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Klitschko predicts long, slow defeat for Haye

AP Worldstream | April 20, 2009 | Copyright

World heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko fought off a barrage of David Haye's insults and interruptions on Monday and vowed to send the outspoken challenger back to the cruiserweights with a 12th-round knockout.

Haye gave up his cruiserweight world titles to move up to heavyweight, where he has fought twice before, and challenges Klitschko for the IBF and WBO belts in Schalke's football stadium in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, on June 20.

Promoters said Monday that 47,000 tickets have already been sold and they expect a sellout of up to 70,000.

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