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Nigeria’s Samuel
Peter has disclosed that his next bout following the September 11 world
title fight against Wladimir Klitschko, will be against Britain’s David
Haye.

Haye is currently
one of the top heavyweights in the world and is the holder of the World
Boxing Association (WBA) heavyweight title. The Briton has for long
been linked with a fight against either Wladimir or his elder brother
Vitali, but that has yet to see the light of day.

Peter, a former
heavyweight champion, has fought against the Klitschko brothers, losing
on both occasions. The first was against Wladimir in 2005, before
coming up against Vitali in 2008.

Speaking recently
on a radio programme in the United States of America, the 29-year-old
Peter discussed why he continues to reach agreements for Klitschko
fights, while other prominent heavyweights like Alexander Povetkin,
Nikolai Valuev and, especially the very outspoken Haye, are unable to
reach a deal with the Ukrainian-born brothers.

Promoters

According to the
Nigerian, a lot of the negotiations are political and some have too
many promoters involved. He then went on to disclose that if he ends up
winning his September 11 bout, he will request his promoters, Top Rank,
to make a deal for him to get into the ring with Haye.

“In each case,
there are issues,” said Peter. “Take Valuev, he has two promoters, and
each of them takes a certain percentage for their fees. After this,
there remains little money. So he wants to get paid more.

“David Haye is
another story. In the press, he has made these aggressive attacks and
gave the image of a fighting boy,” Peter said. “But once Haye took the
WBA title from Valuev, he grew up from fighting boy into a businessman.

“He no longer wants
Klitschko. To him, it’s better to earn without the risk of defeat.
Let’s see if my promoters can agree on a fight with Haye after
September 11, when I’ll take the championship belt from Wladimir,”
boasted Peter, before adding: “To tell you the truth, I already feel
like a champion.” If Peter emerges victorious on September 11, he will
annex the WBO and IBF titles from the Ukrainian. A fight against Haye,
who plans on taking on Audley Harrison before the end of the year, will
thus act as a unifying bout.

The WBC crown is, however, held by the older of the Klitschko brothers.