Late KO focuses Vladimir Klitschko on Haye fight

BOXING: Minutes after successfully defending his WBO, IBO and IBF heavyweight titles, Vladimir Klitschko had already set his sights on Briton David Haye's WBA crown.

The 33-year-old Ukrainian retained his three titles when he knocked out American "Fast Eddie" Chambers with a left hook in the 12th and final round on Saturday evening.

"I do not feel my age at all," he said after the bout in Dusseldorf's Esprit Arena which attracted a crowd of over 50,000. "I just feel that I keep getting better and better. There is more where this came from."

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Klitschko looked to be cruising towards a pedestrian but lop-sided points win until the closing seconds when a relatively unspectacular left hook left Chambers draped over the ropes.

Vladimir is the more likely of the Klitschko brothers to fight Haye with WBC champion Vitaly set to fight Albert Sosnowski from Poland in May.

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