David Haye: "It's great to finally find out the date and venue"

David Haye claimed that Wladimir Klitschko heavyweight boxing champion when on July 2 in Hamburg after the end date and location was confirmed on Wednesday.

WBA belt British fighter against the Ukrainian's IBF/WBO and IBO crowns in a long-awaited unification fight at the 57,000-capacity Imtech Arena.

The German city Vitali Klitschko and his older brother is the power house, Haye also planning which in October is expected to fight before retirement.

Haye said on his website, "It's great to finally find out the date and venue. I've been training for this fight since the end of 2010 and it's nice to now have a concrete date to work towards.

"Hamburg is an accessible city for a lot of British fans, so I'm expecting a huge turnout for what is undoubtedly the biggest boxing event of the year. We're going to have an army of Brits invading Germany on July 2nd and I can't wait to sample the atmosphere."