Boxing: Klitschko taunts WBA champ Haye

WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO has laid down the gauntlet to British heavyweight David Haye.

The WBA champion withdrew from a fight with IBF and WBO champion Klitschko due to injury last summer before walking away from negotiations with his brother Vitali, the WBC king, in order to challenge Nikolay Valuev instead. In a video message posted online, Wladimir said: "David, you've skipped out on fighting both Klitschko brothers twice already and now is the time to make it happen. On behalf of the boxing fans around the world, I am officially calling you out to fight me."