Klitschko to face Chagaev

Wladimir Klitschko will face Ruslan Chagaev in Gelsenkirchen later this month after the Uzbek fighter stepped in as a replacement for the injured David Haye.

Klitschko to face Chagaev

Wladimir Klitschko will face Ruslan Chagaev in Gelsenkirchen later this month after the Uzbek fighter stepped in as a replacement for the injured David Haye.

Haye withdrew on Wednesday but rather than cancel the fight, Klitschko sought a new opponent with all 60,000 tickets already sold for the June 20 date.

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