Haye rubbishes Klitschko claim

David Haye insists he will not begin talks about a fight with WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko until after he beats John Ruiz.

Vitali, the older brother of IBF and WBO title holder Wladimir, claimed talks had already begun with Haye's camp following the Ukrainian's unanimous points win over American Kevin Johnson in Saturday.

"Apparently we have some sort of agreement but I have no idea where he has got that from, he has made that up from somewhere," Haye told Press Association Sport.

Haye, 29, beat Russian giant Nikolay Valuev to win the WBA crown in Nuremberg last month.

He will have to fight mandatory challenger Ruiz before attempting to beat one of the Klitschko brothers.

Vitali was quoted in a Ukrainian newspaper saying that a "preliminary agreement" for a fight with the Bermondsey-born boxer had already been reached but Haye rejected those claims last night.

But Haye added: "I haven't actually talked to them since before the Valuev fight.

"Next up for me is John Ruiz. After I've beaten him up good style then I'm going to sit round the table and then we'll talk about the fight with Vitali."