Jersey-based heavyweight boxer wants title shot

Jersey-based heavyweight boxer wants title shot

Published May. 4, 2010 8:39 p.m. ET

Tomasz Adamek wants a shot at a heavyweight boxing title and he's not being picky about which one.

The Polish boxer who trains out of New Jersey said in a conference call Tuesday that he will take on David Haye of England or either of the Klitschko brothers - Vitali or Wladimir - to wear a championship belt.

Haye is the WBA heavyweight champion. Vitali Klitschko holds the WBC title, while Wladimir has the WBO and IBF championships.

``I am ready for everybody,'' Adamek said, without waiting for his translator.

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Adamek won his 10th straight fight last month with a majority decision over Chris Arreola in California a little more than a week ago.

Kathy Duva of promoter Main Events said Adamek wants to fight again in either late summer or early fall, and obviously wants a title fight. She added there has been some interest in a Haye-Adamek fight.

Adamek also felt a bout against Haye might be the best for him and the boxing public.

``I am positive if the fight against David Haye comes to fruition, two things, speed and my precision will prevail,'' Adamek said through his interpreter. ``So this will be a very interesting fight. You shouldn't worry about how the fight will look. It will be a very exciting fight.''

The 33-year-old Adamek does not have a lot of experience as a heavyweight. The former cruiserweight champion has fought three times in the weight class. His bout against Arreola, who outweighed him by almost 34 pounds, was admittedly the toughest of his career.

Duva said that she has not spoken to HBO about a fight, but she said the network has indicated it would want him to fight Haye, who defended his title against John Ruiz early last month.

There also have been rumors that HBO is interested in a Haye fight against Wladimir Klitschko, who retained his title by knocking out Eddie Chambers in March.

Vitali Klitschko is scheduled to defend his WBC title against Polish-born Albert Sosnowski on May 29 in Germany.

``Tomasz has allowed us to make his career without allowing television to dictate what he will do next, all the time,'' Duva said. ``I think that has given us the freedom to go out there and help him become a big, big star.''

Adamek, who was born in Zywiec but fights primarily out of Jersey City, N.J., is a major attraction in New Jersey. He drew more than 10,000 fans in posting an unanimous decision over Jason Estrada earlier this year.

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