladimir. He added: "I don't have a title but I do bring value and excitement. Some people love to hate me but I also believe I have the talent." Wladimir said: "My brother will knock out Haye. We've had the talk about becoming an actor, retiring, not retiring. Let's see what he brings this time."