David Haye to confirm his ring comeback as he looks to set up Klitschko clash

Britain’s former WBA heavyweight champion David Haye will confirm his return to ring action at a press conference on Thursday.

Haye has not fought since demolishing Dereck Chisora in five rounds at Upton Park last summer.

The outspoken 32-year-old had said that he would not put on the gloves again unless it was against one of the Klitschko brothers – Wladimir, the IBF, WBO and WBA champion who easily beat Haye in 2011, or Vitali, the WBC belt holder.

However, with Wladamir reluctant to give Haye another shot and Vitali seemingly focusing on his fledging career in politics, the Londoner’s attempts to set-up a big-money, box-office, championship fight have so far fallen on deaf ears.

And it seems that Haye has now accepted that the only way he will get his shot at redemption with the Klitschkos is to go down the route of making himself the mandatory challenger for one of the titles.

His first step along that path will be announced on Thursday with Russia’s Alexander Povetkin a possible opponent.

Haye’s promotions company, Hayemaker, confirmed the comeback with a simple statement: ‘Heavyweights be warned, The Hayemaker is back.’