Klitschko-Haye bout to take place July 2

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    Weeks after they concluded their deal for one of the most anticipated fights in boxing, the heavyweight showdown between unified champion Wladimir Klitschko and titleholder David Haye now has a date and venue: July 2 at the Hamburg Imtech Arena in Germany.

    The 55,000-seat stadium is the home arena for the German Bundesliga soccer club Hamburg SV.

    "We are very glad that this mega-fight will finally come true," Bernd Boente, Klitschko's manager, said Wednesday. "We expect more than 150 TV stations worldwide to show the fight live or on a delay. Klitschko vs. Haye is definitely one of the top highlights in sport."

    Most of the television revenue for the fight will come from pay-per-view on Sky Box Office in Haye's native England and from terrestrial network RTL in Germany, where Klitschko, of Ukraine, is a huge star. The fight will air live on HBO in the United States.

    Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=6396374
     

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